Originally Posted by
jebensch
I'm confused. I had a 91 Paramount 5 series, same as the white with 'interference' grey in that catalogue, but I was pretty sure it was Japanese not Waterford. Did they look the same and were manufactured simultaneously on both continents?
Yes; Schwinn produced Paramounts domestically in Waterford, WI, while simultaneously producing the "Series" Paramounts in Asian factories in order to leverage the "Paramount" brand by offering a branded bike at a lower pricepoint than the Waterford built bikes.
PDG "Series" Paramounts 1990-1994