My son's new Paramount
01-24-23, 02:13 PM
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My son's new Paramount
My son's new paramount....
I bought this for him for 300.00 last summer. It wasn't perfect but it wasn't horrid either. This is how he has it right now.
More fotos later.
I bought this for him for 300.00 last summer. It wasn't perfect but it wasn't horrid either. This is how he has it right now.
More fotos later.
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01-24-23, 02:17 PM
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What's not to like? What did the shop folks think of it?
01-24-23, 02:19 PM
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'70s chromed 531 frames are peak achievement. You're a cool dad. And he's a thirsty lad...
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Beautiful!!
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01-24-23, 04:25 PM
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Beauty! Plus, how great is it to share this interest with a child! I just finished building up a vintage Cannondale for my son and he loves it.
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Nice. Tri-bottle holders for bikes with no mounts didn't occur to me, but now I look at it and wonder why. As long as you don't need a saddle bag, it's a great solution.
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01-24-23, 04:48 PM
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Sweet ride! A chrome Paramount is one of my bucket-list bikes! I heartily approve of the comfy Brooks bar tape and the seat-mounted water bottles- once one gets used to it, it makes so much sense to mount them there.
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01-24-23, 05:55 PM
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Only 300? Whoa!
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01-24-23, 06:06 PM
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I worked in a factory welding for years but on the side was a bike mech and musician. A few years ago an old friend asked about Aaron, my son, and what he was doing these days. I said he gigs most nights and is head wrench at Bushwhacker. My old friend says Aaron admires you but I didn't understand it until he pointed out the Aaron was doing the things I loved to do. Funny how you don't know how you influence your kids. It never even occurred to me that I caused that. I just liked that he seemed like a really good human being. My daughter too.
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01-24-23, 06:12 PM
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01-24-23, 06:47 PM
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So, what's he getting for dear old Dad next time?
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nice, am betting there is Brooks under the rain cover.
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I worked in a factory welding for years but on the side was a bike mech and musician. A few years ago an old friend asked about Aaron, my son, and what he was doing these days. I said he gigs most nights and is head wrench at Bushwhacker. My old friend says Aaron admires you but I didn't understand it until he pointed out the Aaron was doing the things I loved to do. Funny how you don't know how you influence your kids. It never even occurred to me that I caused that. I just liked that he seemed like a really good human being. My daughter too.
That's wonderful!
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Alas, my son shows no interest in cycling at the moment, but hoping that will change as he matures and possibly finds himself in a place where riding is more convenient than driving.
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I talked to the manager regularly and there is big concern about modern bikes with hidden cabling. It takes quite a while to get comfortable working on and has no benefit for the average rider. They also don't care for irregular seatposts. They are happy to sell you a new bike but some of the modern stuff is beginning to bother at least this retailer.
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