All this warm and fuzzy for the late 80s is a surprise to me. I'm not a Schwinn devotee by any means, but the impression I've gotten from years of participation in this forum is (or was) that there's a high regard for the "classic" Paramount from the 60s and 70s. Maybe I generally skip Tempo/Circuit/Prologue/Waterford discussions because a) the paint/decal schemes don't move me, and b) neither do 80s bikes generally with their lack of regional diversity and character; everyone trying to make a short wheelbase/no fenders Italian racer.