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12-13-2015, 08:07 PM
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New wheels
Just picked up today a 1992 Schwinn Paramount Series 2 bike, outfitted as a single speed and or fixed gear bicycle. Frame and paint is in nice shape, may dig deep in my closets and upgrade the brakes and levers. First single speed bike since I was a kid, so this should be interesting.
For those curious, it's a flip flop rear wheel, freewheeling single gear on one side (coastable) and a fixed gear on the other (non-coastable.
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12-13-2015, 08:29 PM
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Interesting bike. Something that's always been a mystery to me, why would anyone want a non-coasting bike? Other than doing tricks and riding on the back wheel. I would think it would be exhausting to pedal constantly.
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12-13-2015, 08:58 PM
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I've never gotten the appeal of fixies. Or single speeds. I like my 21 speed.
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12-13-2015, 10:48 PM
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I was with my son last week at the bike shop...he's having the 1987 Redline RL-20II we found at an estate sale worked on. He recently had the parts powder coated, and he's having the bike shop re-assemble it properly. While there, I saw a nice, nearly new looking, 1992 Schwinn Paramount Series 2 that was in for an over the Winter tuneup. It looked like it was taken very good care of over the years. I believe the one in the shop was a Panasonic built bike.
Nice find, btw.
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12-14-2015, 07:48 AM
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Fixies come out of the track bike, urban messenger bike phenomena. They're not as hard to ride as you imagine. As for appeal, for me it's simplicity and aesthetics. However, since was originally a geared bike, I could easily hang a groupo of my choice on it, if I wanted. I have a Dura Ace groupo from a bike I used to ride lingering in my closet, so I might do that as a winter project. Series Paramounts are the Asian bikes PDG contracted to make as Chicago and Waterford operations went dormant in the 90s. They're great Tange frames and are underrated. Thusly, they are way less desirable than the U.S. Paramounts. Ergo, a good deal for a better than decent frame suitable for fast road work or older guy doddering, lol.
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12-14-2015, 09:03 AM
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That seat looks like the definition of butthurt.
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12-14-2015, 10:17 AM
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Quote:
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12-14-2015, 11:40 AM
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I have not been able to get used to a fixed gear. All the hipsters ride em here but I just use my hardtail with the fork locked out so I can take advantage of the 9 speed.
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12-14-2015, 12:21 PM
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Quote:
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Сделать Америку великой Снова "I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left." Margaret Thatcher
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12-22-2015, 06:41 PM
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If you ever watched a courier ride a fixie they generally ride the bike as if you always needed to quickly brake ,to use the handled brakes is too much distraction ,to brake with the gearing unit fixed makes for quicker stops and manuvering while braking is part of the skill,to brake while your weight is forward over the bars just saves on tire tread ,less rubber and weight to the road.I remember seeing a video with Lance Armstrong riding with a group of Fixie riders thru the streets of Austin, a real treat to watch if you can catch it on youtube ,adreniline junkies who know how to ride .
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