I just bid on this Paramount
07-22-09, 05:45 AM
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I just bid on this Paramount
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290333354980
Any thoughts as to the final price? I'm really loving it, and will thin the herd to make room.
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Any thoughts as to the final price? I'm really loving it, and will thin the herd to make room.
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Odd.
Seller says it's a 54cm in the title and 61cm in the description. I actually think it looks like a 58cm.
Nice frame either way. Final price? $300.00?
Seller says it's a 54cm in the title and 61cm in the description. I actually think it looks like a 58cm.
Nice frame either way. Final price? $300.00?
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I'm thinking 58cm, also, so make sure it fits you, since I think you're taller than that?
I'd go $250-$300 and touch up. There is a Toyota color that matches that almost exactly.
I'd go $250-$300 and touch up. There is a Toyota color that matches that almost exactly.
07-22-09, 10:12 AM
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Exactly what I was thinking on the size. The descriptions and photos are three different bikes.
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You better be glad that thing is 2cm taller then I care for...
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I found an interesting site for sizing:
https://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit
According to their site calculator, for my 34" inseam I should be riding a 58cm frame. Hmmm, it seems that I am more comfortable on 60cm, and 63cm seems to be almost too tall. Perhaps I should visit my LBS and get properly measured and see what really works.
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https://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit
According to their site calculator, for my 34" inseam I should be riding a 58cm frame. Hmmm, it seems that I am more comfortable on 60cm, and 63cm seems to be almost too tall. Perhaps I should visit my LBS and get properly measured and see what really works.
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I found an interesting site for sizing:
https://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit
According to their site calculator, for my 34" inseam I should be riding a 58cm frame. Hmmm, it seems that I am more comfortable on 60cm, and 63cm seems to be almost too tall. Perhaps I should visit my LBS and get properly measured and see what really works.
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https://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit
According to their site calculator, for my 34" inseam I should be riding a 58cm frame. Hmmm, it seems that I am more comfortable on 60cm, and 63cm seems to be almost too tall. Perhaps I should visit my LBS and get properly measured and see what really works.
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(My "racier" bikes are 57cm C-C, or even 56cm, but I really liked the ride of my 24-inch P'Mount.)
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I found an interesting site for sizing:
https://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit
According to their site calculator, for my 34" inseam I should be riding a 58cm frame. Hmmm, it seems that I am more comfortable on 60cm, and 63cm seems to be almost too tall. Perhaps I should visit my LBS and get properly measured and see what really works.
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https://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit
According to their site calculator, for my 34" inseam I should be riding a 58cm frame. Hmmm, it seems that I am more comfortable on 60cm, and 63cm seems to be almost too tall. Perhaps I should visit my LBS and get properly measured and see what really works.
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I found an interesting site for sizing:
https://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit
According to their site calculator, for my 34" inseam I should be riding a 58cm frame. Hmmm, it seems that I am more comfortable on 60cm, and 63cm seems to be almost too tall. Perhaps I should visit my LBS and get properly measured and see what really works.
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https://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit
According to their site calculator, for my 34" inseam I should be riding a 58cm frame. Hmmm, it seems that I am more comfortable on 60cm, and 63cm seems to be almost too tall. Perhaps I should visit my LBS and get properly measured and see what really works.
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Depending on the age of the cyclist, 'boney area' could be a pretty broad term. I know it was for me.
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In reply to a question, the seller says it is 61.5CM. That's all he says, didn't answer my question about TT length.
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07-23-09, 10:07 AM
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It's either a P10-9 or a P15-9 based on the dropout eyelets and rear brake cable braze-ons on the top tube.
Assuming it's not a custom bike, the seat tube has to be 24" (61cm) (if his 61.5cm measurement is close to accurate) from the center of the crank to the top of the seat tube. The Top Tube of a 1973 24" P15-9 frame is 23" (58.5cm) center-to-center.
I'm 6' tall with a 35.5" leg length, and my 24" P15-9 fits me perfectly.
Assuming it's not a custom bike, the seat tube has to be 24" (61cm) (if his 61.5cm measurement is close to accurate) from the center of the crank to the top of the seat tube. The Top Tube of a 1973 24" P15-9 frame is 23" (58.5cm) center-to-center.
I'm 6' tall with a 35.5" leg length, and my 24" P15-9 fits me perfectly.
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Great info! Thanks again.
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Well? Did you get it?
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07-27-09, 03:27 PM
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Yeah, did you?
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Interesting that someone canceled a bid - might have kept the price down a bit.
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Sorry, I passed it up. I had originally put $400 max on it, then retracted and bid $200. Figured if I couldn't get it for that price, no big deal.
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