Re: [CR]What's a Paramount worth?

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

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Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:01:23 -0500
To: "Rick Chasteen" <rchasteen@kc.rr.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "DB" <db@home-work.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]What's a Paramount worth?


In my experience, it could be sold for $700-900. Do others agree?

-Dan "Just got back from a brisk 20 miles on my 70's Cinelli SC - what a bike!" Borden in Boston, MA

At 1:24 PM -0600 11/17/01, Rick Chasteen wrote:
>All:
>
>A friend of mine has a '72 Paramount road bike, NR equipped with
>high flange hubs and Weinmann Concave rims, Brooks Pro, Cinelli,
>etc. The frame is black in color and the chrome is in good
>condition. The decals are perfect. There is some rust just
>starting to bubble under the paint on the top tube, beneath the
>brake cable clips. Overall, it is a very nice bike.
>
>Since he and I are uninformed in Paramount matters (among others),
>we would like to know, please, what this bicycle is worth as is and
>what would it be worth if the top tube were rust free?
>
>Rick Chasteen, Kansas City-home of Calvert Guthrie