rodar y rodar

Mjansson, you rode with that nbig box tied to your bike like a sidecar?!? Now that`s dedication! I hope you didn`t have any strong winds to deal with. Very nice pictures, too. I love the shot of your bike along side the plow cut.

Digga

Finally, a picture I can post. Not really a "fully loaded rig" but at this time in my life (wife, kids, mortgage) I can only get away for a couple of days at a time with the occasional (once a year) longer trip and this is the perfect bike for me. I can honestly say I love my bike! And it now sports a Brooks B17.

patrido

Some photos of my Moulton APB and a Moulton TSR on tour in the Cevennes, France a few weeks ago.



We carried a full camping load and camped wild as much as possible.



Front panniers on both bikes are Ortlieb.



Both bikes feature Moulton specific rear bags. The blue APB has an AM bag from the 1980's. The orange TSR features a new AM bag made by Sew What.



The blue APB also has an Ortlieb Ultimate 5 Classic Handlebar bag





Waterproof Ortlieb Front Roller Classic Panniers



The Moulton front pannier rack has eyelets to add one or two additional water bottles. My blue APB has 3 water bottle cages in total.

rodar y rodar

Cool! They look like little donkeys with those huge bags over the rear tires! It`s especially nice to see AMs since sightings are very rare over here. In fact, I`ve never sen one in the wild.

twodeadpoets

Hard core, on a Moulton no less! Very inspiring!

dersan

m5 stumpjumper expert with fox shocks.Its very handy on dirt road.If i use a front rack for this fork do i make any damage to it?

mr geeker

i added these bar ends last week or the week before. figured id give them a try before buying a new pair of handlebars. though i think ill buy the trekingbars regardless.

mjansson

These Moultons are beautiful bicyles. Is it possible to pack them small enough for flying or are they oversize?

gonzocarles

the new bikes on the maiden voyage - an overnighter in Lake Louise, ab.
Green bike: '09 norco kwest
brown/champagne bike: '10 norco cabot

Bikes were super steady, handled confidently and all went well despite raining over two days - we will be fitting front racks in the coming weeks.

patrido

Some Moulton models can be separated into 2 or more pieces using standard hex wrenches.

Most of the other spaceframe models split into 2 parts, which can be placed in transport sleeves (bags) and also carried as normal luggage.

The Double Pylon can be broken down into 4 parts (front forks, front half of frame, rear half of frame, rear triangle) and put in a suitcase which can be carried as normal luggage.

Some, like mine (the blue bike in the pics), are non-separable so are like any other bike, though can be made a little more compact due to the small wheels, and lower seat tube.

In my case, I simply turned my bars sideways, removed the pedals, removed the front wheel, and dropped the seat post completely. I used cable ties to attach the front wheel to the fork & frame, and placed an old axle between the front dropouts, to protect against compression. This made the package small enough with fit easily inside an airport 80cm "out of gauge" conveyor.

I then wrapped the entire package with 1000 gauge polythene and parcel tape. I was unable to source clear polythene locally, which would have made it obvious to the baggage handlers that it was a bike.

Pictures of how I packed my bike are here...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/moulton...7624156930574/
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zoltani

Went on a weekend trip around lake Annecy, and then a longer trip through Burgundy. The roads of Burgundy were so deserted, it was wonderful.

I will be in the Cevennes very very soon. How did the wild camping work out for you?

rodar y rodar

Thanks for that info, Patrido! In comparrison, how well does the TSR pack up?

patrido

A non-separable TSR should be quite similar to the APB. Most TSRs come with a threadless headset as standard, so it may not be possibly to lower the bars quite as much. I don't think this is a big issue though.

You could of course pay an extra �100 for a separable frame, which greatly enhances the packability.

patrido

Wild camping is forbidden in the Cevennes National Park, but there is an abundance of campsites, especially in the busier, touristy areas of the National Park. In quieter areas, it is possibly to find discreet places to camp. I don't know how strict the authorities are, nor what the penalties are if caught.

When we were in Florac, we used the municipal camp site, and in Langogne, we hired a "hutte" at a campsite (to avoid the thunderstorms). In quieter areas, and outside the national park, we had no trouble finding suitable places to camp, but were very careful to be discreet, and to leave no trace.

AsanaCycles

Hunter 29er with Carousel Design Works bags
during the Tour Divide

Sixty Fiver

My little burro...

twodeadpoets

Sixty Fiver, I love the rear fender, very classy! Maybe off and old Schwinn? And is that the Trans-Canada you're on? I once thought I might like to ride across on it but after driving it a few times and spending a lot of time riding up and down the Inner-Island highway on VI I think I'll pass on that madness.

gplnd

I just returned from my first (mini) tour on my new setup:

Thanks to various posters on these boards. I learned a lot from browsing, and this was the result.

supersport

What Axiom rear bags are those? I bought a set of Kootenay bags that I'm using in the rear for the moment.

gplnd

Axiom Mackenzie Journey series.

BestSportEver

My new bike on our first 60 mile day trip. Right now I would almost kill a man for a different saddle. Other than that, this bike is great!

deepakvrao

Interesting barends. Never seen any like that. Could you share the link please?

Sixty Fiver

The fender is stock... the bike is a non stock 1973 Phillip's 20 and was out on a 200 km shakedown ride.



The highway is a secondary that runs south of the city... it is a lower traffic route than our QE2 which is one of the busiest traffic corridors in North America. The QE2 is not a bad highway to ride save for all the on/off ramps but I prefer the road less traveled.

twodeadpoets

OMG! I'd drive in southern California, on the busiest traffic day in NYC, at rush hour in Seattle or even ride my bike among traffic on the inner island highway on VI before I would ever drive the QE2 ever again! That one time scared the crap out of me!

Sixty Fiver

Have ridden the QE2 countless times... doesn't bother me save for the high traffic volume when you are close to major cities like Edmonton and Calgary.