Re: [CR]Paramount on Ebay

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From: "thestows" <thestows@mediaone.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Larry Osborn" <losborn2@wvu.edu>
References: <l03130301b85a8cc12241@[216.144.8.154]> <200201041606.g04G6Oa04098@skeeter.wvu.edu>
Subject: Re: [CR]Paramount on Ebay
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 22:11:47 -0500


I asked for the serial no. he wrote The serial number is C7021 does that not
make it a 70?
David Stow
Jacksonville Florida


----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Osborn
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Paramount on Ebay



> At 08:41 PM 1/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >: [CR]Paramount on Ebay
> >
> >
> >> I don't know if others of you have seen this Paramount on Ebay; he lists
> >it
> >> as nervex lugs. Those aren't nervex lugs, are they? And the year he
> >> states the bike is, would fit with when Paramount switched to Prugnant
> >> lugs? I wrote to him suggesting that he might be wrong, and he responded
> >> that he will stand by what Richard Schwinn told him.
> >>
> >
> >
> >The lugs may be Nervex, but they are not Nervex Pros. The decals look wrong
> >for a 1970 bike. Did Paramounts have that block style lettering that early?
> >
> >David Goerndt
> >Orlando (waitin' for the freeze) FL
> >
>
> Have to agree with David here. 73? 74? Not exactly sure when the decals
> changed to this style. And other possible inconsistencies: that really
> doesn't look like a Campy crank from here. HF front hub, LF rear? Bid
> cautiously.
>
> Larry "all answers questioned" Osborn
> Day dreaming about snow/salt-free pavement in Morganhole WV