Thread: 1972 Schwinn Olympic Paramount track - a piece of history
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Old 04-22-08, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dbakl
My circa 75 has circular cutouts on each side of the fork chrome, but none on the bottom bracket or holes in the dropouts. I don't see Nervex in the lugs, but maybe they were the basis.

As far as being a Paramount, certainly it is, but being a custom order for the Olympics, anything was possible I'm sure. Maybe they didn't use builder brands, don't know.
I have a CD with pictures from an auction of a '72 Olympic Paramount built for the sprint race, fully decal'd.
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