Falcon 531

[PHL67]

Spent Sunday afternoon playing with my Falcon. Bit more done now.

 

[12boy]

Love the bars. What are they. What color and type of handle bar tape? Nice and clean looking job.

 

[raleighnut]

Nice

The bars look similar to the Ergotec 'Toulouse' I fitted to my Raleigh 'City' but fitted upside down,

 

[Cycleops]

That's really lovely and something to cherish for many years to come.
You'll wrap the bars or fit grips?

 

[carpenter]

Looks lovely - if you do go for grips (and haven't got any lined up), I have used these on my Falcon:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Velo...andlebar-Grips-RETRO-fixed-COOL-/223046494548

lovely feel and toughen up/are waterproofed well with a couple of coats of cellulose dope.

 

[southcoast]

Do you have any photos of the Kitching bike in your avatar?

 

[PHL67]

Love the bars. What are they. What color and type of handle bar tape? Nice and clean looking job.

Thanks. The bars and stem are Belleri which I saved off and old frame. No tape going for brown leather look grips with stitching.

 

[PHL67]

Do you have any photos of the Kitching bike in your avatar?

Bought off an elderly family friend for my collection.

 

[PHL67]

Looks lovely - if you do go for grips (and haven't got any lined up), I have used these on my Falcon:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Velo...andlebar-Grips-RETRO-fixed-COOL-/223046494548

lovely feel and toughen up/are waterproofed well with a couple of coats of cellulose dope.

Thanks Carpenter but going for leather or similar in brown.

 

[PHL67]

That's really lovely and something to cherish for many years to come.
You'll wrap the bars or fit grips?

Fit grips. Look nicer.

 

[midlife]

Belleri made some nice kit . French made with an Italian name....

 

[southcoast]

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Bought off an elderly family friend for my collection.

Looks very nice and you don’t see that many around.
What tubing is it?

 

[midlife]

Tubing will be Vitus, Ron Kit import lol

 

[southcoast]

Tubing will be Vitus, Ron Kit import lol

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Anything to do with Bertin?

 

[midlife]

Anything to do with Bertin?

Ike brothers I believe...