No new info to share at this point. The seller hasn’t responded to questions I’ve forwarded to them from this thread. Because this is likely not a Paramount frame from the info shared here, I am no longer pursuing this.
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Is this a Schwinn Paramount?
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No new info to share at this point. The seller hasn’t responded to questions I’ve forwarded to them from this thread. Because this is likely not a Paramount frame from the info shared here, I am no longer pursuing this.
LifesRad
Finally riding a big boys bike
Any chance you’re talking about this type of headset? Apologies to the OP for continuing this……I had to ask tho
Thanks guys
ccdc.1
Finally riding a big boys bike
Sort of....the version with the single groove on the top and bottom cups is the second version of the Campy Gran Sport headset. The domed top nut is the same for version 1 and 2, but version 1 has smooth cups, no groove....like a Campy Pista headset but different (different dimensions). Both versions usually came with a thicker spacer that had 'Patent Campagnolo' engraved on the outer edge. The one you picture looks to have had the spacer replaced with the brake cable stop (unless the spacer is hidden under the brake cable stop). The correct spacer is one of the hardest items to source when it comes to Campy headsets. I have an Campy Headsets album on Flickr that is due for an update, but that won't happen for several months (there are some missing pieces in it that I have since managed to source...). https://www.flickr.com/photos/51061132@N08/albums/72157708980849521/
The single-groove headset was generally used from 1959(?) until 1961, when the Record headset with the channel and engraving on the top and bottom cups was first unveiled (Daniel Rebour drawing from 1961 trade show). As it was used for only a couple of years, it is not common to find the single-groove headsets these days.
What I wrote above is a brief description...a more detailed description would dive into some sub-versions, like a first version with o-rings on the races....but the above gives you a general overview.
The single-groove headset was generally used from 1959(?) until 1961, when the Record headset with the channel and engraving on the top and bottom cups was first unveiled (Daniel Rebour drawing from 1961 trade show). As it was used for only a couple of years, it is not common to find the single-groove headsets these days.
What I wrote above is a brief description...a more detailed description would dive into some sub-versions, like a first version with o-rings on the races....but the above gives you a general overview.
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cyclingday
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
My 1960 Paramount has that 2nd gen Campy headset.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough stack height to accommodate the scripted washer.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough stack height to accommodate the scripted washer.
