50th Anniversary Schwinn Paramount Gold plated C-Record overview
 

Hey all,
You saw this bike briefly in my last video. I overview the bicycle and what I had to do with it so far. This bicycle is a lot of fun and needed a lot of work. Please check out my video and subscribe to my youtube Channel. Comments welcome. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks for watching... Hit the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAka...ature=youtu.be

Very well done video. Beautiful bike!!

Yes, beyond gorgeous.


edit: I watched, no sound from where I am. What's the rear tire size?

Those are VeloFlex 700x23.

The brakes are adjustable up and down. When you move the brake you are moving the shoes...i moved the brake up. I can probably move them up another mil. if I want to.

IF anyone has information on the group on this bike please let me know.

thanks

Nothing to offer on that group, but the video was nicely done:thumb:. Subscribed to your channel also.:D

Bill

Take a look at the last paragraph, wonder if maybe group was pulled from a Gardin Special Anniversary?

1983 GARDIN SPECIAL - INTRODUCTION

Thanks. However I dont see any reference to the group on my bike. They talk about the Campy 50th group.but not my C record. I wonder how rare it is.

JJ

Your photo above shows what looks like a gold Campy Delta with a maple leaf and labeled “Gardin”. I don’t know if that has anything to do with the Campy 50th group, but it certainly does lead me to believe it has something to do with Gardin. Possibly a pull from a Gardin bike of that era because the gold matched the Paramount fork. I don’t know much about Campy or Gardin except what I read on that page. The page owner is a bike forum member so maybe a Gardin thread would shed some light on if Joe Gardin maybe liked Schwinn Paramounts and built one up with Gardin labeled parts.

A question about the 50th anniversary Paramounts... how many were built?

Another question, and possibly a topic for discussion, would be: how many are hanging on a wall vs. being ridden? One of the local shops has one of these frames, with gold fork, hanging on the wall and looking fabulous. The gold fork struck me as one of those things that indicates "not to be ridden".

I'm glad that Schwinn celebrated their history, but have to admit that I'm a bit saddened by the idea of a batch of hand crafted frames that won't be ridden.
edit: almost forgot to congratulate John for getting that Paramount on the road!!


Steve in Peoria

They turn up on EBay every now and then, I would say from the ones I have seen about 75% were well used bikes. This one has definitely been used-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-SC...8AAOSwpP9Y74ds

Not sure how many were made, I believe there were anniversary models without the gold plated fork as well.

I only referenced the 50th anniversary group because I thought you were referring to the "last paragraph" of the link you shared. The only thing I saw on that bike was the 50th ann. group. My mistake.

I know the builder of the bike. He did say he purchsed it from Canada and he built it himself. He didnt part out another bicycle. I was just trying to find out how common or uncommon this group was. Thanks for your response.

Hi Steve,
I heard that 600 Anniversary framesets were built. Not sure if that is accurate. yes many were ridden and put away wet. The forks are faded and of course the frames were scratched. I dont htink its a bad thing. many purchased these and put 50th Anniversary Campy groups on them then hung them on the wall. This was a wall hanger as well. Well, when i get this built back up it will be on the road for the first time. I will put gentle miles on the fox river path and wipe it with a diaper.. LOL

My LBS has one on the wall complete with wood rims. He had the spoke nipples gold plated and a spoke wrench plated as well so the plating on the nipples wouldn't get scratched during truing. For only 15 G's it can be yours. I wonder if he smokes crack in the back room after hours?
Jon

Sounds like mine. However, I could of swore that I saw a red one with a gold fork at one time.

JJ

Front brake shoes backwards?

Please, hold the tomatoes. Some things, even machine things, are meant to be viewed, looked at, and respected in that way. This bike, since it is near perfect, and certainly unused, should not be ridden. It should remain on the wall as art, which it is.

Awesome! :thumb: Subscribed to your channel. I'd much rather watch real people doing real stuff than the crap that's on TV these days.
Maybe we should start a thread for BFers to share their yootoob channels.
Link to mine down in my sig line.