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09-10-22, 11:13 PM
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New restrospec fixie
I initially thought the fork was bent...
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09-11-22, 11:45 AM
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It’s all in the details.
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09-11-22, 12:01 PM
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Bend Your Fork Slowly...
Paramount - $1,275 (Chocowinity)
Posted 2022-09-10 18:41
"Original Schwinn Paramount road bicycle with Reynolds 531 alloy frame. New Sturmey Archer front and rear drum brakes. I am the original owner
bicycle frame material: alloy
bicycle type: road
brake type: drum
condition: excellent
frame size: 24”
handlebar type: other/unknown
make / manufacturer: Schwinn
model name / number: Paramount
suspension: none (rigid)
wheel size: 26 in"
https://eastnc.craigslist.org/bik/d/...532360595.html
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09-11-22, 05:28 PM
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I see this a lot on department-store type bikes, assembled by inexperienced people. Bikes are shipped with the forks reversed in the box, to save couple inches of space in the truck. An inexperienced assembler will pull the bike out of the box and assume the fork is in the intended orientation, slap the rest of the parts on, and call it done. The buyer takes the bike home, rides it, and discovers it handles like crap, and let it gather dust in the back of the garage for a couple years until they get motivated to clean the garage.
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09-11-22, 09:23 PM
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https://losangeles.craigslist.org/ws...532745276.html
Fred Flintstone used this....Just needs cleaning os an understatement.
Best, Ben
Fred Flintstone used this....Just needs cleaning os an understatement.
Best, Ben
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09-13-22, 11:04 PM
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09-14-22, 07:48 PM
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I'm assuming this is some sort of typo, but here's a partial, probably late 70s Lejeune Competition (Spidel Competition? I don't know the 70s models very well) in Prescott AZ for...$4,500 or trade for a 4wd vehicle 
https://prescott.craigslist.org/bik/...532206807.html
Maybe they meant $45.
https://prescott.craigslist.org/bik/...532206807.html
Maybe they meant $45.
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09-15-22, 05:26 AM
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Flipped Brahma bars (upside down and backwards) and "paperboy" whitewall knobbies.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...532825321.html
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Flipped Brahma bars (upside down and backwards) and "paperboy" whitewall knobbies.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...532825321.html
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...532825321.html
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This "almost" makes me feel normal as I have been thinking about doing something similar to the remnants of a 1986 Fuji Suncrest MTB but I think I'm going to use mustache bars, a Bendix 2 speed and "slick" tread WWW tires.
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Flipped Brahma bars (upside down and backwards) and "paperboy" whitewall knobbies.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...532825321.html
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...532825321.html
Best Ben
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09-19-22, 07:01 PM
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Buy now and save stress fighting the crowds when Christmas comes.
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Folk art bike frame table
$25 · In stock
Listed in Rogersville, TN
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Folk art bike frame table
$25 · In stock
Listed in Rogersville, TN
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Used – good
09-19-22, 07:56 PM
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Shared on MTBR, a 70cm Raleigh. More tall bikes in the thread
70 cm road bike. SEVENTY!!! | Mountain Bike Reviews Forum (mtbr.com)
70 cm road bike. SEVENTY!!! | Mountain Bike Reviews Forum (mtbr.com)
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09-27-22, 06:50 AM
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Nope, that fork can easily handle the torque of that drum brake reaction arm. Over the last 15 years I have put over 10,000 miles on my 1972 Raleigh Super Course equipped with a Sturmey drum brake hub. No issues at all with fork flex under braking. I'm not sure I would have set up that Paramount that way, though,
Bend Your Fork Slowly...
"Original Schwinn Paramount road bicycle with Reynolds 531 alloy frame. New Sturmey Archer front and rear drum brakes. I am the original owner
bicycle frame material: alloy
bicycle type: road
brake type: drum
condition: excellent
frame size: 24”
handlebar type: other/unknown
make / manufacturer: Schwinn
model name / number: Paramount
suspension: none (rigid)
wheel size: 26 in"
https://eastnc.craigslist.org/bik/d/...532360595.html
Bend Your Fork Slowly...
Paramount - $1,275 (Chocowinity)
Posted 2022-09-10 18:41"Original Schwinn Paramount road bicycle with Reynolds 531 alloy frame. New Sturmey Archer front and rear drum brakes. I am the original owner
bicycle frame material: alloy
bicycle type: road
brake type: drum
condition: excellent
frame size: 24”
handlebar type: other/unknown
make / manufacturer: Schwinn
model name / number: Paramount
suspension: none (rigid)
wheel size: 26 in"
https://eastnc.craigslist.org/bik/d/...532360595.html
09-27-22, 08:14 AM
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Wtf
It looks like both dropouts are backwards, so.....
09-27-22, 10:21 AM
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^^^^^^ Link?