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So here I have a late 70s Falcon Olympic which I'll be converting to my first fixed gear. I picked it up for £70 in London a couple of weeks back. Not much of a fan of the flaking silver paint job but I was drawn in by the chrome forks as the finish on those is still in pretty good nick.
The bike runs well and I'm commuting on this daily so it will be an ongoing conversion, rather than a full strip and rebuild all in one go.
First thing to go will be the "special needs" saddle. Also hoping to fit some new cables and aero levers over the weekend, if my order arrives in time. As soon as I can get the funds together I'll be looking for a new wheel set.
I can't be sure whether it's 531 tubing or just bog standard steel (the only surviving decal on the bike is from a bike dealership) but I haven't seen any other Falcon Olympics online that didn't have at least the main triangle built with Reynolds...It feels lighter than my friend's mid 80s Raleigh (which is definitely normal steel). If anyone can help me work this out I would much appreciate it!