I didn't think there was a P-10 model in 1972. Schwinn lists that model as having been introduced in 1973.
Do we know Schwinn was shipping them that way and they weren't in the catalog, or were dealers jumping the gun and swapping out the triples cranksets for doubles?
Curious.
Scott Minneman San Francisco, CA, USA
-----Original Message----- From: Rick Cool [mailto:cool_one@cox.net] Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:40 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Re: 1970 Touring Paramount RIMS
On David Snyder's question and Jerry's reply, I know that my '72 P-10 Paramount (10-spd vs 15 spd for P-15) had 27" Weinmann rims on 36 hole NR hubs. They were not concave. They were heavy duty, with a bulge at the spoke hole to distribute stress and said Weinmann, not Schwinn Approved. They also had heavy duty double-butted Union spokes, 13-14-13 gauge.
-Rick Cool Fairfax, VA USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerome & Elizabeth Moos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [CR]More Advice on 1970 Touring Paramount
> >
> > ... I know a 1970 touring Paramount would have had 27" clinchers,
> > but what brand? Weinmann, marked either Weinmann or Schwinn
> > Approved? Was the Weinmann concave available in 1970, or is it too new?