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Tioga Rhino 3/Falcon Pro help?

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Mark Owen:
I scored this on e-bay...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tange-Made-Falcon-Pro-1984-Old-School-Bmx-/161694800712'ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=wkAmeSy1hg8qyjNruP2Z3dq4C08%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Still can't believe my luck as it's a Tange/Tioga Rhino 3 frame and i've wanted one of these for god knows how long! This one has been branded as a Falcon Pro. Some fishing around on the internet seems to show pictures indicating the Falcon BMX team may have run these. Just wondered if anyone had any pictures or information as to what spec they may have been built to? Or any ideas as to what spec I should build it to!?

Any/all helps appreciated!

Mark

Tel-boy75:
I put in a bid for that as well, looks nice. I did a bit of research before I bid, I found this link to a Falcon catalogue that shows the team riding Rhino Charges, maybe of interest/use.

Not sure if they were ever branded as Falcon frames though.

http://www.bloggingadeadhorse.com/hotfoot2_1983FalconCat.php

Mark Owen:
Thanks fella, yes that is pretty much all I could find as well. Difficult to tell what components are on these,  so reckon I might just have to wing it a little!

Going to try and clean up as much as I can  and maybe change some bits. Thanks again!

That Swan Guy:
Jeff and Gary ran Rhino Charges as they were the big kids in the group. They were stickered Falcon but that was the only thing that was Falcon made on the bikes. The older Maws, Jonty and his sisters ran Rhino III frame sets whilst David had a Tange mini frame set. Falcon only ever made catalogue bikes out of scaffold tube but John Maw (Dad) got them sponsorship through Falcon and they ran the Tange frames listed above.

Mark Owen:
Wow! Thanks "That Swan Guy"Now that is interesting! Must admit,  shamefully not being that gemmed up on teams/riders, the names you've mentioned don't mean much to me but, do you think this bike is one of those you mentioned above then? And if so, any way I could get the spec verified?

Mark

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