Re: [CR]Pre-War track Paramount on ebay

From: "Bike Works NYC" <bikeworks@bikecult.com>
To: SM2501@aol.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Pre-War track Paramount on ebay
In-Reply-To: <135.181f1341.2b1449e8@aol.com>
References: <135.181f1341.2b1449e8@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:36:46 -0500

-On Monday, November 25, 2002 10:52 PM -0500 SM2501@aol.com wrote:
> I doubt very seriously that ebay# 740072962 is a Paramount. I asked Jeff
> Gromen, prewar racing guru, and he agreed. He thought it looked more like
> a BSA, but not a Paramount.
>
> Scott McCaskey
> Dalworthington Gardens, TX

Scott,

You might say a flag went up when we saw that one. I too was convinced it wasn't a Schwinn. Maybe it's a pre-Schwinn Watsyn.

But I just examined my c.39 Paramount and my c.40 BSA. That bike looks more like the Paramount than the BSA. Though it had me fooled for a moment.

Head lugs -- Paramount Seat cluster -- Watsyn, pre-Schwinn? Fork crown -- Paramount Fork tips -- Paramount Crankset -- BSA, pre-Schwinn?

Thanks,
Dave Perry
Bike Works NYC
G.S. Pergolizzi