If I am remembering correctly, Schwinn drum brakes have matric 10mm ? axles. It seems a little odd that they would have a metric axle, but the hubs seem so unique that I believe that Schwinn made them and the Paramount hubs as well. Does anyone really know? chris iaokimedes Fairfax California
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Barner Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 5:19 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Paramount Track Hubs, In-House or Schwinn Approved?
I always wondered whether Schwinn made these Paramount "Phone Dial" hubs or had another company do it under contract. If so, was it a US company? They seem to be exclusive to Schwinn, and they used them for quite a few years, so maybe they made them in-house. I know they made a lot of other components over the years, but most of those parts were steel. There is a long history in most manufacturing industries of farming out different manufacturing tasks for goods that never bore the actual manufacturer's name. Schwinn had a history of this with the Paramount frames as well, right from the beginning.
Schwinn had their own brakes, both sidepulls and cantilevers, rims, fenders, cranks, headsets, etc. Did they make all of these themselves? They must have had someone else making their tires.
Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont