Moulton Deluxe

The Moulton Deluxe, catalogued as the M2, was the better equipped everyday version of the original F-frame Moulton bicycle introduced in 1962. It combined the small wheels and front and rear rubber suspension of Alex Moulton's design with chrome plated mudguards, a four-speed Sturmey-Archer FW hub gear, a sidestand, carry racks front and rear and lighting driven by a generator mounted on the swingarm. The Moulton company later listed it among its heritage models on 16 inch wheels. It was one of the home-market models built between 1962 and 1967 at Bradford-on-Avon and at the British Motor Corporation factory at Kirkby, Liverpool, and a later enthusiast account describes it as a big, comfortable, relaxed utility bicycle, with early examples having quality problems that were largely sorted by the Series 2 of 1965.