Hi there, descovered an old bike in my garage

[Kenno1]

Hi all, I've cleared out my garage, found an old Falcon olympic Ernie Clement bike in there. I was going to take it to the dump, my partner thinks it's worth something. The big question is, is it???? Can anyone help with this??
Many thanks, Lou

 

[DCLane]

Rather than dump it there's probably a bike recycling place near you.

It'll have a value, although a 1970's Falcon won't be that much. If you're selling, try eBay or an advert on here.

 

[Kempstonian]

You can't dump it - its orange! There's a liking for orange bikes in these parts, eh DCLane?

 

[Kempstonian]

There's no rust on the chain, it has decent equipment and the paintwork looks to be in good condition. See if the tyres are still ok, if so pump them up, give it a clean, take new photos and I'm sure it will sell. Oh yes, measure the size and include that in your advert too (centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the frame's seat tube). Also indicate roughly where you are, as the buyer will have to pick it up.

 

[Illaveago]

You can't dump that ! It looks like 23.5 inch frame. It should clean up well. Very nice bikes to ride . I'm having fun on mine .

 

[biggs682]

@Kenno1 dump it at mine thanks

Seriously though it looks good enough to ride so why not ride it ?

 

[otek59]

You beat me to it mr Biggs, I would gladly give a forever home

 

[wisdom]

Sympathetic clean up and check over then ride it.
It may not be worth much monetary but will give anyone a smile to ride.

 

[midlife]

The original Titlist rear mech and Maxy chainset have some value in their own right

 

[Ian H]

It would make a perfectly good fixed-wheel or single-speed bike.

 

[Gravity Aided]

It would make a perfectly good bike, period. Some older bikes have a quality to them that just doesn't come in a bicycle anymore.

 

[Poacher]

That's a decent quality bike, not top notch, but made with Reynolds 531 plain gauge tubes. I can't remember whether it was just the main tubes or also the forks and stays. There's a decal near the top of the seat tube which should tell you; probably something like this.
Worth £50 of anybody's money - or £500 if you mention Eroica in the description.

 

[roadrash]

why would anyone even consider dumping it , even if you didn't personally want it then sell it or donate it to one of the many cycle charities

 

[otek59]

Exactly if it’s sold,donated to a charity or just given away it’s another classic bike saved

 

[otek59]

So what decision did you come too Kenno1, dump donate or sell