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This is pretty local to me, and whilst my oldest bikes are 20+ years too new to run (1960 cutoff), it was fun to ride over and have a...

----- as best can recall the head transfer on the subject cycle does not line up with any of the three marques mentioned...or perchance...

----- if you wish to keep British one period correct option would be GEM this is a textured plastic tape made in both non-adhesive &...

The internet seems to confirm that during the late seventies these frames were sold as Falcons, Elswick Hoppers and Coventry Eagles...

----- ;) yes, but the outline of the "figure" in the centre doth fit not either... -----

the Olympic rings look Falcon, the Leaves Puch

----- 😀 ...a lot in common...and a whole lot more braze-ons as would be consistent with its datum... -----

'79 Miki, I'd say. It has a lot in common with the Union Sakai of that period, also with a Miki frame and fork. Random internet pic:

----- oversize Italian cups for repair purposes are very real purchased in 1971 and all chrome Atala off a bulletin board wanted it...

French and Italian are both right-hand thread (RH) on both sides. If you have a LH thread BB tap and it's metric, then it's Swiss. I...

----- in case anyone interested this MCB iron is discussed in this textillium -...

@fiveSixteenths here's what I did with the mechs on the bike; photos are not great, but all stamped lettering/logos and raised...

----- my apologies for duplicating your post SteelNipple. :confused: was slow to "compose" as it took me a while to locate...

I had a feeling that you would like it 😊 There is another one but is it really built by Charrel? https://www.ebay.fr/itm/146504670434

----- one technique is with both bolts loose finger tighten the front one and then cinch down the rear one with a spanner it may take...