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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
On the Schwinn front, you missed the Prologue and of course the Paramount. Prologue was Tange Prestige which I would consider above Columbus SL, made by Panasonic, great bike! The Paramount that year was SLX in smaller sizes as I recall (I've got a 1985 or 1986 that is SLX with DA 7400 group).
Ironman was Tange 1, nice, but a step down from the Prestige.
And check out the Panasonic catalogs on line, they had several outstanding models that year. Team series was SP and SL, DX6000 was Tange Prestige, DX5000 was Tange 1 (like the Ironman).
Last edited by wrk101; 09-05-13 at 01:10 PM.
Reason: Typo, IMHO, Tange Prestige above SL, but not SLX