In many areas crit racing was pretty much all that was available in the 80' s. As a result I believe some of the "standard" US built highend framesets had many "crit" features as their "normal" race build. Tubesets, geometry, clearances and fit were picked with that end in mind.
Have a look at a good example of this with my 1985 Schwinn Paramount PDG St andard bike. You will be had pressed to find a beefier and fairly tight (fo r the year) rear triangle. Also the Columbus SP tubeset and fork make for a responsive ride. Kevin Kruger, what say you about your Para? His is a "Team Icy Hot" version from '86. Alan McCormick seemed to do O.K. on it!
Link here for pics
http://www.wooljersey.com/
http://www.wooljersey.com/
Bill Talbot New Hartford, CT USA
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