Schwinn Paramount And Prelude
07-02-07 | 11:53 PM
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Schwinn Paramount And Prelude
I Just Received Two Schwinn Bikes In Near Perfect Condition Can Anybody Please Help With Info. And A Fair Price Range As Im Not A Bike Expert.bike #1 Marked Schwinn Aluminum Paramount 754 Numbers On Bottom Of Crank Area K8020--a "blue Frame"... Bike #2 Marked Schwinn Prelude Numbers From Bottom Of Crank Area F7308--"black Frame With White Lettering With Red And Yellow Accents In The Shape Of Rectangles.
Thank You For Your Assistance!
Thank You For Your Assistance!
07-03-07 | 05:42 AM
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The Paramount sounds like the MTB, as I'm not sure any of the road bikes were aluminum with that name? The Prelude is a nice machine! I have one made a couple of years before yours. I believe they changed to the red and yellow accents after this style? There is (or was) one on the local Craigslist very much like the one you're describing.,,,,BD
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07-03-07 | 09:24 AM
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Bikes: '75 Schwinn Paramount P-10, '86 Ritchey Commando, '87 Schwinn Cimarron, '91 Trek 990, '87 Schwinn High Sierra, '73 Schwinn Super Sport, '4? Schwinn New World, '76 Swing Bike.
Originally Posted by RLILLEGAARD
bike #1 Marked Schwinn Aluminum Paramount 754 Numbers On Bottom Of Crank Area K8020--a "blue Frame"... Bike #2 Marked Schwinn Prelude Numbers From Bottom Of Crank Area F7308
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...89_Ltwt_05.jpg
'F7' is a June of of '87 build (sorry, no catalog link).
Check the headbadges for a light, four digit stamping. This will be the assembly date code. The first three digits are the ordinal day of the year ('360' = the 360th day of the year), the last digit is the last digit of the year ('7' = 1987).
Bob
07-03-07 | 11:17 AM
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A fair price mostly depends on your market. Check out Craig's List and see what similar bikes are going for in your area. You can also search completed auctions on ebay.
I ride that same Prelude (or at least the frame) and love it. It's the color scheme you desribe and is an '88.
I ride that same Prelude (or at least the frame) and love it. It's the color scheme you desribe and is an '88.
07-03-07 | 01:40 PM
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Bikes: '75 Schwinn Paramount P-10, '86 Ritchey Commando, '87 Schwinn Cimarron, '91 Trek 990, '87 Schwinn High Sierra, '73 Schwinn Super Sport, '4? Schwinn New World, '76 Swing Bike.
Originally Posted by huerro
I ride that same Prelude (or at least the frame) and love it. It's the color scheme you desribe and is an '88.
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...90/1988_11.jpg
In the later '80s Schwinn seemed to get the Japanese frames assembled quite a bit later than the date the frames were made. Then again, I'm not sure this is a Japanese frame. Still curious about the assembly code numbers ...
Bob
