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April 29, 2012February 7, 2017 joelflood Bendix, Bicycle, gormully, mini-twinn, new world, Omelenchuk, paramount, Peugeot, porteur, Schwinn, swap meet

Memory Lane swap meet pt.1

A pile of Schwinn Paramount frames. All larger sizes. Schwinn Mini-Twinn with Ram's Horn handlebars rusty blue looks nice. Early Gormley & Jefferies with nice wooden rims and rare aluminum rear fender. Original finish 1939 Schwinn badged BF Goodrich. Early 1950s Peugeot Porteur bike with aftermarket rack. Headlight is mounted incorrectly for a bike with a rack. George Omelenchuk bicycle, … Continue reading Memory Lane swap meet pt.1

May 8, 2011February 7, 2017 joelflood Campagnolo, chainguard, paramount, Schwinn, Sturmey archer, Weinmann

1961 Schwinn Paramount Tourist

I purchased this bike a few years ago from a fellow Classic Rendezvous listmember and it is a bike I have always looked for. I have owned numerous Paramounts over the years and currently also own a 1968 Paramount track bike but I always wanted a city bike Paramount. This bike was originally set up … Continue reading 1961 Schwinn Paramount Tourist

February 4, 2010February 7, 2017 joelflood Campagnolo, paramount, Schwinn, sheldon brown

Sheldon Brown’s Paramount

Appears to be an early 1960s Schwinn Paramount. I forgot to jot down serial number to check. The details point to early 1960s-boxlining, early Campagnolo headset, raised pedal lip Campagnolo cranks, Campy dropouts with hole for Gran Sport spring.Set up as a fixed gear with Campagnolo inch pitch chainring, 1950s Campagnolo rear hub, and block … Continue reading Sheldon Brown’s Paramount

September 18, 2009 joelflood city riding, paramount, Philadelphia, Pogliaghi, via bicycle

To ride or not to ride, that is the question.

Walking and riding around Philadelphia, you will see quite a few awesome bicycles locked up or being ridden. I'm not just talking about new Trek Madones and Sevens and other ultra modern bicycles from the not too distant future, but classic steel vintage lightweights. Just today I saw a Pogliaghi track bike locked to a … Continue reading To ride or not to ride, that is the question.