Originally Posted by
Scooper
Could be, but Bob Hufford posted this Superior history in
THIS THREAD:
Bob has usually done his homework before making contributions like this, and I've heard essentially the same thing from other sources.
At least one source indicated that the earliest batch were unfinished Paramount frames, and that Columbus SL tubing sneaked into a few when convenient.
Originally Posted by
jebensch
Get it oranged. Oh baby - nice bike.
There are enough orange ones out there. The '83s are unusual.
How unusual? I'd gladly trade my '73 Paramount frameset for my local buddy's orange 1982 Superior frameset - so I could trade for the '83, if the OP had preferred an orange one. Unfortunately, the local '82 is a few centemeters taller.
-Kurt