In a message dated 7/8/02 2:58:00 PM, lindnkev@scn.org writes:
<< I found and purchased a Falcon with the "good" Reynolds decal, the one that says the entire frame and fork are butted 531 tubes. It had some ugly, heavy, sloppy, unlabeled and now removed cottered cranks. One question I have is what would be the most appropriate cranks to put on this bike? >>
I would say any time appropriate crankset you can get your hands on. I had a Falcon, a 72 San Remo (could be wrong on the name, it was a long time ago). It had 531 straight gauge tubing, nice wrapover seat stays, long wheelbase, and simplex, IIRC, dropouts with no derailluer hanger. It had those clunky steel cottered cranks, which I replaced with a set of Sugino Super Maxy three pin cranks (whooo hooo) straight out of the Bikecology catalog. It came with "Sprint" wheels: I think Super Champion or Fiamme red label sew ups, Simplex plastic derailluers, GB bar and stem, steel seatpost, Brooks saddle which I trashed because it was "old school" (duuhhhh). I put on a 14-32 Suntour rear cluster, VGT derailluers, and the crank had rings of 32 50, or something like that, and it became my touring rig. Rebuilt the wheels with super champion 58 rims and ss DT spokes, and nice chubby clinchers. Very nice riding bike. Very light too. A few years later when I "graduated" to a brand new full Campy NR Colnago, I put the frame out by the trash, and it was gone in a jiffy. Mark Rosenberg San Diego, CA where its dark and damp tonight, but nice 68 to 70 in the day