Re: [CR]Paramount Track Bike BB Height

(Example: Racing)

Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:48:25 -0400
From: Marcus Coles <marcoles@ody.ca>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Paramount Track Bike BB Height
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Joe Bender-Zanoni wrote:
>My suspicion is that Paramount track bikes either came in two distinct BB
>heights or were often custom made. My 1964 bike had a stupid low 10 1/2" BB
>and it was a stout sprinting bike, not some special pursuit model where a
>low BB might be appropriate.
>
>Has anyone studied on this issue?
>
>Joe Bender-Zanoni
>Great Notch, NJ
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> My run of the mill 1981 Bianchi Pista (165mm crank) has a BB height of only 10 3/4" on 21mm tires, less than some of my road bikes. It has wear and tear that corresponds to previous track use. You have got to wonder what has changed to make a bike like this is no longer suitable for its intended purpose. Perhaps in the OT days people used to get up to speed quicker.

It's going to be interesting to see if I can make it around the new track http://www.forestcityvelodrome.ca/ on it at some point.

Marcus Coles
London, ON, Canada.