My Latest Rigid MTB find : 1992 Paramount PDG50
05-09-13, 10:36 AM
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My Latest Rigid MTB find : 1992 Paramount PDG50
Picked this bike up last night for a nice price. Originally this bike has full Deore DX group which is excellent in its own right. I got lucky and whoever had this bike previously replaced most of the DX group with XT 8 speed STI. Scott bars came on the bike, along with a Mavic 217 SUP titanium anodized wheelset, Richey Seatpost, and a Selle San marco Rolls in GREAT shape. The Wheels are VERY lightweight, it was a higher end offering from Mavic in the mid 90's. Still has a DX crank, FD, and catilevers. Weight is very low on this Tange Prestige 18" frame...coming in at 23.8 lbs. This bike looks like it was never ridden on a trail in its life, and judging by the continental road tires you can tell that someone was not hitting any trails with this bike. I plan to take off the road tires and put on some smooth rolling Bontragers that will do double duty on road/trail. Here are some pics.....
05-09-13, 11:16 AM
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Nice! I saw that bike, and it didn't fit into my price range for a flip, and I already have a rigid MTB so I passed it by.
Nice score though, there have been a couple of paramounts lately, and they have been REALLY tempting.
Nice score though, there have been a couple of paramounts lately, and they have been REALLY tempting.
05-09-13, 12:16 PM
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I know you were looking for a rigid MTB...what did you end up getting? Yea there was that PDG 70 on the other day and it sold for 200, it had 7 speed XT and was pretty nice but it had been used far more than this bike. This one has 8 speed XT mixed in with the DX and it rides just amazing. For 100 bucks I did just fine. I now have 4 rigid MTB's....lol. They are so nice to ride and can do trails and road quite nicely.
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Score! They are really hard to find locally, as I recall from Stan, the Series 70 and 90 are both Panasonic built. I am not sure on the Series 50.
I had to go the ebay route to get just a frameset my wife's size. Still looking out for myself.
+1 Easiest way to get a mtb under 25 pounds is to start with one that weighs less than 25 pounds.... Starting with a 31 pound mtb is a lot more work and $$.
I had to go the ebay route to get just a frameset my wife's size. Still looking out for myself.
+1 Easiest way to get a mtb under 25 pounds is to start with one that weighs less than 25 pounds.... Starting with a 31 pound mtb is a lot more work and $$.
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05-09-13, 04:10 PM
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Heck yea, thats a nice bike. I like the cable routing on the frame, how the rear brake line wraps around the seattube, and how there is a pulley for the bottom pull FD. Nice little touches. I bet once you clean it up itll look really great.
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Score! They are really hard to find locally, as I recall from Stan, the Series 70 and 90 are both Panasonic built. I had to go the ebay route to get just a frameset my wife's size. Still looking out for myself.
+1 Easiest way to get a mtb under 25 pounds is to start with one that weighs less than 25 pounds....
+1 Easiest way to get a mtb under 25 pounds is to start with one that weighs less than 25 pounds....
Exactly, this bike was 26.8 lbs stock I think. At least that was what the Schwinn catalog said. Im pretty sure this series 50 was also made by Panasonic but I could be wrong, the frame is literally identical to the Series 70. The weight dropped signifigantly when the previous owner put this mavic 217 wheelset, road tires, and slapped a ton of XT on it. I have a bike addiction...my GF got a little mad at me for this one! EEK
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That looks like a damn nice rider. Nice paint, too. 
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When I see a great find like this, I am grateful that I live in what has to be the worst city for buying bikes off CL that I have ever lived in, 
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Nice bike and nice score btw. Vintage MTBs are great; I own 2.
.Nice bike and nice score btw. Vintage MTBs are great; I own 2.
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