Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
A $600 bike wasn't close to top-of-the-line pricing in 1986. I paid over $1,000 for a Trek in 1983, and I think Schwinn Paramounts were $3,000 at the time.
Did I write "bike?" 'Cause I thought I wrote the "frame" cost $600. As I recall...
And at that time, Paramounts were only sold as a frame/fork. As I recall. They had to be individually ordered.