EDIT (#2): Added more things spotted
I've been compiling lists of what I've spotted so far:
-1: The "Raleigh" has a milled Campagnolo NR crankset.
-2: The Raleigh isn't a Record Ace, nor is it a International, nor a Competition, nor a Super Course - I don't think it is a Raleigh, to tell you the truth - I think it is another Paramount. The top tube braze-ons support this theory, and Internationals have wrap-around stays. The Competition has a sloping crown fork, and the Record Ace has vertical dropouts and a different fork crown.
-3: The photo of the Nishiki Blazer shows two orange Paramounts:
--3a: EDIT: The one on the left is a post-'63 P12, for it has the later decals, chromed fork ends and stays, but painted lugs. It was also upgraded afterwards, for it has Campagnolo components, and a 144bcd Record crankset. I can't make out if it is a third-generation Record headset or some kind of a clone like an Edco. Probably third-gen Record.
--3b: The one on the right has a Dia-Compe Grand Compe stem for some reason - that isn't original - and it has a third-generation Nuovo Record headset. Campagnolo sidepulls, but note that one of the spacers holding the front brake on is the square design used on Weinmann centerpulls. Even though it seems to be equipped with partial Nuovo Record, the brake hood tops appear to be Dia-Compe, and it has Suntour barcons.
-4: I spy the yellow men's Paramount in the background of the same shot with the Nishiki Blazer and the two orange Paramounts.
-5: The Moto Grand Record pic shows a ladies' Kool Lemon Paramount in the background. It is post-'63, for it has the later decal set - not the "Disneyland" type - and it has Weinmann centerpulls. Seatpost appears to be the original Nuovo Record post.
-6: Moto Grand Record has a 151bcd Campagnolo Record crankset pre-dating 1967 - it appears to have the matching left arm as well. Brake levers are Nuovo Record standard-reach. The brake calipers appear to be Nuovo Record as well, and are most definitely post-CPSC revisions of 1978 - note the spoon Q/R lever, and the vinyl-dipped brake block guides. The rear NR derailer is also post-1978, but the front derailer is pre-1973.
-7: Giant/Paramount pic: The Paramount has a 50th Anniversary crankset, rear derailer, front derailer, and rear brake caliper - but the rear hub is a high-flange Record, probably original to the bike.
-8: Black Paramount BB closeup: The bottom bracket shell is Nervex, which means the Paramount frameset pre-dates the change to Prugnat BB shells in 1967 (they changed the lug set back to Nervex in 1970/71, but kept the Prugnat BB lug for ease of construction (as I mentioned before). This is further confirmed as the Campagnolo cable routing clamp on the downtube is of the earlier type with a brazed on "tunnel," and a cable stop at the other end, which was made for the early Record FD's that had built-in cable stops. What I can't figure out is how they routed it on the other side, seeing that the 50th Anniversary FD has no built-in stop.
-Kurt
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Last edited by cudak888; 08-25-09 at 08:35 PM.