Re: [CR]Late 60's Falcon - Conclusion

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From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Late 60's Falcon - Conclusion
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 11:07:16 -0600


I received the Falcon San Remo this past week. Absolutely beautiful. This is the best condition of any used bike I have ever bought. The only thing I have to change, is that they have a rather wide range Regina Oro FW on it and the Regina Oro chain needs a few more links to cover it. Have to count the large FW cog teeth, as my experience is that 28T is the biggest an NR is going to handle in any case. Thanks to all who advised me to pay the $700 and go for it. That's about $200 more than the typical price for this model, but the superb condition justifies the premium. For those who were skeptical this was a 60's model as the seller claimed, the RD says 72, so you were right, but an NR bike couldn't have been older than 1968 anyway, so the seller wasn't really all that far off.

I see that Dale has posted the seller's photos from eBay on the CR site. He really did have outstanding photos, much better than typical for an eBay auction. Not sure I can do much better, so I probably won't take photos myself. If you want to see Falcon at their best, before bike boom volume eroded quality, have a look. By the way, it is obvious from the snow in the background that these are not my phots - it never snows in Houston. I'll bet a lot of members wish they could say the same about their locales.

Regards,

Jerry Moos
in balmy Houston, TX