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1973 paramount converted to a fixed gear. If you respect quality craftsmanship, and want to treat this bike proper, and you MUST convert it (as opposed to repairing/restoring). try to follow these simple vintage bike conversion rules:
1)DO NOT HACK/GRAND ANYTHING OFF THE FRAME.
1) Keep everything you take off and keep on what you can. Clean the removed parts, and put it in a box somewhere where it won't decay. Later in life, you may want to restore it to its original setup. You should find lots of Campagnolo parts, and Cinelli handle bars on that bike.
2) Use high end componets. This is one of the best bikes of its time, and is still a very nice bike. It deserves the best. Think about a Phil Wood BB, and Campagnolo pista cranks. Keep the headset/stem/handlebars/brakes on the bike. They will look fantastic after you clean them up.
3) Keep the original paint unless its too far gone. If it can be salvaged, keep it. It would be a shame if you bead blasted and powder coated a 73 Paramount.
4) If you don't like the sound of this, please please consider selling the Paramount and buying something with less value to convert, like a Univega, Nishiki, other schwinns, and on and on. there are thousands of frames out there just waiting to be "fixed".