Moulton S Safari

The Moulton S Safari, catalogued as the MS3, was the top touring model of the low volume, high specification S range of original F-frame Moulton bicycles. The S range was produced separately from the mainstream Moultons at a small workshop in Bradford-on-Avon and also took in the Deluxe MS2, the Stowaway MS5 and the S Speed. A Toronto dealer and collector describes the Safari S as one of the rarest of all Moulton models, built in extremely small numbers from 1965 to 1967 under the supervision of the Olympic cyclist and frame builder Jack Lauterwasser. The example he describes has a six-speed derailleur, a Williams cotterless crankset, Sturmey-Archer dynohub lighting, original Moulton front and rear carriers with Safari bags and 17 by 1 1/4 inch tyres, and Moulton bicycles of the period combined small wheels with front and rear suspension.