Originally Posted by
abellanti
170....did your bike come with the cinelli model 1 stem? Wondering if that was original.
.. [MENTION=38510]Scooper[/MENTION] is one of the more knowledgeable people here on these Paramounts. I think I either have or have had six or eight of them over the years, ranging from one remarkably similar to yours (Chrome P-15 with the decals removed...apparently it was a thing to do) from maybe a year or two later all the way up through several mid 80's Waterford bikes. it would appear that if you had the juice to buy one, you could specify some stuff that the shop would change out custom for you. Thus yours had those stooopid safety levers on the brakes.
Here's photos of mine, with original stem, bar, and Crane. I'm sure it's all original, because I'm only the third owner, and the second owner was some kid who never rode it, but worked in a shop where it came in as a trade in.
But what "original" actually means with these is often debatable.