RE: [CR]pics of 72 Paramount P13;opinionS wanted

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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:04:22 -0500
From: "Martin Walsh" <mowalsh@verizon.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]pics of 72 Paramount P13;opinionS wanted
To: "CR List" <ClassicRendezvous@bikelist.org>


Hi CR Listees and Rob Rasmussen, Rob asks that when he sells his 1972 SCHWINN PARAMOUNT (HOW MUCH????), SHOULD HE put the original Campagnolo brakes back on the bicycle. The side pull Shimano DURA-ACE brakes are not period correct for the 1972 Schwinn Paramount,so if you are trying to sell the bicycle to someone who wants the typical 1972 Schwinn Paramount, I think most people would want the WHOLE ENCHILADA, i.e. the full Campagnolo equipped bicycle.So if you want to sell a complete bicycle,I think having all the original parts would be best,once you decide on a PRICE!!! I also think the Campagnolo brakes are better brakes than the Shimano brakes pictured on the bicycle in the link you provide. The bicycle could be parted out along with the Dura Ace brakeset,the options are endless. Good Luck! Yours truly, Marty Walsh in Vienna,VA where the closest thing I have to a Schwinn Paramount is an all Dura-Ace equipped SCHWINN VOLARE circa 1978