A picture speaks a thousand words ....
Ad is from 1983.
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Freek Faro Rotterdam Netherlands
2010/4/17 Dean Kernan <dkernan@mindspring.com>
> Barrie wrote:
> "maybe its a FKW, or even....a D.... Cant say it."
>
> Nice to know about the builders of the Falcon professional frames.
>
> How was the Sid Barras bike decaled? (I'm only familiar with the earlier
> team bikes that had the top tube /down tube panels like the early 70s San
> Remos.)
>
> And what is a "FKW"?
>
> And are you and Billie suggesting this is a re-badged Dawes?
>
> More generally, did Falcon subcontract frame production to other makers?
>
> I assumed that the decals on the OP's bike were authentic (including the
> Cro-Moly sticker)--and I have seen a slightly later "Ernie Clements" that
> used those Bocama style lugs and rear stay attachment even though these
> were
> both a departure from the early '70s models.
>
> I never thought that it was a pro team bike, but that it was a stock bike
> that was being sold as "Professional" to cafe racer types.
>
> Any or all information greatfully appreciated, since at some point I will
> need to re-write my Falcon piece on Sheldon's site.
>
> Dean Kernan
>
> Pomona, New York