Originally Posted by
velo-orange
If money is no object, why not have a frame builder make a steel combo bar/stem fitted for you? A cromoly steel handlebar will be less noodly than an untreated 6061 or 2041 aluminum bar.
Hey, this isn't a bad idea. The folks at Waterford bikes (Richard Schwinn proprietor) do restorations on Paramounts and other bikes. Could be they could either make a new fork and match the paint or just deconstruct and reweld the current one with a threadless steerer.
http://waterfordbikes.com/now/home.php?newstype=randrO