Pete;
#14 refers to the bar only. Steel w/ its curve beguiling right at the
exit of the stem. Stamped "14" at the end by where the plug goes. I forget
which side.Often the last 3/4 to 1 inch was cut off so as not to be a knee
slammer when jumping hard off the banks; so your # might be MIA. I have
heard that Cinelli steel bars made for Schwinn Paramounts were not
"engraved" at the top. There is also a #18 (straighter at the immediate
exit from the stem and a 3rd: #19? Steel stem in 3 versions varying in
degree of drop. Look in the Cinelli catalogue for photos. One is almost
parallel to the top tube, like a road stem. The other end of the scale is
an extreme drop; to get the sprinter wayyyyyyyy down. And there was one
in-between. The last two of these would have been used slammed down to the
headset locknut. And keep those wheels w/ your Frejus.
ciao,
JohnT.Pergolizzi
LaJolla, Ca.
> My 1975 Schwinn catalog says that the Paramount track bike was equipped
with steel Cinelli #14 stem and bars--and they are darn good-looking! Is
there any available reference (preferably on-line) that shows/describes the
#14 stem and bars? How can one tell by looking at a stem and bar set if
they are the #14 model? Is the number 14 stamped on the stem or bars
somewhere? Does anyone have such a stem or bars or both that they would
like to sell (or trade for a vintage 1963 pair of track wheels with
high-flange F.B. hubs, stainless spokes, and Mavic(?) rims (these wheels
were OEM on my non-Campy-equipped 1963 Frejus track bike))?
>
> Thanks,
> Pete Rutledge
> Woodbridge, VA