Originally Posted by
bikingshearer
Yes, pastorbob, it is a terrible, nasty, bad-bad-bad forgery and you should divest yourself of its evil influence immediately. I am here to help you cast off this sinful abomination. Send it to me and I will make sure it gets the fate it deserves. No need to thank me, I'm happy to help . . .
It's getting a little thick in here. Maybe we should all take a deep breath and sing a rousing chorus of "Kumbayah."
I certainly am glad we are separated by mountains, rivers, plains, deserts, more mountains, SF Bay, and a few thousand miles. Hopefully this will keep my unreal Paramount safe!
Amen to the second part of your post!
Originally Posted by
ohjonnybegoode
Another real Paramount (and an excuse to post a photo...
And add my drool to the puddle. I've always said
"Jonny was very good" to receive such a treasure, especially at the fantastic price he paid.
Too bad it's now discovered it to be a an unreal Paramount like so many others which we were duped into saving.
I've read and re-read the seller's description and I don't see anything dishonest, misleading, or blatantly fake, except
"...Waterford Cycles, who made the last real Paramounts for Schwinn as the Paramount Design Group in the early 80s...."
I'll give the seller the benefit of the doubt that he meant to type "early 90s," or he was mixed up about the decade the 3rd generation of Paramounts ceased to be made.
Just because Richard Schwinn did not come on the scene at Waterford until the early '90s, does not make the Paramounts made there from 1981 until the "early '90s" less then Paramounts.
Here is a Waterford restored antique track Paramount from their site. Looks a great deal like the restoration done to the seller's '50s touring model.
http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/r...nt_antique.php
