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valkenar

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Hi everyone, hopefully this is the correct forum for this. I've got these two bicycles passed to me by my late stepfather some 15 years go. I know very little about them, but have been told they may be valuable. I believe they are both custom and made for a particularly long-legged rider, but their dates I really have no idea about. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Are there any other views that would help identify them? I don't think any documentation exists.

Thanks!

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yes, indeed; both cycles high quality and very collectable

pretty much anything with a Herse name will begin at ~2K+, even in this condition

tip on the Moulton name -

there are two unrelated Moultons when it comes to high quality lightweight cycles

your example is the earlier of the two: Alex Moulton
these cycles actually produced on an aristocrat estate in Britain - always love to joke that they are "estate bottled"

the other Moulton is Dave Moulton, an American framebuilder who worked from San Marcos California

he produced both bespoke framesets under the Moulton name as well as small scale production framesets under the Fuso banner




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yes, indeed; both cycles high quality and very collectable

pretty much anything with a Herse name will begin at ~2K+, even in this condition

tip on the Moulton name -

there are two unrelated Moultons when it comes to high quality lightweight cycles

your example is the earlier of the two: Alex Moulton
these cycles actually produced on an aristocrat estate in Britain - always love to joke that they are "estate bottled"

the other Moulton is Dave Moulton, an American framebuilder who worked from San Marcos California

he produced both bespoke framesets under the Moulton name as well as small scale production framesets under the Fuso banner




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Ditto!
Rene Herse was perhaps one of the finest craftsmen ever to build bicycles in France (or anywhere for that matter)
Incredible attention to detail.
The brand name was revived in the USA in the mid 2000's.
But yours predates this by some time.

Moulton's come in several frame designs but the links provided by @juvela should help you.

Nice inheritance!
 
Thanks, all. How does one go about getting an estimate on the value of things like this? Should I call bike shops? Try to find more local clubs?
 
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one way is to check the completed auctions at ebay

there are also specialist valuation sites such as worthpoint

the bikeforums.net web site has a sub-forum just for valuations of vintage bicycles; registration there is without cost


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I have one like in the above picture and it is fast but the one in the first pictures is even better and faster. I believe they were nick named "bird cage Moultons" Roger
 
The Moulton is worth more. I remember these at the Bicycle trade shows for between $4-8000+.
Especially since it's a Full suspension model.
See if you can find a serial number.
 
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