[CR]Wastyn - was: Pre-War track Paramount on ebay

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From: <RaleighPro531@aol.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Wastyn - was: Pre-War track Paramount on ebay
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 06:56:03 EST

In a message dated 11/26/2002 12:41:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, bikeworks@bikecult.com writes:


> 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?
>

Wouldn't this be a good thing if it was a Wastyn rather than a Paramount? I realize there is a lot to the Paramount name but certainly the Wastyn's are much harder to find? http://ebay.com/<blah> Help me out here as I'm not sure if I understand if the previous posts were "knocks" or not. Thanks

Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA