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Original 1930s Resilion Cantilever Brakes Catalogue, VGC | eBay

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Original 1928 Raleigh Cycles Catalogue | eBay

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1968/9 Carlton Cycles Catalogue/Brochure With Price List, Excellent | eBay

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Original Chater Lea Cycle & Tandem Components Catalogue, 1929 | eBay

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Original Hercules Herailleur 3 Speed Gear Instruction Book, 1953 | eBay

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Original GB Components And Spares Catalogue 1960s, Excellent | eBay

Original GB Components And Spares Catalogue.

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Original Cyclo Catalogue 1937, Ref 373, With Witmy Gear Brochure | eBay

Good condition. The catalogue has stains to the cover.

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Lovely Rare Brooks "Instantus" Brakes Brochure, 1930s? | eBay

1930s i think.

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Falcon cycles

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There was mention of Falcon frames, some where, with wrap around seat stays.
Similar to Carlton frames.

"Elswick-Hopper" on here mentions a connection between Falcon and Raleigh (Carlton).

Falcon Cycles Smethwick

Hello, I once had a Falcon Olmpic, a lightweight bike with Reynolds 531 tube and Campagnolo gears ect, a well speced machine finished in metallic lime green and with a contrasting black seat piller. My reason for posting is I just wondered if anyone has any relatives or friends who once had any...

birminghamhistory.co.uk

"Well Bill, where to start. I could just refer you to my book: Elswick-Hopper The story of a great British cycle maker, £18 if you order it from Waterstones, but that would be cheeky. The sequence of events is as follows: Ernie Clements goes bust and takes a job with Roberts Cycle Industries at Smethwick. He becomes works manager and talks management into letting him develop a sports range. According to Frank Clements he and Ernie find a box of old Falcon transfers in the loft at RCI and think it's a good name. So the Falcon brand is born in 1955/6. I actually have a frame with a Falcon/RCI headbadge. Coventry Eagle then move to Smethwick and take over RCI, including Ernie C. Note the owner is now Coventry Eagle - MD Mayo and they like the Falcon idea so incorporate as one of the CE range. On to 1968 and the site is being redeveloped at the same time that Elswick-Hopper is diversifying and has spare factory space. So CE relocates to Barton on Humber, my home town since 1971. Douglas Mayo has a car smash and retires - Ernie buys him out and becomes MD. He renames the firm Falcon Cycles. He then decides the Barton works are a bit old and buys a factory in Brigg, relocating in 1978 (ish). Runs out of money and sells to Elswick-Hopper with a seat on the main board. Persuades them to open a brand new factory in Newport Wales, and in 1983 when he has had enough he sells his shares for the Newport factory - where he has also hired the great Barry Hoban. That venture cost Barry dear when it went bust in the 1990s. So Falcon is now part of Elswick-Hopper Cycles, part of Elswick plc. Then becomes Elswick-Falcon and is finally sold to Casket plc. It has never been part of Raleigh TI though Raleigh TI did supply most of the E-H range from around 1967-1979 on a deal that saw Raleigh badging production on behalf of Elswick-Hopper. The latter was able to undercut their supplier's own range! So there you go - don't believe all you read on the net. Questions?"

 

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STRATALITE SOUTH of FRANCE.

 

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STRATALITE SOUTH of FRANCE.
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Bars look a bit low.

 

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Aero innit

 

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A great way to sell air with a bit of chocolate.