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looks to be model Olympic 78 from right about 1974, cannot be much later
wheels, pedals, saddle pillar and saddle are replacements
original wheels would have been Normandy Sport or Sansin Matsumoto large flange 36 hole QR hubs with Weinmann alloy 27" wired-on rims
original saddle pillar would have been plain
original saddle would have been conventional leather
original pedals were Lyotard model 36 or model 460D
the machine's Sakae Ringyo Laprade saddle pillar did not exist at the time of cycle's manufacture
the Avocet saddle was contract manufactured in Italy for a firm in Palo Alto, California and had not as yet launched at the time of the machine's fabrication
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frame is Reynolds 531 plain gauge three main tubes
saddle pillar size 26.2 or 26.4mm
ends set is Cyclo, dropouts are Cyclco stamped 3D without gear hanger
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for the 1975 model year the gear ensemble changed from Maeda to Shimano
here is a Bicycling! magazine review for the 1975 model Falcon Olympic 78 -
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