Additional Information & Corrections
Page 25 - Roy Day,
who worked with Alex Moulton in the early days of Moulton bicycle,
points out that the rider shown is not John Emery but Roger Norman.
Both were Bath Cycling Club members.
Page 26, Note 3 - This cycle was called 'Le Petit
Bi' and was produced in 1938 by a
Frenchman, L.S. Armandias. During World War 2 he lived in
Buckinghamshire and a detailed
review of his machine appeared in the 4th February 1942 edition of
Cycling. There is at least
one of these machines in England.
In common with many other cycling developments of the time (such as the
Sturmey-Archer
five-speed gear) it was overshadowed by the war; indeed, Alex Moulton
only became aware of its
existence when Tony Hadland drew it to his attention.
Page 46, Note 5 - It is unlikely that Raleigh can
still provide this bracket.
Page 55, first para. - The new AM series of Moulton
bicycles was launched on 19th May
1983. See
The Spaceframe Moultons by
Tony Hadland.
Page 55, last para. - The Moulton Bicycle Club, which has
grown considerably, is now run
by a Management Committee under the Presidency of Alex Moulton.
Page 76, Note 1, second para. - Alan Lauterwasser no
longer works for Peugeot cycles..
Page 87, first para. - Half Way Round
is now back in print and available for
£2.00, including postage, from Peter Knottley, 32, Mickleham
Gardens, Cheam, Surrey, SM3 SQJ.
Page 108, Export Models - Moultons were assembled
and marketed under licence in
Australia by Electronics Industries Limited, under their Malvern Star
trade mark. Also, the
design was pirated by the Communist Chinese, who produced a Moulton
copy at Shanghai under the
Phoenix trade mark. This had a frame somewhat similar to that
of the 7/8th scale Moulton but
used 16" wheels. A member of the Moulton Bicycle Club owns
one of these fascinating
machines.
Page 122 - In 1984 Dr. Chester Kyle of the
International Human Powered Vehicle
Association tested the Moulton 17" tyres at pressures of 90 and 120
psi. The results
were comparable with those from a cotton road tubular (sewup) tyre or a
high quality 27" High
Pressure touring tyre.
Page 131 iv) - These tubular tyres are no longer
available.
Page 133 iii - Sturmey-Archer no longer produce a 13
tooth sprocket. However, a
few wholesalers and dealers may still hold stock.
Page 136 vii) - Ditto. Also Bickerton
bicycles are no longer produced.
Page 136 viii) - An FW can be converted into an S5-2
by fitting a complete S5-2 axle
assembly in place of the comparable FW parts. This is a
relatively easy operation.
Page 137 - Cyclo no longer produce derailleur
converters. The Rogers unit is no
longer available and was welded, not brazed. An excellent
series of derailleur converters,
some specially designed for small-wheelers, is available from Dave
Connley, Dacon Engineering, 85
Robin Lane, Beighton, Sheffield S20 1BB. Tel: (0114) 269
0852.
Page 147, Appendix G i) - Michael Woolf of Moulton
Preservation has made a study of the
frame numbering system by keeping an index of known machines.
He has never encountered a B
prefix. Bradford made bikes are, he says, recognisable by
pop-riveting, good workmanship,
and, in some cases, an extra long number incorporating the year of
manufacture, e.g' 64100009 being
an actual Stowaway made at Bradford-on-Avon in 1964.
Not all Kirkby produced machines appear to have received the K prefix,
though most did.
To confuse the issue further, sometimes the year number is on the right
of the seat tube top
with the serial number on the left. Generally the serial
number consisted of 6 digits, the
first 2 being the week of the year, the rest being the number in that
week's batch. Sometimes
shorter numbers are found and one of the author's bikes had no week
prefix (K65 250).
As stated in the book, Raleigh numbers follow no easily discernible
convention.
Generally they are of 6 or 7 digits and commence with 0.
Last updated 20th May 2001
