Hi John: The style in the early '70s was minimal braze-ons, regardless of the intended use of the frameset. Does your frame have fender/rack eyelets on the dropouts? The Road Racing Paramount of that vintage had about a 39.5" wheelbase to the center of the rear dropout slots in "typical" sizes (and no eyelets IIRC), so if yours is substantially longer than that, and has eyelets, it's a Touring. Back in the '60s and perhaps earlier, there was only one road frame - no distinction between "Racing" and "Touring." The 1970s Touring was designed for 27" wheels, whereas Road Racing was designed for 700C tubulars.
Remember that, in general, the farther back in time you go, the longer the wheelbases and chainstays were. Super-short, steep-angled "Criterium" frames became popular first in the US in the late 1970s, then others followed suit.
Regards,
Greg Parker
Dexter, MI
(Disclaimer: I am not a Paramount expert, I just play one on TV...).
> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:42:20 +0000
> From: "John Clay"
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Paramount Question
>
> My 74 Paramount has chainstays that are ~ 44 or 45 cm long. It has no
> touring brazeons so I assume it's not a tourer. It seems like an awfully
> friendly dimension for a non-touring bike though.
>
> * Was the Paramount conisdered a racing bike, a comfortable road bike or
> something else?
> * Were chainstays of this length typical of the time or just the
> Paramount?
> * Would it have been made with/for 27" or 622 wheels?
>
> John Clay
> Tallahassee, FL