Well, this question seems to just get better all the time. I have a dealer friend who wants to 'stay out of it' at this time, but who is searching for his 1973 Paramount literature, and who also says he has a 1973 Paramount that he kept for his personal bike and which he swears came through with a Shimano rear with the Schwinn badge. So, did they make the change in 73 or 74? I need to check the date that Shimano actually introduced this der and see if someone at Waterford may know when the first of the Schwinn badged models were introduced, but this is sure fun to follow, eh? Dave Novoselsky, Chicago, Illinois