tell me about this paramount
 

50th Anniversay schwinn Paramount racing white frame my girlfriend got a week ago.
As much as I got from it , late 80s frame, white, full Dura Ace components, seatpost, hubs laced on Mavic rims, Stronglight headset which is sadly stripped, Cinelli stem,Cinelli bars i believe, Shimano dropouts.
on the drive side chain stay it says a name i believe, Ike something, She thinks its Ike Fidel but it don't think its that.
Serial number is:B8801 and i cant see the last symbol because of cable.
there is also a number that says 5_0C idk if thats the erial number instead.


I got some pictures that were taken from her webcam, but I can get better pictures later
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...2/Photo215.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...2/Photo216.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...2/Photo217.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...2/Photo218.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...2/Photo219.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...2/Photo220.jpg

The serial number is "self-describing" and should read something like 560CWB8801.

The "560" is the frame size in millimeters measured from the center of the crank to the top of the seat tube.

The "C" is the length of the fork steerer tube. The smallest frames had an "A" length steerer tube and the largest frames had "D" length steerer tubes. The "W" indicates the frame was built at Schwinn's Waterford, Wisconsin, Paramount Design Group facility. The "B8801" means it was built in February ("B"), 1988, and was the 1st Paramount built that month.

1988 was the fiftieth anniversary of the Schwinn Paramount. The tubing used in these frames in frame sizes of 58cm and smaller was Columbus SLX. For frames larger than 58cm, Schwinn used a mix of Columbus SL and SP tubes.

Ben's has NOS Stronglight A9 headsets (unfortunately, only in black) for $49.99.