Falcon San Remo 1972 Vintage Road Bike Eroica Campagnolo Nuovo Record 60cm
Item History & Price
FALCONby Ernie Clements
60, 5cm seat tube (c-c) x 57cm top tube (c-c)
For sale is a beautiful Falcon San Remo road bicycle manufactured and designed in England by Ernie Clements.Eddie Clements was a former champion of road cycling in the 1940s and 1950s in the UK after which he started Falcon Cycles road bike manufacture. The 'San Remo' is the top of the line model from beginning of the 1970s. The cost of a Falcon San Remo bicycle was the equivalent of three monthly salarie...s .
The bicyle is very beautifuly crafted using Reynolds 531 double butted tubing. The craftsmanship is of high quality , one can note the distinctive seat stay caps which blend with one another above the seat lug. The chromed lugs are also a beautiful distinctive feature of this high end bicycle. The frame has been upgraded at some point in the past . There have been brake cable passages added on top tube for internal routing, also a front derailleur braze on has been added together with water bottle bosses on down tube. The frame has been repainted in a high quality light blue after the upgrade. The paint is in very good condition with very few minor chips.
The bicycle comes equipped with complete Campagnolo Nuovo Record Patent 72 group set in very beautiful condition. The wheels are Gipiemme hubs with Mavic MA2 rims. But can be changed to Campagnolo Nuovo Record / Gran Sport.
Hubs: Gipiemme Rims: Mavic MA2Bottom Bracket: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordHeadset: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordCrankset: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordRear derailleur: Campagnolo Nuovo Record Pat 72Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordShifters: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordBrakes: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordBrake levers: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordHandlebars: Cinelli Campione del MondoStem: Cinelli Seatpost: SRSaddle: Selle ItaliaPedals: Campagnolo Gran Sport / AFA straps
60, 5cm seat tube (c-c) x 57cm top tube (c-c)
For sale is a beautiful Falcon San Remo road bicycle manufactured and designed in England by Ernie Clements.Eddie Clements was a former champion of road cycling in the 1940s and 1950s in the UK after which he started Falcon Cycles road bike manufacture. The 'San Remo' is the top of the line model from beginning of the 1970s. The cost of a Falcon San Remo bicycle was the equivalent of three monthly salarie...s .
The bicyle is very beautifuly crafted using Reynolds 531 double butted tubing. The craftsmanship is of high quality , one can note the distinctive seat stay caps which blend with one another above the seat lug. The chromed lugs are also a beautiful distinctive feature of this high end bicycle. The frame has been upgraded at some point in the past . There have been brake cable passages added on top tube for internal routing, also a front derailleur braze on has been added together with water bottle bosses on down tube. The frame has been repainted in a high quality light blue after the upgrade. The paint is in very good condition with very few minor chips.
The bicycle comes equipped with complete Campagnolo Nuovo Record Patent 72 group set in very beautiful condition. The wheels are Gipiemme hubs with Mavic MA2 rims. But can be changed to Campagnolo Nuovo Record / Gran Sport.
Hubs: Gipiemme Rims: Mavic MA2Bottom Bracket: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordHeadset: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordCrankset: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordRear derailleur: Campagnolo Nuovo Record Pat 72Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordShifters: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordBrakes: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordBrake levers: Campagnolo Nuovo RecordHandlebars: Cinelli Campione del MondoStem: Cinelli Seatpost: SRSaddle: Selle ItaliaPedals: Campagnolo Gran Sport / AFA straps
