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I found this Performance Parabola locally at a garage sale. In the shadows, it looked like gray paint, but once I saw it in full sun, it was actually lavender metallic. The large brake calipers allow wide tires and fenders. It has a really long top tube for its size, so I changed the stem to get the bars up higher and closer. I also swapped to a Bio-Pace crank, just to see what all the fuss was about. I can't say I feel much of a difference. If I had any gravel to ride on, this would be my choice, out of the bikes I currently own.

1992 Performance Parabola

Plenty of clearance with 28mm tires. I test fitted some 37mm Paselas and still had room.

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