Falcon Team Banana: Information required

Cavalier65":1lvl21wn said:

I'm looking to buy my first vintage road bike. To begin with I just want a decent, usable bike as I'm wanting to commute on it. I've seen a Falcon Team Banana that interests me but can anyone tell me whether it's been resprayed? Most Falcon Bananas that I see have white front forks and a white fade on the crossbar. Has the all yellow bike been resprayed or did Falcon offer two different colour schemes?
Any more information on the bike would be much appreciated. Anyone know what years they were made? How are they regarded in the vintage bike community? I know it isn't one of the lightweight replica Bananas and that's ok. I just want a good honest interesting vintage bike at the moment. One that I can use every day.
Thank you

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roadking":2vtxvd2l said:

Cavalier65":2vtxvd2l said:

I'm looking to buy my first vintage road bike. To begin with I just want a decent, usable bike as I'm wanting to commute on it. I've seen a Falcon Team Banana that interests me but can anyone tell me whether it's been resprayed? Most Falcon Bananas that I see have white front forks and a white fade on the crossbar. Has the all yellow bike been resprayed or did Falcon offer two different colour schemes?
Any more information on the bike would be much appreciated. Anyone know what years they were made? How are they regarded in the vintage bike community? I know it isn't one of the lightweight replica Bananas and that's ok. I just want a good honest interesting vintage bike at the moment. One that I can use every day.
Thank you

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It's a budget bike and looks like a dealer sale, see Nobs comment on the Kellogs = £75 tops.

Rk.

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Cavalier65":3tzyoo6j said:

roadking":3tzyoo6j said:

Cavalier65":3tzyoo6j said:

I'm looking to buy my first vintage road bike. To begin with I just want a decent, usable bike as I'm wanting to commute on it. I've seen a Falcon Team Banana that interests me but can anyone tell me whether it's been resprayed? Most Falcon Bananas that I see have white front forks and a white fade on the crossbar. Has the all yellow bike been resprayed or did Falcon offer two different colour schemes?
Any more information on the bike would be much appreciated. Anyone know what years they were made? How are they regarded in the vintage bike community? I know it isn't one of the lightweight replica Bananas and that's ok. I just want a good honest interesting vintage bike at the moment. One that I can use every day.
Thank you

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It's a budget bike and looks like a dealer sale, see Nobs comment on the Kellogs = £75 tops.

Rk.

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Thanks. I'm finding out that sellers think their vintage bikes are worth a fortune no matter what. A guy on Ebay has a Falcon Cotswold for sale as spares or repair - asking price £130. He admits it needs a respray and new front wheel so you can imagine what else needs fixing and replacing. With this in mind I offered him £40 which he laughed at. He seems to think it's worth hundreds when restored.

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allenh":1q64yxzd said:

By the way I've got to make some room for ongoing projects so have a couple that I've finished that I should really sell. If you want to send me a DM saying where in the country you are, what sort of thing are you looking for and what sort of budget are you looking at? I might be able to help

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Cavalier65":3a3zua7q said:

allenh":3a3zua7q said:

By the way I've got to make some room for ongoing projects so have a couple that I've finished that I should really sell. If you want to send me a DM saying where in the country you are, what sort of thing are you looking for and what sort of budget are you looking at? I might be able to help

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Thanks but I'm too far away unfortunately (Yorkshire).

As this is going to be my first vintage bike and a workhorse commuter, I'm not looking to spend silly money. I'm looking at between £200 & £300. If I find I like road biking, I'll look towards something more collectable and valuable. This initial purchase it just a step into vintage bikes really. Anyone got any good suggestions? I went to look at a Bob Jackson in Harrogate today but it was too tall for me. I liked the Reynolds tubing though. It certainly felt light.

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allenh":5d7v1qrk said:

Cavalier65":5d7v1qrk said:

allenh":5d7v1qrk said:

By the way I've got to make some room for ongoing projects so have a couple that I've finished that I should really sell. If you want to send me a DM saying where in the country you are, what sort of thing are you looking for and what sort of budget are you looking at? I might be able to help

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Thanks but I'm too far away unfortunately (Yorkshire).

As this is going to be my first vintage bike and a workhorse commuter, I'm not looking to spend silly money. I'm looking at between £200 & £300. If I find I like road biking, I'll look towards something more collectable and valuable. This initial purchase it just a step into vintage bikes really. Anyone got any good suggestions? I went to look at a Bob Jackson in Harrogate today but it was too tall for me. I liked the Reynolds tubing though. It certainly felt light.

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No problem, thought I'd offer and that sort of budget should certainly get something nice and a bit better than entry level from a big manufacturer.

Anyway good luck in your quest

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