Originally Posted by
3alarmer
...despite my best efforts, I can find no serial number for this frame. Nothing on the BB shell, or either dropout, nothing on the seat lug.
It's always been sort of mysterious in that regard, though obviously painted with the factory Imron they used, and pretty obviously not a counterfeit.
I have no explanation, unless it's on the steerer. I did drop the fork when I originally got the bike and serviced it. But I didn't look there at the time.
The seat post diameter is 27.2, so I presume it's one of their Columbus or Reynolds tubing frames. And it's definitely a 24" frame, by measure of the seat tube.
This year of Dura Ace is probably my favorite of all time, and I wish someone made hoods to fit those early levers. This is a good excuse to polish it up and ride it for a while.
I don’t think the absence of a serial number is unusual for the time period. As I understand, during the transition from Chicago made Paramounts to those produced in Waterford, there was some strange things going on. I heard that in the early years, the staff could build personal frames during the off hours. The practice was stopped when the ramp up for the 50th Anniversary Edition started. These weren’t part of the production system. It could be one of those.
Anyway, it’s a great bike! Hope you can keep it.
Cheers,
Van