For Sale: Moulton TSR 30 (maroon)

SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD

(Do apologise for not mentioning this earlier).

Including rear rack, matching Chris King headset, Salsa handlebar and Brooks saddle.

Again, funding South America, I brought the Moulton on a whim 3 months ago, and it paid greatly on the London-Cumbria fast tour, even under heavy weight, it wasn't hard to keep the speed up and was surprised at how stable the bicycle is when I encounter a crosswind and not felt it at all.

I can tell you this though, the Moulton was the most comfortable bicycle I've ever ridden and I understood why people like to tour on it, descending on it was the greatest feeling ever, especially when the suspension smooth out the vibration so well, I don't have to hold onto the handlebar with all my might while doing 50mph, and it have the best handling of all the bicycle I've ridden insofar.

it got a full Campagnolo Centaur groupset (carbon) apart from the Stronglight external crankset which was to my surprise, perfectly fine, the gear range is perfect for all kind of riding, 11-25 with a 58-48-39 crankset (to compensate for the small wheel), I changed the 56t for a 58t as I kept running out of gear when descending.

Forget to add one more thing - it's separable, can be taken on the plane with two small bag and still be under 20kg (including 8kg worth of clothing).

I'm pretty sad to see it go, but as South America approached, I needed to get everything organised, especially the plane ticket, the freight to send the touring bicycle over, the repair work on the bicycle (!!!), the visa, the Spanish lesson, etc.

£1050 ONO, very good price for a nearly new bicycle with extra bits and bob, no pedals though.

DAMMIT!....WANT WANT WANT/SKINT SKINT SKINT!
good price for an awesome bike...someone snap it up

Shame it hasn't got home-made braze-ons on the top tube...

truly a thing of awe and wonder

The spanish lesson. Not plural.

Ed

You make me despair, easily the best bike you have had and yet you have to sell it.

So much nicer than the thorn, if I had a spare grand...

Though I would want to stiffent the front suspension, I can't imagine how much energy you wasted on the bike bobbing.

it force you to ride differently rather, when you get in sync with the bicycle, it start to feel better.

took me a couple of week to get used to, oh and the top tube is way too long on the Moulton (despite being a one size fit all).

I'm also going to sell the big red slow bicycle too (for £750 ONO), luckily the Thorn basically replaced it, and of course the Surly Crosscheck too replaced the Moulton.

I'm sure it'll be great when its finished with a top and down tube, that scaffolding in the middle looks precarious........... ;-)

oh and the top tube is way too long on the Moulton (despite being a one size fit all).

Why is your saddle shoved back to it's furthest position then?

I just put that saddle on, hasn't tightened it properly, I usually have a Fizik Aliante on it.

Oh Eddy!
Why do you keep buying unsuitable bicycles that you then sell. Do you not realise just how much more money you would have if you stuck to riding what you have got?

Do you still think the expense and hassle of fitting the Chris King headset was either necessary or worth it for basically one journey?

Still it's a nice bike. You appear to have bent the rear rack though.

I like this. A lot.

Even with a bent rack.

Don't think the rack is bent, will double check when I get home.

With CK headset;

Set-up for touring;

Do you still think the expense and hassle of fitting the Chris King headset was either necessary or worth it for basically one journey?

Yes, even just for one journey, I managed to aquired a CK headset for the tourer too.

Dibs the wall!

that scaffolding's holding up the wall surely.........

I thought it was the last piece of work by Isambard Kingdom Brunel? A mate of mine's a scaffolder - I shall ask him about the quality of the work.

ah yes I now recall seeing something like this recently @ Ironbridge, much about the same work style

Ed

You make me despair, easily the best bike you have had and yet you have to sell it.

So much nicer than the thorn, if I had a spare grand...

Though I would want to stiffent the front suspension, I can't imagine how much energy you wasted on the bike bobbing.

Why don't you sell the Thorn (or just give it away - 'cos let's face it, we've all seen more attractive car accidents), keep this one and tour South America on it? Keep a diary or blog on day to day life with a Moulton and then write some kind of book in cahoots with Sir Alex himself?

Because it's bloody scary riding on gravel with a skinny 20" wheels.

Htfu!

bmx'ers do it all the time

htfu indeed!

having seen someone face plant when the suspension on their moulton maxed out i can understand ed's concern

if the bike had shimano and i had a grand to spare...

Ed in all seriousness why not chuck some wider tyres on it and see how it gets on with gravel?

Because smaller wheel does not do loose gravel as well as bigger wheel.

I kept wheelspinning on a muddy ford, whether the other went through it effortlessly on their 700c 25c bicycle.

The moulton is perfect for fast road tour, but that's about it, there's not much clearance on the brake to accept a larger tyres enough to grip, 1.5" is probably the max size I can put it but it still won't do as well as the 26" counterpart.