Recently published photos of other pinstriped Paramounts show detailing
identical to this. At least some of the striping is a very small uniform
distance away from the lug, and the striping forms very sharp points in
places. A real pro job that would be extremely difficult, if not impossible
for an amateur to duplicate. He doesn't just highlight the lugs to accent
them, he redraws them as they would be if they were perfectly formed, which
Nervex curlies never are. This shot highlights it best,
http://twistcomm.com/
A while back, someone wrote that there was an old guy at the factory who did all the striping and when he left, Schwinn decided not to replace him. So, no more pinstriped Paramounts.
Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont
> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:33:26 -0500
> From: Fredrick Yavorsky <fred@twistcomm.com>
> To: <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>,
> "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Prugnat Paramount (PP) vs Nervex
>
> Pete Geurds wrote:
>
> >> http://twistcomm.com/
> >>
> >>> Here's my 1966 chrome Paramount with Nervex, red outlined.
> >
> > Is that the original lining?
>
> Pete,
> I have no way of knowing. But I assumed it is. I'm also assuming that the
> decals were easy to remove once they got scratched up. The Reynolds
sticker
> looks original. What do the Paramount experts on the list think?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Fred Yavorsky
> Jenkintown, PA