Re: [CR] Schwinn Paramount Track Tandem

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From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: John <jtperry330@me.com>, Julian Shapiro <julianshapiro@gmail.com>
References: <2fc4467e1001081953i5c56d887te9bdf5322169cf3e@mail.gmail.com> <D7A0ABA3-BB8E-4D3A-8AA4-96CDF740F5B6@me.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 07:56:26 -0800
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Schwinn Paramount Track Tandem


That's a very nice Tandem, and I hope a CR List Schwinn or tandem tifosi picks it up to preserve and display. Needs a little "originalizing" but that's OK. Price seems fair. Should be '63 Pan-Ams if not '59 or '67. They were on the odd year before the Olympics at that time.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA


----- Original Message -----
From: John
To: Julian Shapiro
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CR] Schwinn Paramount Track Tandem



> Dear list,
> This bike belongs to Mike Rodregez (sp), I don't remember the name of his
> bike shop on Washington Ave. in Brooklyn.
> This bike belonged to my friend Erroll Frazer of Ocean Parkway. Errol
> steered and I rode stoker VERY fast downhill sprints in Prospect Park at
> 6:30 a.m many days. Oh about 60 mph.
> When I first saw her, she was white. I repainted her light blue for
> Erroll. He was killed in a scuba diveng accedent about 8 years ago and
> the family sold off all his stuff. I ended up with Erroll's chrome
> Schwinn Paramount track bike (sold through Mike's shop to some guy who
> thought it was pretty, who then put it up on e-bay where I bought her).
> It was Sime's bike for the National team.
> Mike had the bike repainted to this orange color.
> This tandem was built for the Pan Am trials, in 62 I think.
> What a bike!
>
> John Pergolizzi
> San Diego, Ca.
>
>
>
> On Jan 8, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Julian Shapiro wrote:
>
>> Somewhere in the wilds of Brooklyn, NY......
>>
>> http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/bik/1543787519.html
>>
>> Julian Shapiro
>> Sag Harbor, NY