Re: [CR] Schwinn Paramount / Bob Hufford

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:39:30 -0800
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Schwinn Paramount / Bob Hufford


If you have old bike websites you find yourself referring back to why not save the entire site to your hard drive? Memory is so cheap now and websites so prone to disappearing with no prior notice, it makes good sense. This also can save the information and photos contained in them for others.

Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA

2009/11/11 Eric Burns <theej@mchsi.com>:
> John D Proch wrote:
>>
>> Hello Schwinn Paramount fans,
>>
>> Does anyone know where Bob Hufford's http://www.usgeocities website went?
>> It was so helpful and it disappeared. I used it like a road map for the
>> Paramount info and it is like losing my road map for Schwinn Paramount.
>> Is there an equally as helpful site?
>>
>> Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John Proch
>> La Grange, Texas
>
>
>
> Hi John,
>
> 6 or 8 months back Geocities lost a server and that greatly damaged the
> Schwinn Lightweight Databook. The menus survived, but many of the links went
> nowhere.
>
> Bob Hufford was going to rebuild it, but I've no idea how far he got before
> they announced the Geocities closing, nor have I heard of him putting it up
> elsewhere.
>
> Have you tried the TR Findley site ?:
>
> http://www.trfindley.com/pg_schwinn_cats.htm
>
> Lots of information there, but not quite a handy as Bob Hufford's.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Rick Burns
> Streator, IL usa