I'm guessing a kool lemon Paramount is a 70's bike? I remember reading somewhere that in the great epic movie 'Ben Hur' the extras playing the Roman soldiers can be seen in some scenes wearing wrist watches. Apparently it wasn't caught by wardrobe when they were in costume. I kind of look at satin anodized or black anodized rims on pre-80's bikes like that.

I figure if you want a practical bike that you can use everyday with little maintenance, get a mid to late 80's bike. That way standard thread parts, anodized components, indexed shifting and the like will not be out of place.

For a 70's Paramount or similar older vintage bike, Grand Bois makes new rims that would maintain the period aesthetics while providing a moderately wide rim like the CR-18 for 28mm or larger tires. For narrower tires, you're SOL. Nobody makes those new. Yet.