Originally Posted by
unterhausen
wouldn't they build a custom paramount for very little extra? I knew some tourists back in the mid '70s that ran heavy tubulars, so it wouldn't surprise me to see a Paramount with relaxed geometry and 700c clearances that would accept fenders..
They would, though I've seen too many of both 700C and 27" variants for either to be a special order. For the record, my own '70 is a stock build, made for 27" wheels.
I've seen an all-chrome Paramount frameset with factory braze-ons for front and rear racks. That took the cake for "custom build" in my book.
-Kurt