did schwinn make a titanium paramount

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around 1990?
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jimcav said:

around 1990?
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Yes, though I believe it was in the mid to late 90's and built by Serotta. In 1990, the Paramounts were still built at Waterford before it spun off from Schwinn.

 

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My good friend/boss has one. He's strong as a horse, and he's been riding it forever and still loves it. Great bikes.

 

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around 1990?
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yup...I think it was mid 90s though.

 

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thanks all, is there a way to tell titanium vs steel

i was wondering if there is a way to tell since the frame is painted? any special numbers or stickers to look for?
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jimcav said:

i was wondering if there is a way to tell since the frame is painted? any special numbers or stickers to look for?
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A magnet will stick to steel, but not titanium (or aluminum).

 

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MikeBiker said:

A magnet will stick to steel, but not titanium (or aluminum).

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If it's a paramount it's either steel or TI. The TI ones I've seen left the stays and such unpainted or just clearcoated.

 

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Bocephus Jones II said:

If it's a paramount it's either steel or TI. The TI ones I've seen left the stays and such unpainted or just clearcoated.

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Didn't mean to imply that the paramount ever were aluminum.

I just checked the Schwinn 2000 catalog that I have and indeed the TI paramount appears from the photo to have unpainted stays.

 

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#9 · Feb 19, 2005

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jimcav said:

around 1990?
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No, it was a little later. The first Ti Paramount was a collaborative effort between Schwinn and Serrotta in 1999. The 3 main tubes were butted and the stays were curved nicely but straight gauge. The bike was built to Schwinn's geometry spec' and Serrotta's help was enlisted to refine the butting of the 3 main tubes. The Ti Paramount was introduced as a 98 1/2 model and was metallic gold. The Ti Paramount was then further listed in the '99 and '00 catalog as either blue or red. All were the same color scheme with non painted ti stays. They were built by Serrotta in NY and painted by Rainbow in Niwot, Colorado. Each Ti Paramount came with a painted to match Time Club fork - carbon with a 1" steel threaded steerer tube.

There were also, in fact, a very few aluminum Paramounts produced in 2001, pre bankruptcy II. Only a few ever made it out the door. They were basically a custom geometry high polished (or painted for more $$) version of the 2001 Fastback limited, made of 6069 aluminum. They were hand crafted right in Boulder. I don't think more than 6 or so ever left the door.

here's my Ti. It's a very, very sweet ride that I'll not ever part with...