The late eighties/early nineties Schwinn Aluminums were designed by the Paramount Design Group, but were not made at the Paramount facility in Waterford (they were made at the Greenville, Mississippi plant), and were never marketed by Schwinn as Paramounts, although they are often advertised on the used market today as Paramounts.
They never developed a following because of their harsh ride characteristics; they are bone rattlers. The ride characteristics can be mitigated somewhat by careful tire choices.
On the used market they seldom sell for more than a couple of hundred dollars.
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