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Thanks to @Prum who carefully peeled the original sticker off intact, I was able to reproduce the chrome "Imported by Alimo" label and get a batch digitally printed. Here is a comparison of the original and reproduction, side by side and close up. You'd have to see two stickers in this...

Just a few tweaks left but my Alimo is finished and rideable. Riding feels super smooth in every way. The wheels are my first self built set, I was concerned that they might collapse but they actually feel solid, the 28mm cotton tyres will be a game changer for me, such a plush comfortable ride...

I think the trick is to have mostly neutral colours with just a few flashes of colour strategically placed. I Photoshopped a load of various colour schemes but the blue, white and gold versions looked the most tasteful and retro. Another one that looked good was black instead of blue but it had...

Here is a work in progress pic, I had a few compatibility issues with the build. - The frame's gear shifter bosses are a different design to the usual square kind of which the Shimano Dura Ace SL-7200 levers are designed for, the lock nut screw hole is also smaller in diameter. I'm re-using the...

It's been a long time coming but today I will be mostly building up my Alimo The long wait was mainly due to the colour matching process and dealing with busy print shops who have more profitable ventures than my sticker sets. I've tried 3 different printing companies but am very glad to have...

Contact Retrodecals, I understand that you can get the stickers you require from there. https://www.facebook.com/retrodecals/

If anyone is interested, the paint weighed 60-70 grams

Here are some close-ups of the Alimo frameset construction, I'm no expert but to me it looks pretty basic with decent quality. Interesting to see Campagnolo fork dropouts, the rear dropouts are by Piazza.

I have been trying to identify the model name of my father's Falcon, it might be a 1974 or 75 model, there are no chromed dropouts or forks. It is metallic red with white Falcon graphics, it featured a single 3-arm steel crankset, a light support on the fork. The saddle was a Brooks style...

All the bikes I've ever had have been modified somewhat, the Falcon has evolved quite a lot since I got hold of the frame to build up an urban commuting bike. It was my student bike at first with heavy and rusty steel parts to discourage theft by making it as undesirable as possible , the...

Maybe that 3Kg+ weight for my Alimo frameset isn't so extraordinary - Wasn't Columbus Zeta tubing also Hi tensile steel? https://www.cyclollector.com/gb/frame-fork-sets/2904-blue-and-white-frame-and-forks-benotto-columbus-zeta-size-53.html Blue and white Frame and Forks Benotto Columbus Zeta...

We have 2 Falcons in my parent's garage, a1973 5-speed steel metallic red road bike and my customised Falcon Super Pro. I loved the brand when Sid Barras was riding for them, I bought my super pro for about £25 in 1989, it's been my commuter bike since then. I love the geometry and how it rides.

I just stripped the bike down and weighed everything, my dream of having a restickered Benotto parts bin special just popped. I'm now quite confident that it is built from Ishiwata 0265 High tensile steel or similar. The frame weighs 2383 grams and the fork weighs 770 grams - clearly not alloy...

Test fit of the Alimo sticker set before I strip the bike (currently in urban mode) This first set was poorly colour matched - I trusted the printer to do a good job, I will check with my own eyes next time. The next attempt will be on transparent vinyl from a new print shop, hope that works out.

I rediscovered that the seatpost on my Alimo measures 26.0 mm in diameter, with the outside diameter of the seat tube measuring 28.6 mm, this means that the tubing is very thick or there is an insert. The difference of 2.6 mm means a wall thickness close to 1.3 mm, I looked at various types of...