Originally Posted by allidoispedal
wat kind of stem is dat ?
That style of adjustable stem is known as a Major Taylor stem. On the paramounts they were made by Schwinn.
Originally Posted by na975
the shop owner said 1948, maybe he doesn't know himself!
Maybe, his site says 1941, but by 1941 paramounts had slant trimmed seat stays. The balled-end seat stays, like on this bike were earlier, starting in 1938. I guess this could be an early 1941, but I don't believe 1948. Whatever though, the bike is bling.