 Moulton Bicycle Company logo | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1958 in Bradford on Avon, England |
| Founder | Alex Moulton |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Bicycles and cycling accessories |
| Website | Official website |
Moulton is an English bicycle manufacturer based in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. The company was founded in 1962 by Alex Moulton (1920–2012) who had designed the "Hydrolastic" and rubber cone suspension systems for the BMC Mini motorcar.[1] Moulton bicycles are noted for unconventional frame design, small wheels, and front and rear suspension.
A misconception about Moultons is that they fold in the manner of more recent designs by manufacturers such as Brompton, Bickerton or Dahon. This is not true, though the Moulton design paved the way for such designs and various Moultons over the years have been made in separable versions allowing relatively easy dismantling for transportation or storage. Thus although Moultons are often included in the folding bicycle category along with small-wheel folders, small-wheel bicycles would be a more technically correct term covering all such bicycles.
Mass-appeal versions such as the Standard and Deluxe were complemented by Speed versions used in competition.
In August 2008, Alex Moulton announced the creation of a new company called Moulton Bicycle, in collaboration with British bicycle manufacturer Pashley Cycles which had manufactured certain Moulton designs under licence since 1992.[2][3]
- ^ "Heritage". MOULTON Bicycle Company. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Moulton and Pashley join forces to grow Moulton business". 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Pashley Cycles teams up with Alex Moulton". Birmingham Post. 6 August 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2015.