I brought my Dad's Paramount to work today. This makes three bikes in three days on the first week of Bike Month. I took the longer, flatter route since this bike likes going faster and has a 40" low gear. I don't ride it often. The gearing is too high for my heart bug, and the shifters predate clutches or ratchets much less indexing, so they are super stiff. But I regret it, because my goodness it is a wonderfully riding frame.