older paramount

[danuchi]

Thanks to all who replied. I raced this bike when i was a kid ( i'm 59 now). Both my dad and his brother were serious racers out of the buffalo area way back when In this era of downtime my son and i thought it might be a good "isolation" project. Stripped it down to check bearings, etc. Question remains, how far to take it? Not sure that it would fit either one of us! On another note, have a track bike made by Heil Brothers out of buffalo. Cannot find any info on that either. Will post pics of that soon too. and some wood rims Thanks, Dan

 

[Eric Amlie]

There's some pretty fancy chroming on that frameset.
I've never seen that on a Paramount before.

 

[ccdc.1]

That chrome treatment is not common, but not a one of a kind:

 

[Freqman1]

I thought the chrome lugs were standard fare for the earlier Paramounts? V/r Shawn

 

[bikecrazy]

I could look at pics of vintage Paramounts all day. To me they are bicycle art!

 

[Rear Facing Drop Out]

I would suggest keeping the original paint. Those bumps and bruises belong to you. Clean up the chrome and maybe some touch ups. Polish and enjoy.

 

[Eric Amlie]

I thought the chrome lugs were standard fare for the earlier Paramounts? V/r Shawn

The chromed head lugs are common enough, but not the seat tube lug and bottom bracket shell.
The "socks" on the fork have an unusual treatment also.

 

[fattyre]

Leave it be! No repaint will ever look that good. Plus fresh paint generally makes old components look shabby.

 

[cyclingday]

That is a beautiful Paramount!
Enjoy!

 

[npierson]

Do not touch the red paint, it looks great. My isolation project has been cleaning up the 1968 Paramount frame, crankset, and seat (nothing else left). A family friend who was an active racer in Milwaukee gave it to me in the 80's, and I rode it a lot for about 10 years. I am thinking of selling it, it's been in my basement for 25 years.