Saturday, April 30, 2011

My very own Moulton TSR

Originally a TSR 9, now is TSR20! 









Moulton looking at our laundry
Yes, I  finally succumbed to the Moulton magic....thanks to a ride on Paul's Moulton recently at the HP Alumni Charity for Japan ride. His bike changed my perception of Moulton. Thanks Paul for letting me try his favorite steel horse... I remember he said before I tried his bike... "it is fast but strangely comfortable" => that's a Moulton!
Space frame and cross link front suspension
old school handle bar by Soma
Specially built for my relaxed kind of riding by the folks from My Bike Shop (Tan, Kian Lin and Jai- thank you very very much!).  Featuring on control area - a Soma sparrow old school handle bar, with flatbar shimano shifters. For the cranks and derailuer, they are Shimano famed Ultegra range which makes the shifting so buttery smooth and shiokkkk.  It just rides like a magic carpet(for me)... but still need to pedal and the slopes are still tough haha :)  This is not a rational bicycle and I will not even try to justify it's existence... the feeling is just very unique ride.  I will stop blabbering..... and here are some photos of my new handsome burgundy friend.
More photos here

Oh, I forgot... I like to know what would be a good name for him? I guess I am getting mad...

Ting ting brass bell
Note: For further updates on Moulton, I also created a special blog called MoultonSingapore so I will not bore u on the crazy things people do with Moulton. Also pls contact me if u have a moulton, I like to know why u choose it and how u "soup" up ur ride... 

Reynods 525 tubing means a strong and light frame
purposeful and stylo

12 comments:

  1. nice bike taiwoon! hope to see it soon on one of our rides

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  2. @Thanks Diane, you will see it tomorrow. I was planning to surprise someone... but he is now gone.

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  3. Am glad Paul, in a way, left his legacy in you... a truly beautiful piece of engineering. British at its best. Congrats!

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  4. Si bay swee ah! kirei jitensha! Also, i like the angles that you shot your pics. very nice too. :D

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  5. @Darren, Thanks very kirei neh? lol... I got a very good advice from a very good bike Guru..

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  6. That's a very nice looking Moulton ... :) I like the handlebars too ... goes well with the look of the frame .. :) I have seen a bike like this at bukit batok once ... could it have been you riding it? It's a rare sight here in Sg ..

    cheers
    Brian Ong

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  7. Hi, may i ask if this bike can be brought to public transport (after splitted)?
    thanks

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  8. hi Jun, I have not split the bike yet haha. Techinically, it can but will be very cumbersome. Moulton it not really made for fold and unfold. It is just seperable. For Public transport, get either a brompton or Dahon... it works better.

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  9. Nice. I've a Moulton APB modified to triple crank. Recently I visited Alex Moulton's factory in Bradford on Avon n was offered a ride on d Double Pylon . Regret til now I didn't do it.
    Pauline

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  10. @pauline... oh goosh... how was the visit?

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  11. Surprisingly small factory. Felt more like someone's garage. Homely. Friendly. Any moulton clubs in Sg?
    Pauline

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  12. Pauline, I am trying to get more people in Singapore who ride AM and start a group. I started a blog for AM awhile ago... u can check out more infor and hopefully see more SG based riders riding AMS.... http://moultonsingapore.blogspot.com/

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