Early Falcon questions?
10-30-07 | 09:25 PM
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Early Falcon questions?
There are a couple of things that don't seem right with my Falcon, just need someone to tell me they're correct. First is the headbadge. It looks original and all, with the Olympic rings, and the Falcon etc. However it is pop riveted on? Should it have screws, seems more period correct to me?
Second is that "decals" are actually a vinyl wrap on all three main tubes. The chain stay ones look like waterslides, due to flaking and scratches being able to remove them. They seem about the age of the bike,
but this is before most bikes were vinyl. Were they just ahead of their time?
,,,,BD
Second is that "decals" are actually a vinyl wrap on all three main tubes. The chain stay ones look like waterslides, due to flaking and scratches being able to remove them. They seem about the age of the bike,
but this is before most bikes were vinyl. Were they just ahead of their time?
,,,,BD
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10-31-07 | 02:16 AM
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My Falcon (San Remo) has the vinyl wrap decals that you're talking about as well as a riveted head badge. My chain stay decals are almost totally gone and they are almost definitely waterslides. I guess the only answer is that Falcon was pretty awesome back then!
10-31-07 | 08:37 AM
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wheelin in the years
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Bikes: Some Schwinns, a Gary Fisher, some vintage lt wts
Man I am glad you asked that question about the head badge. I had the same question about my Falcon. I was concerned that the head badge had been removed for repaint and put back on with pop rivets. Here is a picture of my head badge:
10-31-07 | 10:53 AM
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feros ferio
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
My 1960 Capo's head badge was affixed with aluminum non-pop rivets, a very common practice back in those days. In contrast, my 1962 Bianchi's head badge was screwed on.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
10-31-07 | 11:55 AM
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FalconLvr
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From: SW Virginia
Bikes: 62 Falcon, 58 Raleigh Lenton Gran Prix, 74 Raleigh Pro, 75 Raleigh Int, 75 Raleigh Comp, 76 Colnago Super, 75 Crescent, 80 Peugeot PX10, plus others too numerous to mention!
My 62 Falcon had rivets with little round heads. Eventually the top one "popped out" so I removed the bottom one with pliers and put the headbadge in one of my drawers at home. Then, off to college, off to marriage, and the whereabouts of the badge became unknown. This distressed me more when I had the bike restored in 1996 by CycleArt. The new used replacement badge was $40! Now it has screws.
10-31-07 | 12:53 PM
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From: Columbus, Ohio
Bikes: Rivendell A.Homer Hilsen, Paramount P13, (4) Falcon bicycles, Mondia Special, Rodriguez Tandem
I've had a number of Falcons including two that were bought new in the seventies and they all had riveted headbadges and vinyl top tube and down tube panels. In the eighties you could still write to Falcon and get replacement panels in white and red.
,,,,BD
11-01-07 | 08:19 AM
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wheelin in the years
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Bikes: Some Schwinns, a Gary Fisher, some vintage lt wts
This page says they are on holiday;
https://www.falconcycles.co.uk/CORP/contactFALCON.html
I will be checking with them for my 1971.
https://www.falconcycles.co.uk/CORP/contactFALCON.html
I will be checking with them for my 1971.
11-02-07 | 05:44 AM
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I also like how their History page doesn't even mention the Falcon name until 1978, and then 1982 when it merged with the company they are now. What happened to Falcon before 1978?? I guess it doesn't matter really. It's a tiny bit like Pacific trying to pretend they're still Schwinn of old, lol.,,,,BD
I think I would rather have a bike called Falcon than Elswick Hopper anyway.
I don't blame them.
I think I would rather have a bike called Falcon than Elswick Hopper anyway.
I don't blame them.
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