Falcon Compact Gearing: Seven Mechanical Ratios and a Separate Assist Control
Falcon Compact gearing is listed as seven mechanical speeds, with a Shimano freewheel and Tourney rear derailleur. Its electric-assistance selector is a separate control. One source detail needs attention before ordering parts: the specification names a Microshift thumbshifter, while the same product description calls the shifter a trigger type.
Identify the Falcon Compact gearing record
The current Tandem Group Cycles Compact listing, code 691001, names a Shimano Tourney RD-TY300 seven-speed rear derailleur. Its Gear Shifters field specifies Microshift TS38-7 thumbshifter, seven speed. Keeping the model code and field names makes a parts enquiry more precise than asking for any Falcon shifter.
The narrative instead describes a Microshift trigger shifter. That wording conflict remains unresolved by the page. Do not silently choose the paragraph or the table as proof of the unit in front of you. Ask the supplier to confirm the fitted control and its markings, with a photograph of the actual bicycle if necessary. This guide does not identify it from an unrelated historical image.
Freewheel teeth describe the rear cluster
The Falcon Compact freewheel teeth entry is 14–28T for the Shimano MF-TZ500 seven-speed freewheel. Preserve the word freewheel in a request; the site places it beneath a combined Cassette/Freewheel heading, but the value itself names a freewheel. The heading does not establish that a cassette replacement would fit.
At the front, the alloy chainset is listed as 48T with a chain guard. These two drivetrain entries describe the advertised gearing arrangement. They do not prove climbing performance, a particular comfortable cadence, or clearance for a different chainring. No replacement chainset, cluster or shifter compatibility is established here.
Keep assist selection out of the gear count
The display entry reads Toplogy DZ40 LCD, with mode selection, battery level and current speed. It is not a second set of mechanical ratios. A Falcon Compact seven speed search should therefore keep the chain-driven gearing separate from the electrical control information. The display field does not give a precise number of assistance levels, so this article does not import a count from another Falcon model.
When seeking a Falcon Compact thumb shifter or Falcon Compact Tourney derailleur, send the full advertised names and the actual fitted-part identification. That preserves both useful specification detail and the source conflict. The Falcon topic and existing introduction explain the broader range. Falcon topic; Falcon brand introduction.
FAQ
Does the source call the rear cluster a freewheel?
Yes. It names a Shimano MF-TZ500 seven-speed freewheel with 14–28T teeth.
Are seven speeds the number of electric modes?
No. Seven refers to the mechanical drivetrain in this Compact record.
Does the page settle trigger versus thumb control?
No. Its paragraph and Gear Shifters field use different terminology.
Sources
Compact model description and specification (https://www.tgc.bike/electric-bikes-c4/falcon-compact-electric-folding-bike-p1642).
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