LOL! I just picked up a "Paramount" worth "hundreds."

I was rubbernecking past a garage sale when I spied handlebars and had the wife pull over. I went over and looked at one old Schwinn that had no id save for its headbadge. The guy running the sale came over and started bragging up the bike, telling me that Paramounts were selling for hundreds of dollars. He then pointed out that the waterbottle cage was inscribed "Paramount."

I told him that Paramounts didn't come with stem shifters and hook on rear deraillers and that I believed this was a World Sport.

He must have just been ignorant, and not dishonest. He asked what I'd give and I offered 25.

Too me it was a good deal for the lugged steel frame and the decent rack and panniers that had been added.

What other Schwinn but a world Sport could this be?