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Old 06-01-22, 04:01 PM
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Another Paramount

Last week I bought a 1989 Paramount from Craigslist. Seller was knowledgeable and I think the price was fair. Rides like a dream.


Serial number – 620FLWD 89013, Crystal Blue with original decals front, back end appears to have been repainted pearl white. Not pristine but in great riding condition.
Needle bearing headset – looks like original Stronglight but no markings
Fork – unpainted alloy, no markings
Crank – Sugino GLP
Stem – 3ttt Record 125mm
Bars – Cinelli 66-40
Brake calipers – Campagnolo Brev. Int.
Derailleurs – Suntour Cyclone, Campagnolo levers
Wheels – Nashbar, but with Campagnolo Record rear hub
I am curious which of the components the experts here think are likely to be original-ish.

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It would have been a frame, fork, and headset from Schwinn in 89 the rest was up to the buyer. I think the forks and headset are replacements
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Fork is definitely a replacement. I originally thought the headset too, but then I looked at the old catalog and it specified a needle bearing so I'm not sure.
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I agree forks are replacement; suspect the headset’s original if it’s a Stronglight.
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As that headset appears to be a Delta, I think it is a replacement. Paramounts normaly used an A9, with Paramount on the top nut. Cataloug pict to 92 show an A9
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Good call.

If anybody recognizes the fork I would be interested to know what it is. Kind of looks like it was stolen from a robot in a 1960s sci-fi film.
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Here is a closeup of the fork.



The rear paint job has some interesting details. For example, they painted the top tube cable braze-ons white. Wonder what they were covering up, or maybe they just thought it looked cool.
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the fork is different than the Kinesis fork on my Peloton

the Kinesis fork has more of a 'step' where the top/ crown is joined to the legs

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The rear paint job has some interesting details. For example, they painted the top tube cable braze-ons white. Wonder what they were covering up, or maybe they just thought it looked cool.
My blue Paramount from a few years earlier had a chromed chainstay. Wonder if this one has one, too?
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I can't see any indication that the chain stay has a different finish under the white paint. No chips, and no obvious transition lines. It does look as though the dropouts were not painted under the white.
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Agreed your fork looks like it has a little more shoulder, but the muscular look above the curve is similar. Kinesis seems like a good bet, but they have a ton of products so it would take some luck to find somebody here who can narrow it down further.
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Fork looks like a Tange.
Noodly if it is.
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Originally Posted by bamboobike4
Fork looks like a Tange.
Noodly if it is.
I didn't realize Tange made an "alloy" fork. My guess is that albrt meant aluminum when he described the fork in his first post. His fork does look to be aluminum and not steel.
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Yes, the fork is aluminum. When I was a kid in the 70s we called aluminum parts alloy. It was probably a marketing thing to increase the confidence in aluminum parts.
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Yes, "alloy" is the term often used describe aluminum bicycle parts. As in, "my brakes and crankset are alloy." Or, "the fork is alloy."

I didn't realize Tange made an alloy fork either--I thought they only did steel.
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SR Litage fork to my eyes
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
I didn't realize Tange made an "alloy" fork. My guess is that albrt meant aluminum when he described the fork in his first post. His fork does look to be aluminum and not steel.
The Centurion Ironman Carbon had a fork by Tange that looked exactly like that.
That shoulder seam was in the same place.
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Originally Posted by albrt
Yes, the fork is aluminum. When I was a kid in the 70s we called aluminum parts alloy. It was probably a marketing thing to increase the confidence in aluminum parts.
I remember that too. If you alloyed out your gas pipe bike it got lighter. Of course it was a bit of a fools errand.
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