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Old 09-16-10 | 04:02 PM
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Bikes: 1970 Holdsworth Mistral, Vitus 979, Colnago Primavera, Corratec Hydracarbon, Massi MegaTeam, 1935 Claud Butler Super Velo, Carrera Virtuoso, Viner, 1953 Claud Butler Silver Jubilee, 1954 Holdsworth Typhoon, 1966 Claud Butler Olympic Road, 1982 Claud

Originally Posted by R2.0
I'm going to take more pics and get the details off the parts and post it all up. I do intend to pursue the handlebars, although installing them might need to wait. The bike is intended to be a rider, and I'm a pretty big guy, so I'm going to upgrade some of the parts just so that I don't damage the originals. Also, I have a bit of a weird situation with the length of my arms - I could deal with it when I was 14, but I'm not sure if drop bars will work for me at 40+.
Makes perfect sense when you explain it that way R2.0 ! Definitely worth keeping all the original parts safe in case you ever want to shift it - all original Falcons of that era don't come available that often especially in the condition yours is in.
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