[CR]Re: Falcon San Remo

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

From: <RDF1249@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:38:18 EDT
To: losgatos_dale@yahoo.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Falcon San Remo

Dale Phelps writes:
> Here's a link to my Falcon San Remo, or what I'd THOUGHT was a San Remo
> Falcon,
> it's exactly as I recalled from my long ago youth (patina notwithstanding)
>
> http://members.roadfly.com/losgatos_dale/DSCN8307.JPG
>
> Interesting to see the examples of gaspipe bikes with the san remo chainstay
> transfer too, but they're still that gorgeous robin's egg blue....
>
> Dale Phelps,
> Dale - Glad to see those pics. I've got a nearly identical bike. I had thought it was a San Remo too but now it appears the San Remo name was on a lot of bikes. Been repainted very nicely but missing the big seat tube decal with the eagle. I was thinking about painting the upper part of the chrome fork because I thought it should match the rears which are half chrome, but I see yours is the same so it must have been like that originally. I put it together Saturday and took it out for a 65 mile ride Sunday. Very nice riding bike, better than I expected. No pics yet but I will take some and post to my yahoo albums and let the list know. Someone mentioned calling Ernie Clements to find out more about it. I bought a Hetchins from a mate of his a couple years ago. Perhaps I will send him pics of my bike to show Ernie and see what he has to say.

cheers
Bob Freeman
Seattle