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03-13-08 | 03:57 PM

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CliftonGK1

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Originally Posted by Little Darwin

I am not limited to certain countries for my frames, but if you like Japanese, also search for some of the vintage Schwinn lightweights which were built in Japan, I believe some of them were built by Panasonic.

The Paramount PDG Series bikes are Japanese lugged steel. If you plan on refurbing a frame with new components, the only difference between the PDG Series-3, Series-5, and Series-7 was the component group (RX-100, 105sc, and Ultegra) The Series-9 was a carbon fiber frame still built in the USA by Kestrel.
So if you can find a cheap PDG Series-3 in good condition, you can build it up like a Series-7.

I love my Japanamount Series-5.

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