Dean Brown
Retro Newbie
I've owned this bike since the late 80s and used it to get me all over London as a student. I bought it second hand for no other reason than that I needed a bicycle and this one was offered. I know it's a Falcon "Designed by Ernie Clements". My memory of it was that it was a 10 speed, but it may just as easily have been 12 speed, I need to dig out the rear wheel for a definitive answer. It's all there and complete, right down to the buckled front wheel that was the reason for me taking it off the road. No badges, just transfers/stickers. The frame (minus forks) weighs 2.5kg which is somewhere around 5.5lb I think. Brakes are sidepulls, pedals had rat traps, it never had mudguards or anything like that. QR wheels.
Weather's getting better, (did I really just say that?), I'm out on my bicycle more and more and all of a sudden I've gone nostalgic for this one. So, before I take it to a local tech and as for it to be put back on the road, any ideas what it is? My guess is late 70s, early 80s. I'm not a knowledgeable cyclist, but I do remember that the Falcon felt a lot lighter, quicker and nicer than the Raleigh Jubilee 10 speed it replaced.
Can anyone shed any light? Many thanks, Dean
Weather's getting better, (did I really just say that?), I'm out on my bicycle more and more and all of a sudden I've gone nostalgic for this one. So, before I take it to a local tech and as for it to be put back on the road, any ideas what it is? My guess is late 70s, early 80s. I'm not a knowledgeable cyclist, but I do remember that the Falcon felt a lot lighter, quicker and nicer than the Raleigh Jubilee 10 speed it replaced.
Can anyone shed any light? Many thanks, Dean
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