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Moulton bicycle
Alex Moulton, born 1920 - died 2012 - Enlarge image
Moulton bicycle
- Object:
Bicycle
- Place of origin:
Bradford-on-Avon (designed and made)
- Date:
1959 (designed)
1962 (introduced)
1965 (made) - Artist/Maker:
Alex Moulton, born 1920 - died 2012 (designers)
Moulton Bicycles Ltd (manufacturers) - Materials and Techniques:
Steel and rubber
- Credit Line:
Gift of the manufacturer
- Museum number:
CIRC.125-1965
- Gallery location:
In Storage
The unique feature of the Moulton bicycle when it was launced in 1962 was the innovative rubber cone spring design invented and developed by Alex Moulton and first used on the British Motor Corporation Austin / Morris Mini when it was introdced in 1959. Other innovations included the unconventional, step through frame design which meant that the bicyle was inisex and the rider could dismount quickly in an emergency and small wheels with high pressure tyres developed in association with Dunlop which meant that the the rider could accelerate and go faster than on a conventional bicycle.