Re: [CR] 1966 Paramount P14

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:21:43 -0400
From: "David G. White" <whiteknight@burlingtontelecom.net>
To: sean flores <seaneee175@gmail.com>
References: <bf9c665a0910261116u6714c0d2j3a5cd3b9a890b283@mail.gmail.com>
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Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] 1966 Paramount P14


Check out the info at the Schwinn Lightweight Databook:

http://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/cover.html

Best,

David

David G. White Burlington, VT

sean flores wrote:
> I just picked up a '66 P14 that needs some help. I'm trying to figure
> out what was stock and what wasn't. What should be and the build and
> what shouldn't.
>
> It's set up trainer style. The HS is a Nuovo Record road headset,
> Titan Stem with no name road bars. Weinmann levers with 500 brakes
> front and rear. FB large flange hubs, mismatched rims. Fiamme tubular
> in front marked "Brevetto Longhi S.A. Fiamme Milano", the rim is
> pinned at the joint. The rear rim is a replacement araya. The bottom
> bracket is campy NR with 151 BCD Campy Pista cranks and a [gasp],
> shimano ring. The saddle looks to be a cheap 70's quilted saddle
> marked "Schwinn" in large letters across both sides. Straight seatpost
> with clamp.
>
> Now for the questions.
>
> What was a stock build for this year?
>
> Did they come with brake holes drilled front and rear?
>
> The FB hubs seem older than the build. Would these have been Schwinn
> Approved campy hubs or something else?
>
> Should this be a Cinelli Bar/Stem combo, or something else?
>
> I'd like to get this back into shape, any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Sean Flores
> San Francisco, CA
> USA