Man that turned out Awsome!!!!!1980 Schwinn Voyageur
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Beautiful Paramount! I lusted after them when I was younger but couldn't afford one then.Schwinn Paramount Series PDG
I believe this Schwinn was manufactured around 1990/1995?View attachment 168415View attachment 168416View attachment 168417View attachment 168418View attachment 168419
Hey Is that a UO-8 Peugeot?i just picked up a Peugeot road bike and I have a Schwinn World Sport. lets see yours
Very intrigued about your derailleur modHere's my '76 (maybe '79? I forget) Raleigh Record. I picked it up about a year ago from C'List for $40 and started cleaning and rebuilding it.
It had these narrow flat bars installed when I bought it and I rather like them, so they received new grips and brake levers.
I had originally planned on just running the original wheels but they were HEAVY (and a little crooked, too) so I threw these alloy wheels on, with new tires/tubes/strips and new brake pads. I kept the 27x1 1/4" sizing instead of converting to 700C. I also added a 12th speed...28T to 14T in the rear and 40T & 52T front.
Then I broke the plastic body of the front derailleur and couldn't find a replacement, so I machined a new body out of aluminum and used the hardware from the original. I also replaced the OG rear derailleur with a new SunRace unit.
All in all, for a first road bike, I'm really pleased with it! It rides great, it's fast, and it's fun. I'm especially pleased with how the front derailleur turned out, and I don't think I'll ever see another one like it
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It was a really fun project! I've got pics somewhere of each step of the machining process. One minor problem is that I didn't take into account the proximity to the rear tire...it doesn't rub but it's close! Close enough that I have to squeeze every bit of air out of the tire to be able to mount/dismount the rear tire. Luckily that's a very infrequent endeavor.Very intrigued about your derailleur mod
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