Campy steel cranks on Paramount, was Re: [CR]Campy Steel Crankset

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Campagnolo)

Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 18:52:26 -0100
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Harvey M. Sachs" <sachs@erols.com>
Subject: Campy steel cranks on Paramount, was Re: [CR]Campy Steel Crankset


Eric Elman wrote <snip> > What really caught my eye though is the steel Campagnolo crankarms and > aluminium chainrings - identical to the ones on the Cyclart Paramount on > ebay right now. Condition of all chromed items have moderate but not > terrible rust. Question is, are these cranks valuable, and in the condition > on the ebay bike, what would a set like that be worth. > > http://ebay.com/<blah>

When I first ogled Paramounts (1963?), the price was $200 with Stronglight cottered cranks; Campagnolo alloy cotterless were a $25 option. Multiply prices by about 4x for today's consumer price equivalents.

harvey sachs
mclean va