![]() I sold a couple of bikes and this fell on my lap. Headset is standard equipment "AS" stamped model (Campy Record was available as an option along with crankset and seatpost, but sure you already know that). Had very few miles of actual use as evidenced by lack of wear on components and bearing surfaces! Hub locknuts are dated 1959 as well as the cantle plate on the Brooks B17 Competition Standard cantle plate. You won't believe how nice this bike looks now that it is cleaned up. ![]() Had to have the saddle retopped as it was very dried out from lack of attention, resulting in a skirt split that basically left it unable to be ridden. How about that crazy old spiral cable casing wrap! Thank goodness for it as it preserved the original Weinmann gray casing. Richard was surprised to see both a full chrome 1960 P12, plus he said the red painted headtube was very rare indeed.Īttached a few photos of how the bike looked upon purchase. Mine has a quite unusual red painted headtube, and yes, it is definitely original to the bike. Fitted with drop bars currently being converted back to stock. The bicycles listed here are not for sale.ġ981-1984 Waterford PDG Standard/Custom/EliteĮarly-'59 w/original first-gen decals. Please make note if you have a Waterford Provenance Report for your Paramount: If you would like to be added to the list, please email us with your name and the serial number of your Paramount or Superior. For those looking for Tam Pham's registry of 1938-1958 Paramounts, see his site at Chained Revolution. The Registry is open to all American-made, steel Paramounts made after 1958, plus 1981-1983 Superiors. I have a great desire to build that up with nicer components and take that thing out and about! If I really liked it- since I think the Criss Cross is perhaps the most inane bicycle name- ever- I would love to powdercoat it, put some classic Schwinn decals on it and totally class it up.Do you need more information about your Paramount? Are you seeking an appraisal? Click here. My father in law has a pretty much unridden 92 Criss Cross in his garage. It's a full CrMo frame/fork and although the Criss Cross was a very mid-level bike- the components weren't bad. What makes them cool, to me, is that they're pretty much "touring" bikes- they have rack/fender and bottle mounts- I think the 92 Criss Cross also has mid fork eyelets for lowrider racks. So where I'm used to a 21" or 54cm frame- I ride a 17 or so ATB. So what you've got is kind of an ATB/MTN bike- high bottom bracket, wide range, triple gearing, knobby tires, flat bars, mostly ATB components. It's kind of neat that these are the original "hybrids." Part road bike, part ATB. mine has the 92 rings.Yeah, the 'purple' Criss Cross is the 92. Also the 91 catalog lists chainrings as 28/38/48. Am I measuring it right or does the serial # disclose the frame size? Thanks for all the help guys. I usually ride a lg or xl frame (58 or 60cm). ![]() I measured from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the seat tube and got 18". ![]() Frame sizes listed for 92 were 16" 18" 20" and 22". The purple color of the bike matches the blue velvet gas shown in the 1992 brochure and suggested by T-Mar. I found some old schwinn brochures on line posted by. The codes are known for both of these manufacturers, so we should be able to tell you the exact fabrication date if you post the serial number.Īfter more cleaning and a magnifying glass inspection the second digit is a two. Given the era and level of your Schwinn, it was most likely manufactured by either Giant or China Bicycle Company. In the cases of foreign, contract manufactured frames they can precede or lag the fabrication date by a significant period. The dates on the Schwinn badges do not always line up with the serialization dates. Beyond that, it is typically the number of the frame built during the subject period, though some will narrow that down to a fortnight or day and in some rare cases, the size is included and rarer still, the model. ![]() If you know the code, most will tell you the manufacturer and the year and month of fabrication. Not sure what all the #s on the bottom bracket mean.There are numerous serial number formats. Headtube badge numbers show it to be made on October 16, 1990. I was looking at the numbers on the bottom bracket. ![]()
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