1947 Paramount

[petritl]

I put together this 1947 track bike today.

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The cows down the road seem to like it

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[bulldog1935]

the Madman himself on our downtown ride this morning - I was his conscience at every intersection
(until he smoked me on the final 2-mi hill)

 

[Schwinn499]

the Madman himself on our downtown ride this morning - I was his conscience at every intersection
(until he smoked me on the final 2-mi hill)

Cinelli hat, Cat shirt, Paramount track....nice kit. Got dropped by a track bike on a climb?

 

[bulldog1935]

well yeah, he spun up and the other two of us in the lead group were mashing - I beat the other guy (he was on a carbon bike).
I'm a strong climber, but Tad climbed the 2-mi-long hill at 19 mph - madman.

Come climb the hill that gets me to my house. 400', grade hits 14% 4 times.
Half of San Antonio comes out to train on it.

 

[Schwinn499]

well yeah, he spun up and the other two of us in the lead group were mashing - I beat the other guy (he was on a carbon bike).
I'm a strong climber, but Tad climbed the 2-mi-long hill at 19 mph - madman.

Come climb the hill that gets me to my house. 400', grade hits 14% 4 times.
Half of San Antonio comes out to train on it.

Geez beast mode! That hill by your house sounds fun. I live in the foothills so plenty of steep stuff around here, don't know all the stats n stuff but makes me wonder. Some of the stuff I climb up is pretty gnarly. Climbing is my favorite, legs on, brain off....

 

[bulldog1935]

It's great leaving the house, bro. but at the end of a 30 mi ride, it's why all my bikes have granny rings
At the end of a long ride, I need a gear in the low 30"s to get home

I ride a lot of creek bottom roads and love the bluff climbs in and out of the flood plain.
I usually attack them without changing gears.
Nice thing about living up this hill, the house has been through a 27" overnight rain without any flooding.

 

[WVBicycles]

That Paramount is awesome and yeah if hes going up hills at that pace that dude can pedal no doubt about that. Memorial day weekend I am gonna be in the white mountains of New Hampshire cycling some peaceful roads but the hills are rather brutal so I had to dust off my Cannondale and get it ready for the mountains it hasn't failed me yet on a climb. I am built like a sprinter not a climber so it should be interesting.

 

[olderthandirt]

ever race any of those cows ?