Hi gang, I'm a little curious about all this banter regarding quality. I would hope that a frame built by a Baylis, Sachs or Moon is going to be A LOT better made than a Paramount, Peugeot, etc. That's why these frames cost the big bucks.
But........if you took two basically identical frames, same tubing, angles and all, one built by a current "master", and one built 30 years ago by Schwinn, could one tell the difference in the ride if they were (tongue in cheek) blindfolded? If you put Baylis decals on the Schwinn would it be the hands down winner?
Rod Kronenberg (who has only ridden and owned one "custom")
Fort Collins, CO
> David Novoselsky wrote:
>
> ><snip>
> >It would seem that there is little middle ground here, with those that disdain
> Paramounts as second rate on one side and those who avidly collect them on the
> other side of this debate.
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >
> David,
>
> I hope you don't mistakenly include Steve Barner in the group who
> "disdain" Paramounts. I suspect their lack of perfection does not
> prevent him from lusting after them. Steve -- how many did Paramounts
> have you owned over the years and how many do you have now? I seem to
> recall something about a matched his and hers set -- or am I confused as
> usual?
>
> Best regards,
>
> David -- I can't help myself, I drool every time I see a bike with
> chrome Nervex Pro lugs -- White
> Burlington, VT