Re: [CR]Paramount on Ebay

> 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" <losborn2@wvu.edu>
> 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