| Frame | 1989 60 cm Schwinn Paramount OS (Waterford) | | Front Fork | Paramount (True Temper steel), with sloping head. | | Bottom Bracket | Campy C-Record | | Cranks | Campy C-Record | | Chainrings | Campy C-Record | | Pedals | Campy C-Record clips and straps. | | Front Derailleur | Suntour Superbe Pro, clamp-on. | | Chain | Campy C-Record | | Rear Derailleur | Suntour Superbe Pro | | Cogset | Campy C-Record | | Hubs | Campy C-Record | | Skewers | Campy C-Record | | Spokes | Wheelsmith straight guage | | Rims | Mavic MA-40 | | Tubes | No preference. | | Tires | Old-fashioned Specialized slick folding clinchers | | Brakes | Campy Chorus, the older 1980s interlocking type. | | Seatpost | Campy C-Record, Aero 1980s type. | | Saddle | Any semi-gel anatomical saddle. I'm not particular. | | Headset | Campy C-Record | | Stem | #3T, 13 centimeter length. | | Handlebars | Specialized Mercxk bend. | | Shifters | Suntour Superbe Pro, indexed, downtube shifters. | | Brake Levers | Suntour Superbe Pro. | | Bar Tape | Cork. | | Extras | I would get the right chainstay chromed; its just painted now, and suffers from chain banging when shifting. The drop outs would also be chromed. |
Robert Morgan from Trabuco Canyon, CALIF. USA
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Its a classic American frame in its original candyapple red. The components are old-school including the downtube shifters like we used back when I raced. The Superbe Pro levers were substituted for Campy ones due to comfort issues. I would use old-fashioned clips and straps, either Ssuper Record or Dura-Ace or AX clips and straps from the '80s, if available. They worked, were reasonably comfortable, and gave the rider something more substantial to pull against on the upstroke. The use of Chorus brakes is due to the fact that they flat out look cool. Clinchers are easy to repair and cheap, and MA-40s are nearly bulletproof when used with solid, straight guage spokes. The bottom line is its a simple yet pretty bike with solid components that just plain work. The drive train would be about a seven or eight speed setup at most, due to the chain stay spread. Eddy won five on five speeds, so why do the rest of us need more? BACK to the Dream Bikes Section
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