Shwinn Paramount
07-05-19, 01:38 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 659
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 195 Post(s)
Liked 207 Times
in
126 Posts
Shwinn Paramount
Saw a nifty blue Paramount going for $165 today in Carlsbad. (near San Diego) on CL. I have more bikes than I need but I loved those bikes back when I couldn't afford one.
Likes For Cycle Tourist:
07-05-19, 01:46 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: PDX
Posts: 13,020
Bikes: Merz x 5 + Specialized Merz Allez x 2, Strawberry/Newlands/DiNucci/Ti x3, Gordon, Fuso/Moulton x2, Bornstein, Paisley,1958-74 Paramounts x3, 3rensho, 74 Moto TC, 73-78 Raleigh Pro's x5, Marinoni x2, 1960 Cinelli SC, 1980 Bianchi SC, PX-10 X 2
Mentioned: 267 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4501 Post(s)
Liked 6,367 Times
in
3,663 Posts
07-05-19, 02:20 PM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: PDX
Posts: 13,020
Bikes: Merz x 5 + Specialized Merz Allez x 2, Strawberry/Newlands/DiNucci/Ti x3, Gordon, Fuso/Moulton x2, Bornstein, Paisley,1958-74 Paramounts x3, 3rensho, 74 Moto TC, 73-78 Raleigh Pro's x5, Marinoni x2, 1960 Cinelli SC, 1980 Bianchi SC, PX-10 X 2
Mentioned: 267 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4501 Post(s)
Liked 6,367 Times
in
3,663 Posts
07-05-19, 02:46 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Middle Earth (aka IA)
Posts: 20,431
Bikes: A bunch of old bikes and a few new ones
Mentioned: 178 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5885 Post(s)
Liked 3,468 Times
in
2,078 Posts
Buy first, sell later!
Likes For bikemig:
07-05-19, 04:52 PM
#7
Thrifty Bill
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Mountains of Western NC
Posts: 23,523
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
Mentioned: 96 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1236 Post(s)
Liked 963 Times
in
628 Posts
It’s a series Paramount, made in Asia. Still a nice deal, but not smoking/crazy/leave skid marks kind of deal.
Always good to sell a few bikes and keep a bike fund so you can pounce! More and more, my sales of parts is funding everything bicycle.
Always good to sell a few bikes and keep a bike fund so you can pounce! More and more, my sales of parts is funding everything bicycle.
Likes For wrk101:
07-06-19, 07:25 AM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,649
Bikes: Paletti,Pinarello Monviso,Duell Vienna,Giordana XL Super,Lemond Maillot Juane.& custom,PDG Paramount,Fuji Opus III,Davidson Impulse,Pashley Guv'nor,Evans,Fishlips,Y-Foil,Softride, Tetra Pro, CAAD8 Optimo,
Mentioned: 155 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2322 Post(s)
Liked 4,925 Times
in
1,760 Posts
For that price I'd say go for it. I say this all the time about these Paramounts. They are under appreciated rockets. Mine is always faster on the same route than my Waterford built Paramount despite being heavier, with heavier wheels, and older components. In fact I did my second ride of the year where I avg'd over 20 mph on mine just the other day.
Thinking of throwing some carbon tubular deep dishes on it this morning to really go after it.
So yeah , do it, do it, do it!
Thinking of throwing some carbon tubular deep dishes on it this morning to really go after it.
So yeah , do it, do it, do it!
__________________
Steel is real...and comfy.
Steel is real...and comfy.
07-06-19, 07:40 AM
#9
Sophomore Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 2,531
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1628 Post(s)
Liked 1,057 Times
in
631 Posts
These are very fast bikes, I believe they were intended for crit racing, designed to compete with Cannondale's late 80's / early 90's offerings, which were the craze of the day among entry level racers. Stiff and fast, with the kind of handling usually reserved for pro bikes, but much more comfortable than a Cannondale. Schwinn's gamble to steal market share from Cannondale ultimately failed, but that doesn't change the fact these are underrated and often-overlooked gems.
07-06-19, 08:18 AM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,649
Bikes: Paletti,Pinarello Monviso,Duell Vienna,Giordana XL Super,Lemond Maillot Juane.& custom,PDG Paramount,Fuji Opus III,Davidson Impulse,Pashley Guv'nor,Evans,Fishlips,Y-Foil,Softride, Tetra Pro, CAAD8 Optimo,
Mentioned: 155 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2322 Post(s)
Liked 4,925 Times
in
1,760 Posts
I should mention that these climb very well too. I've done some of my fastest long climbs on mine since it seems to transmit the power so well to the back wheel.
__________________
Steel is real...and comfy.
Steel is real...and comfy.
07-06-19, 01:06 PM
#12
Senior Member
I have a PDG Series 5. It is fast too. The PDG Series 3 and below were made in Taiwan. The PGD Series 7 and 5 were made in Japan. I don't know if the quality is any different. Unfortunately mine is a 52cm, a tad too small. Currently posted on Los Angeles Craig List.
Last edited by aprieto28; 07-06-19 at 01:11 PM.
07-07-19, 10:25 PM
#13
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 659
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 195 Post(s)
Liked 207 Times
in
126 Posts
You guys crack me up. I am absolutely not going to get the Paramount unless I sell off some bikes. Just finished a Shwinn Super Le Tour with beautiful Suntour stuff. The Stella continues to languish and the 'Dale ST500 is hanging around over my wife's car. The Paramount is a good buy and if it was taller and wasn't already attached to my 'Dale SR500 and Klein Performance I'd be more interested. I was one of those racers that preferred the stiff Dale over the complient steel frames of the day.
"STELLA"
"STELLA"
07-08-19, 03:09 PM
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ashland, VA
Posts: 4,420
Bikes: The keepers: 1958 Raleigh Lenton Grand Prix, 1968 Ranger, 1969 Magneet Sprint, 1971 Gitane Tour de France, 1973 Raleigh Tourist, 3 - 1986 Rossins, and a '77 PX-10 frame in process.
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 221 Post(s)
Liked 237 Times
in
129 Posts
Someone here is showing restraint and good financial sense. I think it's time for an intervention . . . . .
__________________
Syke
“No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”
H.L. Mencken, (1926)
Syke
“No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”
H.L. Mencken, (1926)
07-09-19, 05:54 AM
#15
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Posts: 15,320
Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
Mentioned: 104 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7081 Post(s)
Liked 901 Times
in
612 Posts
As an alternate viewpoint, my PDG 7 is a fun bike to ride, and is consistently slower than my 79 Trek 930 over the same course. I, however, am an old codger, and not a speedster. One would think I'd ride a bike with more relaxed geometry, but I tend to prefer racing geometry, despite being slow.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
HoustonHemi
Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
6
08-09-12 03:38 PM
