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Old 07-08-22 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Senior Ryder 00
Is this really a 1959 Schwinn Paramount touring?

The co-op where I volunteer sent me a Paramount frame for assessment and evaluation. It has a weathered, round Paramount head badge. The “serial number” on the NDS rear dropout is A22. The only other marking is the Nervex part number on the BB. The only braze-ons are two top tube cable stops for the brake cable and a cable stop for the rear derailleur cable, but it does have front & rear fender eyelets. It doesn’t have any chrome on the stays. The fork crown is a flat top. There are no stickers or decals on the frame other than one from a bike shop in Visalia, CA.


This is a standard road, drop bar frame, the tourist models didn't have Campy DO's I don't think. some of these may have been built up as uprights but the older ones were very different frames. This is very much a find IMO. What size is it and what happens from here?

These are pretty much Identical to my 58.

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