Pompiere

I don't know what you're talking about. I bought this Paramount off a forum member who was local to me. I knew it would be a stretch, but it was so pretty! I finally sold it a couple years later to someone more appropriately sized.


1984 Paramount Touring

It might be me getting older, but lately, I seem to be lowering my seat posts a couple mm every year. I've had my Miyata since 1984 and it used to have all the flutes exposed, but now they are inserted about a cm. So no, your bike looks perfectly normal to me.

oktober 

I haven't decided yet...probably all campy simply because other than the crank/pedals and FD, pretty much everything else is campy but there was an AX Group on ebay for $400 but it had a lot of wear. I might be able to piece together what I need with campy without too much work. If I decide to keep it, I'd like to some 8sp brifters simply for the hoods, but I'm not up to date on what works with what yet. It's been a long time since I had brifters.

Today, while it's still cold I'm going to regrease the bottom bracket and wheel hubs. There's a selle anatomical leather saddle nearby on craigslist that I might try and get today, and some new bar tape. I'm totally indecisive on color so I'll probably end up with just black. Hopefully I can get the regreasing done relatively quickly so I can take it out for a ride.

seypat

French fit.

seypat

Regarding the fork, there are many possibilities. Maybe there was a Campy fanatic in the past. Maybe the easiest/quickest way to get a Campy headset on there was to swap forks. Or maybe a previous owner wanted his bike to look Italian so he puts the chrome fork on and the Campy stuff. Who knows? I think the bigger question is why the Shimano AX crank is on there with the Campy stuff.
I have a Centurion Turbo with a chrome Prestige fork. The fork crown triangles have matching paint. My guess is that the original Tange Aero headset failed and the LBS didn't have a replacement so they swapped the fork/headset. Who knows? When I acquired this bike, it had Campy hubs, Simplex Retrofriction DT shifters, Superbe RD, Cyclone FD and Cinelli stem/bars. Purpose built racer.

oktober 

It rides beautifully. I think I can make this work. 😀

unworthy1

EXcellent decision! Now eager to see this properly kitted out: whether all Campy SR or DA or even some hybrid gruppo not so important, but at LEAST without those horrid foam grips!

Drillium Dude

That looks just about right, honestly - you have about a fist's worth of post showing, and a tiny bit of drop at the stem. Glad it's likely to fit in the long run as it would be a shame to have to pass that one along. Being fortunate enough to find a near-pristine '81 Bianchi Super Leggera a few years ago (my grail), I can relate to the thrill of finding something so old in such fine shape!

Really hope you can make this work for you.

DD

oktober 

oh my god, those grips are even worse than they look. They are slippery, and the foam doesn’t blunt the shocks or weird aero bar profile at all. Raw aluminum probably would’ve been better. My ride was a short 5 mile loop around my neighborhood and local bike paths, but a detour to the bike shop to get bar tape was imperative after the first block of riding.

oktober 

That bike is gorgeous!

merziac

That is fantastic, great job, looks great!

enso_on

agreed!