Originally Posted by
rjhammett
This bike is by far the least valuable and the lowest end of my fleet of bikes. I only had it out once after I restored it due to the freezing weather and snow. I was surprised by how well it rode. It will get a lot of use this winter up on the trainer. It weighs in at 23.5 lbs.
I prefer my Falcon over an ‘84 Pinarello Super Record, Holdsworth Special and some others I own. I think having a complete 531 tubeset is the difference. Rides almost as nicely as an SLX Merckx CorsaExtra. Many of my bikes are parts bin builds, so impossible to determine Falcon’s relative value. But it is certainly a lesser value marquee.
Within my group of bikes - it is the Sleeper.
531c frameset, Campa ders/shifters, Nervar crank, Modolo brakes & levers, Campa hubs with GP4 rims wearing Veloflex 25s.
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