i do think that's a paramount.

and those hubs look kinda like cane creek volos, but with higher flanges, so maybe high flange volos?

They are Chrono track hubs. There's another set on this bike on FGG. I think I read somewhere that Cane Creek lisenced the design?

EDIT: Maybe it's the same wheelset?

i believe it is the same set

haha. okay

first.... that chrome bike up there looks very much like bakabons paramount. http://velospace.org/node/359

retem: thanks for the tip on the bar wrap. i really am just looking for any excuse to go check out jitensha now that i work in the east bay, as I've never been :)

learnnot2burn, eyefloater: the nipples on the spokes are actually by the hub. the whole point of the design is to eliminate the little bend in the spoke where they normally go into the hubs, as that little j shaped curve is where spokes break the most. So i guess they do need special spokes... i think velocity makes great rims, but aesthetically ive never been a huge fan of deep vs... but this wheel came laced to them and im not about to relace it. plus the front has bladed spokes. ****s expensive!

adampaiva - they are continental sprinter 250s. theyre kinda old. they came with the wheels.

grxnt - i got these wheels from drac_vamp.. he scored them off ebay a few years ago. the way he tols me, they are designed and handbuilt hubs from a company called chronos, who normally made road racing wheels with this design. He was approached to make some track wheels and build these as a protoype. cane creek then licensed his design for the volos. so these hubs are the precursors to the cane creeks...

trons, macatano - exact same set. thats drac vamps bike.

imoncrank - thanks. variety is the spice of life. im really just trying to keep up with that red 3rensho from tokyo that got posted with the streamer paper disc wheel. :P

+1 on that chrome bike being a Paramount. Looks a lot like the 67 Paramount I picked up this weekend. Mine is just a frame and fork right now, so I will just post pics when I get the beauty built up.

Tomacropod- sexy bike! What's that saddle?

128-not bad, either :) But whoever built those hot hubs and sexy bladed spokes with friggin' deepvees deserves a slap in the face.

All chrome, Reynolds 531, Nervex lugs (does the BB one say Nervex on the underside?), double crown fork - I have a brother of your bike. Mine still has faded "Polrad" sticker on the down tube.

Congrats on the Paramount, can't wait to see it.

This is serious.

You "find" a box of those Cinelli Alters or what? If so, hit me up...I love 'em.

nastiest thing ever: http://fixedgeargallery.com/2006/aug/DarrellSoho_2.htm

YES!

Amazing. So awesome.

getting suntour cranks soon for that thing too... ive wanted a pair since i bought that frame. wheee. thanks for the compliments... its a very fun, fast bike. my legs finally healed enough that I am starting to experiment with harder gearing. yay!

spin spin spin...and thank me later.

will do. heal up fast and come back up here and visit soon. i have an oatmeal cookie with your name on it.

HOLLA!

that poor pinarello.

I'm prepared for further flaming of my bike... you may begin.

http://velospace.org/files/banch1.jpg

Yup...

http://velospace.org/files/banch2.jpg

that rules

****ing rad as ****ttt

haha. sf treatment to the max!

that thing makes those paul cranks look ok

sick as **** downtube!