Spotted this bike at the QT on Southwest Boulevard on the way home the other day. This is one of the models/vintages I have an eye out for. You can sometimes find them on eBay for real money, but more often someone sells them at an estate sale for $20 after finding it in Uncle Chester's basement, un-ridden for decades.
The entry level Schwinns from this era are truly heavy, but their high end stuff were some of the best steel frames ever made. Lugged construction, butted tubes, etc.
Sure a new Rivendell would be great, but I'll take a $20 Paramount and get new derailleurs and whatnot put on it and get there for a tenth the price.
And taking a closer look at this bike, while the tires appear to be Nixon era, the derailleur still has New Bike Smell.
I failed to locate the owner of this fine ride, but a kindred spirit was definitely in the vicinity.
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