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I'm intrigued but the stem and the "just need money" frightens me. Maybe a good deal for some of you braver people.
https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/b...342504101.html
https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/b...342504101.html
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Not only the stem, which looks like the tallest possible technomic installed way past minimum insertion, but the forks look strange, like the tips were bent backwards.
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oh you're right. Didn't notice the fork. Front wheel is indeed too close to the downtube. But still, good deal for $300? Maybe stolen?
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I'm intrigued but the stem and the "just need money" frightens me. Maybe a good deal for some of you braver people.
https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/b...342504101.html
https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/b...342504101.html
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ah. So this is probably a fairly recent ('80s) Paramount given the groupset. The $300 is not a good deal then? Unless it's a early 70s? No one here seems excited about it.
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It's an 84 according to the add. 300 is a good price, the Brooks alone would bring $50-100
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$300 is a great deal. Except for the unusual stem (which is not a deal breaker IMO), I see no concerns. The buyer states it is an '84. Based on the decals and the RD cable routing (under the BB and below the chainstay) it is a late '84. About September-October that year Waterford Paramounts switched the decals to the style pictured and moved the cable routing lower.
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$300 is a great deal. Except for the unusual stem (which is not a deal breaker IMO), I see no concerns. The buyer states it is an '84. Based on the decals and the RD cable routing (under the BB and below the chainstay) it is a late '84. About September-October that year Waterford Paramounts switched the decals to the style pictured and moved the cable routing lower.
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I have a '71 P-13 and the '83. Owning an '80s Paramount, especially at a great price like this one, is worth the investment and you should enjoy the difference in ride. Too bad this one is not the correct size.
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I would definitely check it out if it was my size. Have not yet seen a Paramount that cheap locally.
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