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WallStreet - thank you

WallStreet - Beautiful Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!An6bQrHjzunRghUAg1b ... l?e=UK5u3F Pictures are here on my OneDrive.

Probably right about Sheldon. He was very eager to assist me with my vintage Paramount years ago. My opinion is that he was probably one of the smartest most knowledgeable bike mechanics ever to spin a wrench and I found him to be very approachable electronically. But you're right, he was really...

WallStreet and all, You are correct. Mr. Sheldon Brown passed away in early February 2008 as I recall. His wealth of knowledge is still available through his many articles. Harris Cyclery is hours from where I live and they answer my questions and I support them by buying from them. Very...

OK, I'll post a couple of pics. I'll try to figure out the site. There's probably some kind of insane photo size limitation. :-)

Hello Wallstreet and everybody else. . About 18 years ago +/- a couple. A very dear friend of mine who lives in Winter Park, FL gave me a vintage Paramount bike frame. And I mean frame and forks ONLY. But it was and still is beautiful. Chrome everywhere. Just no components – frame and forks. So...

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If that's the case, I should just sell it. I haven't weighed less than 180 lbs since 10th grade. Football, wrestling, military Spec Ops then retirement. 180 lbs just isn't going to happen. Thanx.

Thank you very much for your reply. OK, I'll continue to ride my Paramount for a while longer. Would you guess that I should be around 220 pounds before considering the Vitus frame as an option? Also, is there a way for me to tell when it was manufactured? a Serial number perhaps somewhere...

Hello, First, thank you in advance for your time and help. Recently I was given an old Vitus bike. I would provide pictures to assist you but apparently I need to amass several posts to legitimize myself before I'm allowed to upload photos. So be it. The top tube has the...