What's the wheelbase of the 60's, 70's Schwinn Paramount? Is the only difference between the P13 (race) and P10~15(tourer, tourer with triple) just the addition of eyelets or is the geometry different? When did they started shrinking the wheelbase and raising the bottom bracket?

I crashed my commuter bike into a field, destroyed the frame fork and tire (both top and down tube cracked). While I should be looking at something with canti brakes and more wheelbase, damn it chromed nervex lugs are damn sexy... They are so pretty I know we can make this work out

Here are some pics of my dead bike





What are the odds of fixing that fork?

The best source of 70s Paramount geometry I've found is in the 1976 Paramount catalog:



A decade later, the 1987 had a steeper seat tube angle, and shorter chainstays and wheelbase:

check here
https://www.kurtkaminer.com/TH_paramountregistry.html

Anybody knows the chain stay length for the 60s~70s? Bottom bracket drop?

I'm not going to have the chance to try one before I get it. Hopefully I won't have to play catch and release with this. If anybody has a 21"-22" 60s~70s P10-15 for sale, even if just the frame/fork/headset, I'm all ears. Paint can be chewy but I care for clean chrome.

The chainstay length of my 1972 P15-9 is 435mm. The BB drop is 70mm.

Mine is a 24" frame, but all sizes had the same chainstay length and BB drop.

Dang it I'm having a hard time finding what I want:

• Late 60's to 70's.
• P10 or P15, 21~22 inches. Or P10 in 22 inches.
• OK paint, but good chrome.
• As unmolested as possible.

If somebody spots one that fits this description please let me know. There's a '69 on ebay right now but it is a repaint job with the chromed fork and rear ends covered. I'm afraid that somebody sanded those in order to make the paint stick.