Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
And what do you mean by "nice Gators?"
the tires...
Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
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.
beats me... I am just the messenger of a flaky attempt to connect that bike with Waterford. A restoration done at a competitor of a bike restoration shop where he (apparently) is a half-owner (IMHO all Paramounts are real...)
Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
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?
That was a rhetorical question. He was out for a while then headed their Greenville, MS plant before he bought the Waterford plant. Here is an interesting interview of him:
http://www.terrybicycles.com/weblog/...d_schwinn.html
and this is not meant to "put down Schwinns". In many places, even here, I have said that they are one of the best values in the vintage market. Heck, I am a proud owner of one (1987 Super Sport).