Thanks guys. My original Paramount was ordered with custom angles (75° head tube and such) in 1979. Drunk hit me in 1980. Schwinn was on strike and Richard Schwinn replaced my custom bike with a standard. To answer one question: I've had it since 1980. I suspect that it was a stock Chicago frame. The original 26" was perfect, the stock 26" was too long. Still a nice bike, but it wasn't as responsive and was too long for me with the Cinelli 120mm stem.

I may sell this one. I'm riding a 58cm Trek Domane 6.9 now, and it's zippy. Hit 39mph on a ride today. For a guy that's just shy of 250#, and a couple years shy of 60, that's pretty fast. In any case, the Domane is comfortable. Not the same as a steel ride, though!

I was riding the Paramount with clips. Just got some Dura Ace clipless for my Trek. Will shift the Ultegra's to the P'mount. I may even invest in a Garmin GSC 10 to compare how I ride on both bikes. The Trek has DuoTrap.

Maybe, if I hit a Lotto jackpot, I'll spring for a Waterford, with all the nice frame angles I originally had. A nice dream. PastorBob, your pic looks a bit like mine (but you have a cooler paramount, if I am seeing this correctly. I ride in the Western suburbs of Philly. Some nice relatively deserted roads. Here's a pic of the Trek that gives you an idea of the landscape: