Originally Posted by
unterhausen
Schwinn wasn't in the habit of sponsoring pros. There were very few American pros in the '70s. I count 3, Jonathan Boyer, Mike Neel, and George Mount. Seems like there was a short-lived pro track series in the U.S. in the '70s, but I couldn't find anything about that
Of course, cycling was an overwhelmingly amateur sport in the US until very recently. A number of good US amateurs rode Paramounts - including, I believe, John Howard. They supplied some US Olympic squads, which until Boyer was pretty much the top level of the sport. There was also the very prominent Wolverine Schwinn team. I doubt there were many UK pros who rode Raleigh Pros, either - given how few UK pros there were. Even Ti Raleigh started jettisoning British riders when it hit the big time.