Originally Posted by
EjustE
not in my book (nice Gators btw)... but apparently in that particular seller's book...
Don't shoot the messenger here, but my understanding is that several people around here apparently know the guy and this has become somewhat personal. My point was that according to "Bob" (or whatever the seller's name is) no real Paramount was made after they left Chicago (read that description again).
C'est la vie...
Here's another decal on my 1983 unreal Paramount. Is it just a forgery? And what do you mean by "nice Gators?"
Here are the seller's own words:
Originally Posted by ebay seller bobbiker
This frame has been professionally restored by Waterford Cycles, who made the last real Paramounts for Schwinn as the Paramount Design Group in the early 80s, with correct decals, blue and white box lining, and lug lining, and is in near perfect condition.
Certainly he looses points for "in the early 80s." Maybe he meant to type "early 90s"? If so he was referring to the Match and Serotta built Paramounts of the late '90s as "not real" because by that point the Schwinn family no longer owned Schwinn.
Originally Posted by
EjustE
Hmmm....
tell me again where did Richard Schwinn work before he bought the Paramount Plant (and for how long) and which bikes did his plant produced?
Thanks.
E
Maybe scooper or others can be more specific about where Richard worked, but I believe he worked in the Chicago facility until they moved Paramount to Waterford, and then he moved up there to assist in the production and management.
So, are you implying he is a Schwinn employee who had nothing to do with Paramounts?