dezzie

https://www.moultonbicycles.co.uk/models/CONE-SE.html
Looks nice i just hope its not silly money.

edwong3

I thought this was a "clone" when I read the title of the post. And then I noticed the link is for Moulton, and I knew by then that they are not going to be making any "clones" or "knock offs" of their own bikes, that I realized my misinterpretation. Shows how much attention I pay now a days.

Anyway, it looks like a beautiful bike but we all know that anything Moulton, is not going to be affordable for us mere mortals.

ttakata73

From a quick glance I don't see how this is different from a TSR.

FolderBeholder

Looks to me like the tie-in is the color scheme. And not much more.
Made to mimic the old Mini as its posed with on their own website.
(Im not saying it isnt attractive mind you)

Per the Moulton website’s “star system” of affordability, it looks to be among their most affordable offerings....same star rating as the Grand Union model. Id sooner have the Cone vs. Grand Union...but Id be delighted with either.

dezzie

https://www.traditionalcycleshop.co....w-moulton-cone

dezzie

Found out today its going to be under 2k so a nice sst frame with 9 speeds but has mount for front derrailleur on already for future upgrading, i wanted an sst but this opens up a better option for a lot cheaper.

drzdave58

Very cool bikes...I love the frames...the tsr with an Alfine 8 speed looks great but I thought the brakes could be a little better quality

rhenning

Tektro brakes are good brakes. Roger

drzdave58

They are ok...guess they will do ..after seeing a tsr in person ....I was amazed at the complexity of the frame...price is justified I think

rogerzilla

Apparently it's an SST with more budget components, so is far superior to a TSR. The TSR's painted steel dropouts rust badly and then make an awful surface for the friction washers to run on, and the rear pivot is undersized and offset. The SST fixed these issues. Why Moulton continue to sell the TSR is a mystery.

dezzie

Well i just ordered this shop ex demo bike, no mudguards but will get them when back in stock, ordered a matching day rack too, same price or less than what some are asking for second hand for TSR'S and even APB'S are silly money so getting essentially an SST with TSR +9 spec so its a no brainer, my first modern Moulton being the Cone model in ferrari red, its gorgeous.

Jipe

Indeed, its an SST frame equipped with budget components to come just under 2K... GBP !

Estuche

For some reason, Moulton usually has the least compelling "special editions" of bikes, whereas Brompton has actually done a pretty decent job lately with that. Lack of creativity?

Jipe

I think that the reason is that the Brompton bikes are affordable but Brompton had no high end bikes (before the T-line) the "special editions" were higher end more expensive "dream bikes".

For Moulton, its the opposite, Moulton has a lot of beautiful high end dream bikes, no need to make high end "special editions", but these high end bikes are too expensive for most customers (the first "real" Moulton made in Bradford-on-Avon, the Jubilee, starts at 4600GBP).

The low end Moulton, the TSR, are not really attractive.

The goal of the "special editions" is to try to have more attractive affordable bikes.

dezzie

Its an SST. Frame with TSR 9+ spec, ex demo bike minus mudguards, tiny chip near the frame hinge which can be touched up, i ordered it with a day rack painted to match the bike, Ł1850 all in delivered, looks wise its better than any equivalent Brompton for the price not that i need a folder as i have a Xootr already, and a series 2 Moulton Major and a Moulton mk3 in bits to build next, i ride for pleasure only so its specs are more than adequate for my needs.

Falconista

Can you tell us what brand the gears are on the cone? On my TSR 9 I swapped the SRAM dualdrive shifter, RD and cassette to Shimano XT 11. I gained a wider gear range for touring and was fun to do. The SRAM system felt a bit cheap for the quality of the bike, although perfectly functional.

Jipe

You can find the full specs on https://www.traditionalcycleshop.co....w-moulton-cone

Transmission is indeed low en Sunrace crankset and SRAM derailleur. But its easy to find good deals online for something better.

tcs

Well, they did the 'Grand Union Special' to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. After that, I think any bike company would be a little shy about 'specials'.

dezzie

Agreed,Agree Grand Union was fugly but only as a paint scheme, the lower spec bikes are Pashley built basic stuff, the AM stuff at the Moulton factory and more high end, having spindly frames there is not much you can do paint wise so limited to what looks good, a plain single colour is usually nice enough and bikes easy enough to upgrade yourself whenever you like, cannot compare to a Brompton as does not fold but everything else is much nicer, not those silly cables all over and weird gearing set up thats limited, these too get modded to suit rider with way more custom options and mass produced unlike the Moulton, you see Bromptons all over, very rare you see a Moulton, i like to stand out a bit and have the added comfort of full suspension being a big chap, can buy a AM jubilee for the price of a T line, its a no brainer if the fold is not needed.

dezzie

Must say i love this bike, no doubt some bits can be upgraded in time and already fitted a better seat, more mods to come when funds allow, as still need to start my mk3 build.