johnnyk4224

It was my father in laws bike and I've been trying to wrestle it away from him for awhile now. I finally have it and am trying to figure out some more details before I try to bring it back to life.

Serial number X15085. Campy (not sure what model) drivetrain, Weinnemann brakes and wheels. Designed by Ernie Clement San Remo on the chainstays.

Any help is appreciated.

John

cb400bill

Pics?

Charles Wahl

No pics, no possibility of help!

Road Fan

Don't understand what you want: You know it's a Falcon, you know it's a San Remo, and you know it has the Ernie Clements history. You can look at all the parts and see any dates and other inscriptions that are present on them - there should be a lot of them. They won't all be easy to interpret. There's a lot of useful information on the frame, too, such as decals the identify the composition and design of the frame tubes, and some of the construction details and workmanship. Falcons of this era, BTW, did not always reflect the state of the art in frame assembly, but were very creditable upper to high-end bikes.

You can also do the Web searches to find copies of sales lit, or the results of historical research on Falcon, if much exists beyond Classic Rendezvous. I don't know of any comprehensive serial number directories.

Weinemann did not make wheels, they made rims. They also did not make hubs. Falcon made the wheels, using a Weinemann rim (suitable for the period, BTW), a freewheel chosen probably for cost and availability, a hub that you have not identified, and the bicycle designers choice of spokes. There was no such thing as a "branded" wheel in those days.

Bottom line, you need to show us a lot more about the bike before anyone here is able to say anything intelligent about it. We like to do that, but in the case of a Falcon, the S/N alone is just not enough.

As far as bringing it back to life, servicing and overhauling Campagnolo is just like servicing any other bike parts, requiring knowledge, carefulness, and good technique. But you would serve yourself well by buying a good reference book on this servicing, such as the first edition of Zinn's book on road bike maintenance. The second edition has had some vintage info removed. Depending on the "free" web carries the risk that you get what you pay for, or that you find so much diversity of opinion that you might choose to follow bullsh*t advice. Even here there is some.

We assume if you are here for help, you are interested in collecting or riding a great bike. I am not interested in helping you just reselling, or worse, fixifying a bike.

Do a search on Campagnolo Nuovo Record and tell us if that's what it has and what parts, as a starting point. As Charles said, pictures would also be useful.


Road Fan

nlerner

Pics are essential as I've learned that Falcon San Remo wasn't just one model but a whole range of models. Mine is an early 60s (I think), but there's much more info out there (including on BF and Wool Jersey) for 70s models.

Neal