Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - 1993 Paramount MTB, Reynolds- Waterford? Value?

I've been wanting to build up a vintage-y MTB. A local shop has a 1993ish Paramount MTB frame. It doesn't have PDG/Series decals, and is apparently made with Reynolds tubing...which places it as late 1993, and made at/by Waterford...? (Going by information posted in previous threads here...can anyone confirm?)

It's listed as having numerous touched up spots, and a slight, shallow dent in the top tube. I haven't seen it in person yet.

Is $200 reasonable...? Too much?

Take a look at this site, maybe that will help sort it out.
http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/company/para_series.php

$200.00 with condition issues? Hard to say.

I've been wanting to build up a vintage-y MTB. A local shop has a 1993ish Paramount MTB frame. It doesn't have PDG/Series decals, and is apparently made with Reynolds tubing...which places it as late 1993, and made at/by Waterford...? (Going by information posted in previous threads here...can anyone confirm?)

It's listed as having numerous touched up spots, and a slight, shallow dent in the top tube. I haven't seen it in person yet.

Is $200 reasonable...? Too much?

Hi there. I'm moving this to the Vintage Value Inquiry sub-forum. Should get better response there.

Take a look at this site, maybe that will help sort it out.
http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/company/para_series.php

$200.00 with condition issues? Hard to say.

Thanks...I spent quite some time trying to find any info about the frame, but it doesn't appear to have been a production frame...colors don't match up with anything.

Hi there. I'm moving this to the Vintage Value Inquiry sub-forum. Should get better response there.

WTF??? Who made you a mod? What has this place come to?

jim

p.s, welcome back. good trip?

I've been wanting to build up a vintage-y MTB. A local shop has a 1993ish Paramount MTB frame. It doesn't have PDG/Series decals, and is apparently made with Reynolds tubing...which places it as late 1993, and made at/by Waterford...? (Going by information posted in previous threads here...can anyone confirm?)

It's listed as having numerous touched up spots, and a slight, shallow dent in the top tube. I haven't seen it in person yet.

Is $200 reasonable...? Too much?
Have you looked through the 1993 Paramount catalog (http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1991_2000/1993_Pmt_01a.html)?

The MTBs were the Team, R80, RS60, R50, and R30. They all had Tange Prestige tubing.

Have you looked through the 1993 Paramount catalog (http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1991_2000/1993_Pmt_01a.html)?

The MTBs were the Team, R80, RS60, R50, and R30. They all had Tange Prestige tubing.

Yes, that was the first place I checked. It doesn't fit anything in the catalogs, and has Reynolds tubing. Assuming it's 753, as mentioned on one of the Waterford pages...Richard Schwinn wrote that they used 753 for a short time in 1993-1994. Someone here on the forums picked up a 93's Paramount road frame on CL for $75 with Reynolds tubing...

$200 is too much given it is a mountain bike and has a ding in the frame.

I can find nice vintage mountain bikes around here all day long for $100 to $150 max. People just do not appreciate nice vintage steel mountain bikes, at least yet.

I could be totally off-base, but 753 OS was developed for road frames. It has very thin walls and is quite light. I'd be really surprised if Waterford used it for an MTB.

WTF??? Who made you a mod? What has this place come to?

jim

p.s, welcome back. good trip?


Careful Jim. You're probably on the potential list yourself. :lol:

We went to Mexico. Of course it was a good trip. Heavy duty stuff. :thumb: