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Now this is a build I’m really happy with. I’ve had it for quite a while, sat in the back of the garage, waiting for a restoration. Even the process of restoring it was a long one but it was definitely worth it. I was actually given the bike after an old colleague of mine saved it from the scrap man. He had intentions of doing it up himself but never got around to it so passed it on to me. It was in a bit of a state; the paint was all faded, the plastic shifters too, the rims rusted, one caliper was bent and the seat was torn. Over the course of the build the majority of the components have been swapped out. I’ve kept period components but replaced the old “low end” 5 speed gear with a nice “mid range” 10 speed set. The frame has been powder coated a gorgeous deep red with a metallic finish and fresh decals have been fitted with white cabling and bar tape to add some contrast.
I think it’s an absolutely stunning bike but what do you think?
The history of “Coventry Eagle” is a bit muddled. According to Wikipedia, the company was founded in 1903 and closed in 1939. It was a company that originally made motorcycles but went on to produce bicycles and before it closed, created the “Falcon” brand. Falcon is still around today but in the late 70’s it was purchased by Elswick before being sold to the Tandem Group which operates it today.
It’s all a bit confusing with the history of British bike brands but from what I can make out, Falcon still produced bikes under the Coventry Eagle name. Bikes under the Falcon name were designed / influenced by Ernie Clements (an ex British racer and the founder of Falcon) were the higher end models whereas Coventry Eagle became the low end models.
There are a few brochures on Veteran Cycles club from the Coventry Eagle brand but digging up other information is quite tough!