I got this Performance Parabola locally at a garage sale. In the dark corner where I first saw it, I thought the color was light gray, but when I got it out in the light it is actually light purple with a pearlescent metal flake. When it was built, I'm not sure what the intended market was. But now, when everybody is talking about converting their bikes to ride gravel, I look at this bike and think it's already done. It has dual pivot brakes with loads of clearance for wide tires and fenders. It currently wears 35mm tires with fenders. There's also a full complement of rack and bottle braze-ons. I swapped in the Bio-pace crank and taller stem. Now, if only I had some gravel roads closer to me.


1992 Performance Parabola

The aforementioned brakes with 28 mm tires.

Tange Infinity tubing