I really wish I'd get that call. Congratulations!

Gorgeous, really sweet.

55/Rad

That is truly a BOB bike from heaven.

Congrats. Now, you have to get it insured.:) It's only proper.

Bob, I hope you already put a screwdriver nick in it somewhere, so you can relax and enjoy riding it. :D

say.. thats one sweet bicycle, do you have white walls on it, or are they gumwalls and the photo just overly bright?

For the paramount this thread is about I'd say take a cue from that one and get some white walls for 'er!

GUMWALLS!?!:eek: D&B, GUMWALLS are what WalMart sells for $5.99. GUMWALLS will be just fine on my Varsity.;) But a Paramount is worthy of Skinwalls. The ones you see on the "dump find" wheels (currently mounted) are $30 a piece Panaracers (27 X 1 & 1/4). The wheels I plan to use, Campy High Flange clinchers (to be built over the winter), will run IRC kevlar belted tires (27 X 1), which I believe I found on sale for $35 a piece.

Me too...tallest gear at 94 gear inches tops out at about 28 mph. At 6'3" 230 lbs, the tradeoff for the 26 gear inch low end is well worth it.

Setup: '82 Super Sport S/P. 50/46/32 front and seven speed 14-32 rear. Rear wheel is now a freehub.

The change to cassette freehub from original freewheel eliminated the freewheel chain wobble which almost totally elimated the need to trim the front derailleur--which was driving me crazy. Hope your Regina freewheel will not wobble the way my Suntour Gold Compe does.

And your patience with the Paramount build is extraordinary. Kudos.

Wonderfulness! Congrats, Pastorbob :beer:

I'm almost there. Brake cables are attached. I still need to try the Campy NR FD for cudak888's sake, and install the Campy pedals. One interesting little problem I discovered: the new screws for the new headbadge are too long. When fully tightened they made a nice fork lock! I'll have to try the old ones. And for the life of me I can't find my Campy seatpost binder bolt. For now I'm using a "dump find" Sugino that I had modified for the Traveler. It seems to work perfectly and unless I'm at about 10 inches, I can't read the print that says "Sugino!"

But--- we're going to have buckets of rain today in NH, and my sermon needs to be finished, and I have a funeral to prepare. Dang! Dang! Dang!

Skinwalls, my friend. IRC 700X28Cs from Nashbar - same as what Cuda2k is running on his Schwinn Passage.

Incedentally, Bob, since you are running original 27" wheels under your Paramount, you might also want to try out Cyclpro's 27X1-1/4" skinwalls. Beautiful tires that are very fast for their size - and feature a very vintage skinwall look to them.

-Kurt

Try grinding the new ones down, then mounting them again.


You're not the only fellow who had this happen to him - yours truely did so on his Basso...


:eek: Shame on you, Bob - cursing your sermon and a funeral. Go straight to confession and say 5 Mia Campys and 10 Hail Marins.

-Kurt

(and my Barracuda Mk.I) :)

Bob, can't wait to see more pictures! It's always great to finish a build that's been in the works for a while. There was a time when painting the Barracuda that I thought I'd never see it built up, but it all worked out in the end. And at the end the bike meant a lot more than it I thought it would starting out. Good things come to those who wait. Though some of us (looks at Rad) have waited enough already. ;)

I have no idea how I would safely hold those little buggers. Even with a pair of needle nose pliers I'm afraid one little wrong touch on the belt sander and they would disappear into work shop purgatory.
Very funny! Too bad we Protestants don't have confession. I guess I could stop by and see Father Bob at the RC church? But where would I start? "Father, forgive me for owning too much vintage Campy. Forgive me for admiring the paint on old Schwinns. Forgive me for thinking that Electro Forge frames are cool. Forgive me...." Well, you get the picture.... :rolleyes:

I'd bet you anything that the metal is soft enough that you can snip off a bit of the end. If not, I usually use a pair of snippers to hold them in - rather hard to describe - would have to take a photo for you.

:roflmao: Sounds as if our confessions are quite similar...especially the one about electro-forged frames...

-Kurt

Bob,

I frequently have to shorten small screws, and what works for me is to put a nut on the screw and screw it close to the head. Then hold the nut (not the screw head!) with small visegrips and use the carbide cutting wheel on a Dremel tool to cut the screw flush with the nut. When you then unscrew the nut, the threads on the screw clean up nicely.

Use plastic goggles to protect your eyes!

Very cool. I particularly like the triple setup with the vintage crank. Hope it's not too perfect to ride!

Yes! My '66 Paramount is together again for the first time since about 1990. I included a few pictures of it with my '66 Collegiate, just for comparison's sake. Check out Bob Hufford's excellent resource listing all the 1966 Schwinn Lightweights. The Collegiate was the entry model. Tha Paramount P-13 the top of the line. Enjoy! http://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/...6569.html#1966

Wow. Even more beautiful yet! Enjoy riding both Bob!

outstanding. I am in throes of lust!

Here is the plan, drill some small holes the correct size into a scrap piece of sheetmetal, alloy or steel, screw in the long screws to the depth capacity needed, file back or grind, remove, now you have the correct length andremoving the screw helped dress the threads for the final installation.

Plan, don't panic.

There's a sermon title for you.

Thanks for the suggestion (Scooper had a great idea as well!). For now I just used the original screws. They were half the length! To bad it's pouring rain or I would go for a ride. :mad:

Bob, the bikes are just amazing! Those two look really good together. I'd like to see a pair just like them at the next garage sale I go to ... :p

Congrats! If you ever think of selling... it looks like my size!!

Don't we all wish!?! :p At least the Colligiate was a yard sale find. $1. :D Of course with the new tires, cables, vintage Brooks, and now the light set, I have more in it than the original Schwinn list price of $59. Inflation will get you every time!

When I'm arthritic and confined to bed!

YESSSSSS!!!! but lets hope that never happens.