Schwinn Paramount
08-25-22, 06:05 PM
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Schwinn Paramount
i recently scored 2 1974 Schwinn s which are rare in the great white north.Yesterday this 1974 Paramount popped up and i grabbed it.Too bad i am 5.4 inches tall
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08-25-22, 06:19 PM
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That frame is one tall drink of water!
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-25-22, 06:20 PM
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08-26-22, 12:46 AM
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Gotcha, I remember now and my imagination got the better of me, thought you were saying you got 2 Paramount's, then another. 
Hopefully you've got your Schwinn mojo going good and a Paramount shows up in your size.
I have done this with good success, many too small bikes and frames bought to bring the bigger ones and they have.
Hopefully you've got your Schwinn mojo going good and a Paramount shows up in your size.
I have done this with good success, many too small bikes and frames bought to bring the bigger ones and they have.
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08-26-22, 05:25 AM
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WOW! Is that a 26-27 inch frame? Looks larger than a 25 inch. I wonder if it was a custom order?
Maybe you can trade it for an appropriately sized 531 frameset.
Maybe you can trade it for an appropriately sized 531 frameset.
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08-28-22, 02:51 PM
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Great trade fodder! It’s huge but it’s a nice frame and kind of tough to find in a size like that. Someone will want it badly enough to get you something great that you can use.
08-28-22, 05:05 PM
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I think Schwinn did offer 26" frames.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-28-22, 07:43 PM
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08-28-22, 08:12 PM
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Great score! How tall is it??? Looks like a P13-9 (road/race) frame from the curve of the fork. So hard to find P13's in super tall form. Most (anecdotally) seem to be P15's. My recently-ish bought '73 (as a frame and fork) is a 26" (66cm) frame. Somehow I fit it with it's crazy long top tube.
Shown here in "just got it running" form so that I could assess it, and this after a lot of Mr. 66 frame alignment work (which I am very thankful for!). I'll be picking up cable guides soon. Obviously using short sections of bar tape is not a permanent solution, nor are using black rims and latex tubes with black valve stems. She has her share of clamp-based dents in the upper seat tube and a dent in the top tube, so this is no princess. It is, however, a very good frame/bike--and not because it says "Paramount" on the tubes--but that full 531 tubing at a lower weight yet in a taller frame than my previous '74 P15 yields an easy, airy, comfortable, willing ride (in and out of the saddle) while not being mushy to get that comfort (and this on a fairly "passive" wheel/tube/tire setup). I look forward to properly outfitting it relative to it's as-found condition.
Shown here in "just got it running" form so that I could assess it, and this after a lot of Mr. 66 frame alignment work (which I am very thankful for!). I'll be picking up cable guides soon. Obviously using short sections of bar tape is not a permanent solution, nor are using black rims and latex tubes with black valve stems. She has her share of clamp-based dents in the upper seat tube and a dent in the top tube, so this is no princess. It is, however, a very good frame/bike--and not because it says "Paramount" on the tubes--but that full 531 tubing at a lower weight yet in a taller frame than my previous '74 P15 yields an easy, airy, comfortable, willing ride (in and out of the saddle) while not being mushy to get that comfort (and this on a fairly "passive" wheel/tube/tire setup). I look forward to properly outfitting it relative to it's as-found condition.
