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Post by 54roadie on Jun 5, 2015 4:33:19 GMT
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Post by velocipete on Jun 5, 2015 6:14:06 GMT
Mmmmm,Campag Delta brakes. Might not stop you that well,but they sure are lovely looking!
Excellent photos,I wish those used by people on ebay were that clear.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by 54roadie on Jun 5, 2015 16:05:44 GMT
The brakes, as they came from Campy, were in desperate need of improvement. My solution was to swap in mid-90's Record pad holders and Kool Stop extended pads. The springs are overly heavy, so I have to really get into the brake, but as long as I remember to do that, I can stop quite well indeed.
I have no idea why that wasn't done from the start. Bike engineers are a bit of a strange lot, it seems.
Frank
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Post by velocipete on Jun 5, 2015 18:12:39 GMT
Head down,arse up! They don't see anything important,like stopping.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by triitout on Jun 6, 2015 0:49:33 GMT
Nice bike Frank. Red and white definitely has that racy sports car feeling.  |
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Post by Jem on Jun 6, 2015 5:33:27 GMT
+1 on that colour scheme, and the bike in general.
Great photos too!
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Post by whippet on Jun 6, 2015 20:39:33 GMT
Love the Campy!
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Post by bendo on Jun 9, 2015 13:33:12 GMT
Lovely bike. What age is it? Tubing? And do Schwinn still make the Paramount model? Back in the day there were some lovely fillet brazed Paramounts. b
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Post by 54roadie on Jun 10, 2015 15:48:18 GMT
Hi bendo, It's a 1986 Paramount, built for me when I worked at Schwinn's Chicago HQ, back when the family still owned their brand. Tubing is True Temper double butted chrome moly. Schwinn moved Paramount production to a new facility in Wisconsin - the Paramount Design Group - in the early 80's, and this bike is one of theirs. An interesting note is that one of the brother's bought it from the company - this is now Waterford Precision Cycles. Schwinn has produced Paramounts inconsistently since changing hands, using several different sources. After a long hiatus, you can now get a new Paramount, and it's built by Richard Schwinn and company at Waterford. ParamountLots of pics hereFrank |
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