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Bought it as a winter commuter, but rides like a dream - really light and responsive. So it'll be dry use only. I've no idea if it's a genuine Alcyon, but I don't much care - I think it is old as there's an oil nipple on the bottom bracket shell. Alcyon went out of business in the late 1950s, so if it is genuine, it's older than me. Just. There's a serial number under the bottom bracket shell, but the recent paint obscures it. I built it up with new parts, but the stem and bars are old Cinelli, perhaps the originals (although I don't know).
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Bought it as a winter commuter, but rides like a dream - really light and responsive. So it'll be dry use only. I've no idea if it's a genuine Alcyon, but I don't much care - I think it is old as there's an oil nipple on the bottom bracket shell. Alcyon went out of business in the late 1950s, so if it is genuine, it's older than me. Just. There's a serial number under the bottom bracket shell, but the recent paint obscures it. I built it up with new parts, but the stem and bars are old Cinelli, perhaps the originals (although I don't know).
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Bought it as a winter commuter, but rides like a dream - really light and responsive. So it'll be dry use only. I've no idea if it's a genuine Alcyon, but I don't much care - I think it is old as there's an oil nipple on the bottom bracket shell. Alcyon went out of business in the late 1950s, so if it is genuine, it's older than me. Just. There's a serial number under the bottom bracket shell, but the recent paint obscures it. I built it up with new parts, but the stem and bars are old Cinelli, perhaps the originals (although I don't know).
My latest. Built so I can ride (slowly) with the lovely Helen to the country pubs and tea rooms we both love so much without my dropping her.
This was my old Falcon Professional that I first built as a fixed twelve years ago given a new lease of life, inspired by Kyuss a few years back who had a sticker bike I had the idea of beer labels
So I prepped the frame and had it sprayed at work, then stuck the labels on with clear varnish and had it lacquered, to say I am pleased with it is an understatement and I am already collecting labels for the next one :P
http://flic.kr/p/feKNfB
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157633006821233/with/9344654607/
The colour scheme is incredible!