I think the writer that wrote in his commentary about being a Sieber has it
right.
It's always easy to tell that spring is here, the juices are rising and
affecting thinking capacities.
Perhaps the lack of female companionship over the long dark winter may lead
to these shapes lurking about to start taking on mystical properties and
mythical origens.
Time to rake a long bike ride, come back and have a nice cold shower. Then
have a sumptious breakfast laced with saltpeter.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
> I'm pretty sure that that is a 1939-1949 Paramount track bike with later
> era components on it. I know where a pristine '39 mount track bike can b
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> had for $3K.
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> On Sat, April 4, 2009 7:14 am, Tom Hayes wrote:
>> Anyone know what the following bike is that is posted on Ebay:
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>> http://ebay.com/
> T&it
>> em=330318364205
>>
>> The seller refers to it as a Frankenbike (wasn't that the name for
>> Franklin
>> mountain bikes also?), and in the auction shown, that's a fairly apt nm
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>> for it with all those scars and chips. The person also makes allusions
>> to it as a Schwinn of some sort, including the possibility of it being
> a
>> 1930's--at least an early version--of the Paramount track. It appears
> to
>> have the Schwinn yellow color, but it is difficult to tell much becaus
> e
>> the photos are not terribly good (which, for me, however, builds
>> confidence to find photos worse than mine.)
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>>
>> Tom Hayes
>> Chagrin Falls, Ohio USA