re: [CR]Re: Ebay Paramount Brakes, AND barcons, please

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From: <bhufford3@mchsi.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: re: [CR]Re: Ebay Paramount Brakes, AND barcons, please
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:26:10 +0000

"JB Froke" <jbfroke@msn.com> wrote:
> up to now I had convinced myself that the Suntour barcons on my '73
> Paramount Tandem were a post-market switchover as the balance of the
> bike is Campy and Schwinn-Huret. Scanning catalogs, I still find no
> evidence that Suntour were employed for the '73 drive-train; or, am I
> misguided?

"Schwinn-Approved" (SunTour) bar-cons were available as an option on the P-13, P-15/65, and P-10/60 models. They weren't listed as a factory option on the tandem, but could probably be added by the dealer. If yours are branded as SunTour, they are likely aftermarket.

http://www.geocities.com/sldborder/1972/72porder1.html http://www.geocities.com/sldbxtralite/1973/73xlite1.html

Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO