Epic Adventures
From remote mountain passes to vast desert roads, Moulton bicycles have carried riders on extraordinary journeys across the globe. Cyclists have taken their Moultons on round-the-world tours, transcontinental expeditions, and long-distance adventures that test both rider and machine. Thanks to their comfort, stability, and load-carrying capability, Moultons have proven themselves in some of the most demanding environments on Earth. These journeys are not just tales of endurance, but powerful demonstrations of the bike’s versatility, resilience, and ability to turn ambitious travel dreams into unforgettable reality.
Colin Martin's World Tour
"The best touring bicycle in the world"
In 1970, the Moulton Marathon, one of the MK3 prototypes, was ridden by Colin Martin from Wiltshire, England to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Only four Marathons were made. Colin's was sadly stolen in Australia, terminating what was intended to be a round-the- world-tour. Whilst waiting for a replacement to be built and sent out to him, he met his future wife and chose to settle in Australia. In 2002 he continued his tour on a New Series Moulton, riding from Vancouver to Bradford-on-Avon, and in 2008 he finally completed his epic journey in Australia.
Ron Shepherd Touring Australia
"A wonderful machine"
Before Ron got his AM7 Moulton he was a leisurely tourist quite content with 100km in a day. But he found "this lovely machine was so responsive, so compliant, that I was soon doing 200km and 400km Audax rides in comfort and enjoying the experience enormously".
In October 1984 Ron rode his AM7 1,740 miles (2,800 km) west from Adelaide in Southern Australia, to Perth in Western Australia, following the Eyre Highway. The ride included a 1,200 mile (1,930km) stretch across the Nullarbor Plain. He completed the journey in 19 days averaging more than 90 miles (145km) a day.
Cambridge Graduates Ride Across China
"The Moulton APBs performed superbly."
Cambridge graduates, Ben Steele, Oliver Matthew, and Baz Bix, chose Moulton APBs to ride across Mongolia and China following in the tracks of a 1874 Russian Research and Trading Expedition.
Setting off from Ulan Ude in Russia, they encountered extremes of climate and terrain conditions passing through the sands of the Gobi desert and heights of the Tibetan plateau. They arrived in Zaisang on the China/Kazakhstan border, after travelling an amazing and eventful 6000 miles (9650 km).
BBC journalist rides across New Zealand
"Excellent ride comfort"
BBC journalist, Steve Jackson, rode a Moulton APB from 'End-to-End' of New Zealand (Bluff to Cape Reinga) in 2002, covering 1800 miles (2900 km).
The tour took four weeks and included the punishing road to Milford Sound, and the mighty Crown Range Road - at 3,670', the highest road in New Zealand. As well as the excellent ride comfort, Steve found the Moulton separability ideal when transporting the bike in small aircraft.
Germany to China
"The Moultons proved to be perfectly suited to the journey."
Tobias and Katia decided that they wanted to have an unforgettable journey across Europe and Asia and they chose Moultons as their mode of transport. The journey consisted of 6500 kilometres by bike and roughly the same distance by bus, train and ferry (where the Moulton’s separability came in very useful).
Cycling through Turkey and Georgia, they crossed green valleys and orchards filled with blossom. After Azerbaijan they took a ferry across the Caspian Sea from Baku to Kazakhstan. From here they had to climb into the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, with snowy passes and river fordings to cope with. After crossing Xinjiang and Tibet, they added yak herding nomads to their list of kind acquaintances, enjoying overnight stays in yurts along the way. It was quite an adventure!
Tested on some of the world’s toughest tours, the Moulton bike delivers confident handling, exceptional comfort, and generous luggage capacity in a compact, easy-to-transport package.
