Moulton TSR A8 - Does anyone have any experience of them?

[Trebz]

Moulton TSR A8 - Does anyone have any experience of them?

 

[grantoury]

I have watched a lot of pictures of them, does that count?

The factory have a test track where you can make an appointment to ride one in Stratford upon Avon

 

[Trebz]

I fancy one for myself but Iv'e heard they come with a seatpost shim as standard. I'm trying to work out whether I can fit a seatpost without a shim if I go forward and invest in one. I'm trying to find out what size the standard seatpost and seat tube are in readiness. External seatpost size and internal seat tube size.

 

[grantoury]

This link is from the Moulton site with some info on seatposts. I think that maybe the more expensive models use shims, not the TSR. I could be wrong.

https://www.moultonbicycles.co.uk/sizing.html

 

[vcballbat]

Yeah, took one cross the water for three stages of the Tdf ...and I can honestly say that it behaved rather well...rear carrier by Tesco...other shopping baskets are available.

 

[Trebz]

This link is from the Moulton site with some info on seatposts. I think that maybe the more expensive models use shims, not the TSR. I could be wrong.

https://www.moultonbicycles.co.uk/sizing.html

Thanks buddy, I'd already seen that but then I learnt of the shim. Seem they use a 31.8 seat post then shim the seat tube down. Odd that they do this out of the factory.

 

[grantoury]

Thanks buddy, I'd already seen that but then I learnt of the shim. Seem they use a 31.8 seat post then shim the seat tube down. Odd that they do this out of the factory.

Indeed odd. I have been in contact with the German dealer. Will ask them about it.

 

[vcballbat]

Thanks buddy, I'd already seen that but then I learnt of the shim. Seem they use a 31.8 seat post then shim the seat tube down. Odd that they do this out of the factory.

My Pashley built 2005 R18 takes a 31.8 directly into the seat tube with no shim. The TSR 8 is also Pashley built, the only difference is that the earlier models had a braze on clamp bolt instead of a separate collar type clamp. If you want to use a smaller than the standard 31.8mm seat post then a shim would be required.

 

[grantoury]

Thanks buddy, I'd already seen that but then I learnt of the shim. Seem they use a 31.8 seat post then shim the seat tube down. Odd that they do this out of the factory.

According to the German dealer, they do indeed use a shim. No further explanation offered.