Originally Posted by
Metacortex
If it were a standard mass-produced model then Schwinn did build frames a month or more in advance of building the bikes, so a late '68 frame may not have been painted and built-up as a bike until 1969. However Paramounts were were made to order so I don't believe they would have built 1969 model Paramount frames until after the start of that year, in other words I believe yours was built in '68 as a '68 model. The only way to verify for sure would be to check the components (if original) and either date them or compare them against any possible changes from '68 to '69.
[MENTION=38510]Scooper[/MENTION] are you aware of any spec. changes in the Paramount from '68 to '69?
Metacortex, I don't believe there was any change in the P13 specs between '68 and '69; if there were changes they would have been minor.
The biggest difference is dropping the P11 Tourist and P12 Road Racer in '69. The P12 had a Stronglight steel crank instead of the alloy Campy Nuovo Record crank. The P11 had upright bars.
