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dd74
10-17-2009, 04:41 PM
This is sort of fun to look at. Check it out. :)

http://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/detail7074.html#1974
14max
10-17-2009, 05:06 PM
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avalonracing
10-17-2009, 11:46 PM
Wow, a 1972 Campy equipped Paramount wasn't necessarily cheap at $350 but dig this... you could get it any color (including all chrome!) at no extra cost and if one of the seven stock sizes didn't fit you one could be custom built made to measure for $40 (yes forty dollars) more!
dd74
10-18-2009, 02:09 AM
Wow, a 1972 Campy equipped Paramount wasn't necessarily cheap at $350 but dig this... you could get it any color (including all chrome!) at no extra cost and if one of the seven stock sizes didn't fit you one could be custom built made to measure for $40 (yes forty dollars) more!
Yep. Back then were the good old days before this obsession became cost prohibitive. :crap:
jlwdm
10-18-2009, 05:20 AM
I bought my first 10 speed (it was 10 speeds) in 1969 or 1970 during the Eddy Merckx bike craze. It was a different time for bikes.

In Seattle at Gregg's Greenlake you had to put a deposit on a bike and wait for the next boat shipment to come in. Nothing available to purchase immediately.

I bought the Peugeot U08 for about $90 to $95. My friend bought the other choice a Peugeot PX10 with sewups for about $110 as I recall. I am not sure if he ever rode his. The only color choice for either bike was white.

Pretty uncomplicated compared to today.

Jeff
gasman
10-18-2009, 04:03 PM
Man talk about the wayback machine.

My first bike was a 1966 Sky Blue Schwinn Varsity. That thing was bullet-proof but heavier than snot.

Thanks for the link.
torquer
10-19-2009, 01:28 PM
Interesting, too, that the only helmet to be seen in the consumer brochures was in the one for the track frame (and that just barely, a black hairnet).

Love the illustration for the Professional Road Racing Paramount:
http://www.geocities.com/sldbconsumer/1974/74ccpg11.jpg
Where is that, Golden Gate Park?
dd74
10-19-2009, 02:14 PM
It looks like the yellow Paramount has a Brooks saddle.
Vancouverdave
10-20-2009, 09:11 AM
How fun--saw my first derailleur bike in there, '67 Collegiate Sport, 21" frame, Campus Green.
John M
10-20-2009, 03:07 PM
My first "10-speed" was the 1979 Traveler III in scarlet flame....."Schwinn-approved"
malcolm
10-20-2009, 03:22 PM
I had an early '70s super sport in baby blue that had a brooks.
OldDog
10-20-2009, 03:57 PM
I have a 72 P15-9, original owner. 22" It's been repainted from yellow to a forrest green met. My riding days are about over and I am willing to part with it. If anyone is interested, pm me. I travel alot, I'll see your message and get back to you.
rpm
10-20-2009, 07:38 PM
Ah, that brings back fond memories of my old lemon yellow sports tourer. It was the huge 26" size and it weighed over 30 pounds but it could really roll. I did my first centuries on that bike. Those bronze-brazed Schwinns were better bikes than they were given credit for. My current CDA reminds me of that bike.
Ahneida Ride
10-20-2009, 08:45 PM
My 66 Continental is in the basement ...

This winter it will be taken apart, cleaned and restored.

Metallic Blue color !