Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 1,498
Likes: 1,166
From: Phoenix, AZ
Bikes: 1964(?) Frejus Tour de France, 1967(?) Dawes Double Blue, 1979 Trek 710, 1982 Claud Butler Dalesman, 1983 Schwinn Paramount Elite, 1984 Miyata 1000, 2014 Brompton, maybe a couple more
Mine is painted and decaled almost exactly like the test bike loaned to Bicycling magazine for the June 1983 article, except that for whatever reason most of the chrome was painted over at the factory. Original owner was a Schwinn dealer, so maybe he got a deal on sample or an order cancellation.