>with Campagnolo sidepulls as optional. My recollection is that the earlier
>ones had Weinmann centerpull equipment. I'll try to dig up my 1967 catalogue
>to see what was listed then. The centerpulls might have been Weinmanns that
>were rebranded simply "Schwinn Approved". That's the best I can contribute on
>the brake issue.
There is an old yellow Paramount hanging up in a shop in Chicago (for sale, too) and it has Weinmann centerpulls. Not the "Schwinn Approved" ones, just the regular 610/999 models.
Herb Langston
Evanston, IL