Materials and mechanics : the Moulton bicycle

Commentary gives a short history of the bicycle. Shots of various old bicycles. (See script for names) The history ends with the introduction of the Moulton bicycle. Shots of Alex Moulton riding one of his bicycles. Shots of Moulton in his bicycle museum. (He remains in the museum for the duration of the programme). Moulton discusses the development of the basic shape of his bicycle. He points to several of his bicycles at various stages of development in the museum. In his discussion, Moulton deals mainly with the steering and suspension problems which arose. Moulton with his finished bicycle as it was shown at the 1962 Bicycle Show. He points out refinements which were made in the design, again concentrating on steering and suspension. from: https://www.open.ac.uk/library/digita...