Originally Posted by
Kactus
The Weinmann rims that came on the '71 Paramount P-13 I just picked up have the lightly knurled braking surface. I suspect that these rims are original to the bike. Could the knurling be a late 60's - early 70's revision?
So far that seems to be the case. So far I've only seen this on some '71 Sports Tourers, but I believe the Paramount used different Weinmann rims. Interesting to hear that they were also showing up knurled around the same time. Could you post close-up pics of any stampings or labeling on the rims?