Originally Posted by RiddleOfSteel

Yeah, it was basically Paramount then Pana-Schwinns then US-made Schwinns on that continuum, more or less. I'll take a Schwinn paint job and graphics scheme over a Panasonic, though. They have always looked better to me (but if anyone find a super-rad '80s/'90s Panasonic paint job, I'm happy to amend my statement!).
[MENTION=203117]jamesdak[/MENTION] I contemplate going full Dark Side with this one and getting a 7900 Dura-Ace crankset and rear derailleur. I'm not hunting for grams, though the benefit would be noted nerd-style. Thankfully, regarding paint schemes, we ride that wonderful Prestige tubing instead of the paint job, and that's the reward. Is the red or white on your bike metallic at all? Schwinn had some suuuuuper fine metallic flake in some of their paint (like my '85 Peloton), and it always warms my heart to see it. Red/white still looks sharp, and I'd outfit a bike of that color scheme with all polished components, including polished deep-V rims just to 'throw it down' properly--I'm thinking H+Son SL42s.