Re: [CR] Yet more Paramounts

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:17:12 -0700
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <859684.47210.qm@web82204.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Yet more Paramounts


I knew there was a reason I hated FLICKR. Several people were unable to access the phots. I've now moved them to Wool Jersey:

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/jerrymoos/Paramount+Elite/

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA


--- On Fri, 10/16/09, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:


> From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>

\r?\n> Subject: [CR] Yet more Paramounts

\r?\n> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

\r?\n> Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 3:21 PM

\r?\n> Attached are a couple of photos of an

\r?\n> "Elite Series" Paramount along with the decal set used:

\r?\n>

\r?\n> http://www.flickr.com/photos/19353998@N06/sets/72157603034449385/

\r?\n>

\r?\n> According to the history on the Waterford site, the Elite

\r?\n> Series was built from 1980 through 1983, thus fitting just

\r?\n> within the CR timeline.  This was the first Paramount

\r?\n> series built under the supervision of Marc Muller, after

\r?\n> production shifted from Chicago to Waterford.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> The history says "Marc got approval to begin using Columbus

\r?\n> SL and SP tubing."  But this bike shows what looks like

\r?\n> a Reynolds 531 decal on the seattube.  Perhaps only

\r?\n> some Elite Paramounts used Columbus.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Anyone have a 1980-1983 "Elite Series" Paramount? 

\r?\n> What is the tubing?  Where is the decal placed?  I

\r?\n> have a frame like this (except blue) with only some decals

\r?\n> present.  BTW, the seattube panel decal is, AFAIK, much

\r?\n> older than the decal set typically used on this model. 

\r?\n> Perhaps this was a custom order or someone just obtained and

\r?\n> applied the older single decal.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Regards,

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Jerry Moos

\r?\n> big Spring, Texas, USA