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Charles Wahl
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I have an older Falcon frame that came out of a dump in California -- well, I'm fairly sure it's a Falcon, based on the headbadge hole spacing, and the frame characteristics. It would be quite a bit older than the frame in question, having "Stallard" dropouts, an oil port in the bottom bracket, and an older flat-top fork crown. I enjoyed riding it for quite a few years, but decommissioned it more recently because I found that the (Stronglight P3) headset's bottom race was loose, and I haven't had the time to address that. My best guess that it was the same Olympic model pictured above, or at least similar in how it was built and equipped; but from the 60s, probably early 60s. Tubing appears to be seamed plain-gauge, and it takes a 26.6 mm seatpost. Workmanship is exceptional, in my opinion, for a down-market model. It's always been a very pleasant ride.
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