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Amazing! I have a couple other bikes but am looking forward to having this as my runaround/frankenbike so I don't need to worry too much about leaving it places.
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Oddly, mine is also a Falcon frame, very much not Ernie Clements era, now with 1950s saddle, 1960s Phillips crank and bars, 1970s Raleigh wheels and a new (new!) inner tube.
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@vilms5000
Ditto. I've done a rescued-from-the-skip SS conversion on a Falcon Black Diamond. 27" wheels and gas pipe, it was always screaming 'frankenbeater', so I didn't worry about keeping the cockpit sympathetic. Nor the saddle. I just went with what worked for me.
So. It's ugly, mismatched all over, handles like a fridge/freezer: But I spend more time on this than my road bike and actually look for reasons to pop out for a quick spin on it : )