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| Falcon Replica Ordinary c.1961-Luke DeNitto of Anaheim, CA |
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| Falcon high wheel bicycle (Penny Farthing) belonging to Luke DeNitto of So-Cal in September-2010. Luke acquired this bike from fellow collector Erick Elsewood of So-Cal. This photo was taken on the day that Luke picked-up the bike at Erick`s home. This high wheeler was produced in the early 1960`s by Falcon Cycles (aka Coventry Eagle Cycle Co., Ltd.) of Birmingham, England. At the time, Falcon was owned by Mr. A. Douglas Mayo and the factory was managed by Ernie Clements. Falcon produced only one of these Ordinaries to use as an eye-catcher in their booth at the Earls Court International Cycle Show which was held in London in 1960 or 1961. Howie`s father, Leo Cohen Sr. saw this lovely replica and immediately decided to purchase 100 of them for distribution in America. Howie`s uncle (Manny Giffis) was with Leo and he also purchased some for his Wheel Goods Corp., a bicycle distributor & retailer in Mpls., MN. The rims for this replica were produced by Weinmann of Switzerland as a special favor for Falcon. The bikes were fully assembled in England at the Falcon factory and packed seven (7) in a huge wood case. Howie & other WCC staff unloaded the crates from the trucks and carefully unpacked (then individually repacked) the bikes for shipment to bicycle dealers throughout the USA. See the picture gallery for additional photos and history about these bikes. The color is flamboyant bronze which was one of the popular colors of the Falcon San Remo model racing bikes.| Picture Gallery for this Item (click images to enlarge) |
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This is a photo of Erick sitting atop the Falcon High Wheel bike at the time when it belonged to him. He since transferred ownership to Luke DeNitto who now has the bike in his collection. |
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Erick sent me this photo which was taken when the bike belonged to him. Luke DeNitto currently owns the bike in September 2010. |
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Erick sent me this photo which was taken when the bike belonged to him. Luke DeNitto currently owns the bike in September 2010. The young lad leaning on the fence is probably a relative of Erick's. |
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Early 1960's WCC booth at the New York International Cycle Show held at the N.Y. Hilton Hotel. Notice the Falcon high wheel bicycle on the table at the left side of the photo. Also notice the smaller version (26x1 3/8 front wheel) on the floor at the left side. The other bicycles included in the photo are: Falcon San Remo and Black Diamond models, Alpina French 15-speed bicycles, a Jack Taylor double-gents tandem, a Meteor 26" wheel coaster (produced by Raleigh Ind) with a Matthews Adult Three-Wheel Conversion Kit, and two Unicycles. |
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Leo Cohen Senior (left) of West Coast Cycle and Manny Giffis (right) of Wheel Goods Corporation. Photo taken at the February 1960 Bicycle Institute of America (BIA) convention in Boca Raton, FL. |
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Howie's father, Leo Cohen Sr. (left) and Falcon's Ernie Clements (right) discussing the purchase order for 100 of the Falcon Penny Farthing bicycles to be shipped to WCC in the USA. They are in the Falcon display booth at the Earls Court International Cycle Show in the late 1950's or 1960 or 1961. |
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Howie's father, Leo Cohen Sr. standing adjacent to the prototype Falcon Penny Farthing (with a model posing) at the Earls Court International Cycle Show which was held in London. The time was the late 1950's or very early in the 1960's. |
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