This weekend I got Dad's Paramount out from behind the tandem and yesterday I rode it in to work. I'm pleased to be reminded what a great bike it is, and after a couple of years on other drop bar bikes, the fit feels more natural. Still, it also reminds me why I don't ride it too much... although the quality of it is amazing, it isn't what I like best. It always wants to go fast (high gearing, handlebars that prefer the drops), and it's kind of primitive (friction shifting, single pivot brakes).