Kenneth Stagg wrote:
>I'll take a flyer that we can safely discuss a classic Moulton since they're
>listed at the CR site. I just traded for a Speed 4 - less the front carrier
>of course.
Yes, the front racks on these have the inviting look of a comfy
chair, but when a person sits on one, it is instantly ruined.
>Other than an interesting battleship grey repaint the one thing
>that I really need to fix is a sqeak in the front suspension.
>Anyone out there
>have a simple fix?
Lotsa grease. I believe the Moulton Club Website has some detailed info on this.
http://www.whooper.demon.co.uk/
>If not, instructions for a more complex one? After that I
>may be looking to put a new crankset on it (this will be my scoot-around-town
>bike so it won't be a true restoration.) What odds on cotterless BB's?
This has perfectly normal 68 mm ISO/British BB, so you can put any normal BB into it.
That's true of all Moultons except for the Raleigh-built MkIII.
Sheldon "Moultonholic" Brown
Newtonville, Massachusetts
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