Steve:
Tim Isaac's Match Bicycles went belly-up roughly a year ago, so the shop's had the bike lying around for a number of months. They also built bikes for rivendell, and one of their former employees (Curt somebodyorother) continues to do so.
Chris Beyer Bloomfield, NJ
Steve Kurt wrote:
> Hi gang,
> I was at the LBS tonight, and got a look at a new
> Paramount frame. Pretty spiffy, and definitely in the
> CR spirit! Built from 853 tubing, and using some lugs
> that appear to be inspired by the Nervex Pro's. The
> shop owner tells me that it is built by Tim Issac
> (sp?). Besides the lovely construction, it sports the
> Classic style Schwinn logo in a white panel on the
> downtube. Ought to be a nice frame! I think the owner
> said it retails for about $800. Darn nice to see
> Schwinn taking a chance on something other than TIG'ed
> frames!
>
> Anyone else seen these? Any opinions?
>
> Steve Kurt
> Peoria, IL
> (did I mention that the shop has a NOS '73 chrome
> Paramount on display?? 62cm, in case you were
> wondering)