Beautiful bike. My first mountain bike was a 91 Paramount Series 50, and it was one of my all time favorites. This took me back. Thumb shifters were so smooth. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
To open up the stem for the handlebars I'll put the screwdriver (or similar) in a vice, and flex it open with the steerer. I find the leverage easier to apply. Great video, hope you have an excellent festive season! 👍🏼
Sadly the bars got butchered. Tip for the future is thread a longer pinch bolt in the clamp the wrong way and place a penny for it to push up against which forces the clamp open presto two free hands to maneuver the bar in without scratching it to death...
Yup I know :( I've used that before for a set of lauterwasser bars to ge tthe stem around the tight bend. I got a bit frustrated with these simple risers. They did seem to scratch really easily too.
Great bike again! Jealous! With that bar, if you take the retaining bolt out of the stem and the ad it from the other side, then put some two pences in the gap and screw in the bolt, it will upen up the gap wide enough to manoeuvre the bar in without scratching it 😉 Also you are running a six speed shifter there.
Oooooo well spotted! I am indeed running a 6 speed shifter. It has a hidden click which sort of works with the 7 speed and if not... Friction it is. Nicely spotted though! I don't know why I didn't think of that with the stem. I've done that before to fit some lauterwasser bars that are ridiculously curvy. I just lost my cool a little with a simple riser.
Gracias por tus videos te saludo desde MÉXICO, eso es lo maravilloso de las bicicletas que no son vehículos que se vuelvan obsoletos siempre y de cualquier modelo son útiles y sobre todo las mtb de los noventas yo creo que la verdad no les piden nada a las actuales y les dan muy buena pelea y más si traen componentes como esos que tu colocaste en esa schwinn morada exelente 👍✌
Great job, you're right about the front tyre clearance, I could see the moulding points on the tyre touching the sides of the fork. Gnats tongue clearance!
Super nice build and a great video to end the year with .Something about the clean lines of older mtn bikes , just got my hands on a caad2 mtn bike which is my next build. Anyway happy new year and keep the content coming mate.
Great video! Thx for the ride videos afterward. I’m also a Schwinn fan after getting a comp roadie a long time ago. I’m planning a strip and repaint this spring for a 1998 Schwinn Moab. Fingers crossed! I’ve never done one before.
Beautiful bike. I have a Specialized Rockhopper that I converted to drop bar, original drivetrain except for Claris shift/brake. It's my gravel bike 😀 I do have a all state 4130 steel gravel bike on order just because I want thru axle, disc brakes and the mounts set up for bike packing 🙂 The shot of the bike with sunset in the background, that's a keeper, get a still print in 24×36 👍 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Nice build. I have a ‘92 Series 50 in marble (DX) and a ‘91 Series 70 in orange spider over black (XT). The old Paramounts are beautiful bikes. Someday maybe I’ll get my hands on a 90. I was surprised to see the lugs and the single G-FORCE chain stay.
I honestly bought this about 3 years ago and feel like I got an absolute bargain now. I'm looking forward to gathering all the XC Pro to make it an original build.
I used to have a Schwinn Homegrown Pro, I loved that bike. Unfortunately the frame broke one weekend whilst at Coed-y-Brennin (I think that's how it's spelt). Such a fast cross country bike, I think the frame weight was 2.9 lbs.
@@MonkeyShred no injuries, I had just finished a decent and as I began pedaling up the track the bike felt weird. Stopped and looked at the bike and seen the frame had failed. Fortunately it was the end of the last day of a weekend mountain biking. 👍
@@MonkeyShred it is surprising how many frames fail, fortunately many companies have good warranties on there frames. Here is a list of frames from companies that I have had crack or broken: Schwinn Cannondale GT Kona Whyte All Mountain bikes apart from my Kona which surprisingly was a steel frame road bike. I did use it to tow my two children around in and up some pretty steep hills, so I am not too surprised given the abuse it had. Cheers Jason
A little bit of me cried as soon as I saw the handlebars after they got past that first bend in the rise...... somewhere in the depths of my toolboxs somewhere I have a low profile hankbush with a piece of high carbon steel plate and you could slip the hankbush into the back of the stem bolt hole and then nip a bolt into it and then just pop the piece of plate inbetween those and the threaded hole the bolt clamps the stem with - do the bolt up and it jacks the stem open without any damage to the stem trying to pry it open with s screwdriver or such and the handlebars are simply slipped in with no marking..... undo the bolt once the handlebars are centred and hankbush and plate have earned their keep.... haven't used them in years though. Sweet looking build though and love Schwinns of that era.
Trust me. I cried a bit inside too. When I first just slotted the bars in they got a little "nip" just from a brief bit of contact with the stem. The coating may be fairly thin but yeh disappointing.
Another Great video Mr Shred. Keep them coming. Happy New Year to you and Torvie. Perhaps singing lessons are a requirement before you enter the voice competition.
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Mr shred? do you want a Schwinn Badlands frame? The paint is in awesome shape and cool colors. I just want the rims the frame is in great shape my collection is just a little too big right now.
@@MonkeyShred 😂 yeah I didn't stop and think about that before I commented. Every time I pick one up I see a better one on Facebook marketplace and I get just a little sad. Last couple days off I've been binging your videos will I work on my own!
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Love the purple, lime green, black wheel and meaty tire combo!
That front tyre only just fits too! Phew!
Beautiful bike. My first mountain bike was a 91 Paramount Series 50, and it was one of my all time favorites. This took me back. Thumb shifters were so smooth. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
You're welcome. I do have a new appreciation for thumb shifters.
To open up the stem for the handlebars I'll put the screwdriver (or similar) in a vice, and flex it open with the steerer. I find the leverage easier to apply. Great video, hope you have an excellent festive season! 👍🏼
The frustration got the better of me there!
Beautiful bike, beautiful sunset, and beautiful singing!
Haha the beautiful singing is such a lie ;)
Love those yokes, seem a breeze to install as well!
Sadly the bars got butchered. Tip for the future is thread a longer pinch bolt in the clamp the wrong way and place a penny for it to push up against which forces the clamp open presto two free hands to maneuver the bar in without scratching it to death...
Great idea! I’ll remember that.
Yup I know :( I've used that before for a set of lauterwasser bars to ge tthe stem around the tight bend. I got a bit frustrated with these simple risers. They did seem to scratch really easily too.
Very nice indeed. More Torvi in 2021 please.
I might be able to do that!
Great bike again! Jealous! With that bar, if you take the retaining bolt out of the stem and the ad it from the other side, then put some two pences in the gap and screw in the bolt, it will upen up the gap wide enough to manoeuvre the bar in without scratching it 😉 Also you are running a six speed shifter there.
Oooooo well spotted! I am indeed running a 6 speed shifter. It has a hidden click which sort of works with the 7 speed and if not... Friction it is. Nicely spotted though!
I don't know why I didn't think of that with the stem. I've done that before to fit some lauterwasser bars that are ridiculously curvy. I just lost my cool a little with a simple riser.
Really beautiful this build. Enjoyed the video 👍 Im happy to watch the videos next year 👍 regards from germany 👍 Stay healthy 👍
Thank you for the support!
classy build
Thanks
Gracias por tus videos te saludo desde MÉXICO, eso es lo maravilloso de las bicicletas que no son vehículos que se vuelvan obsoletos siempre y de cualquier modelo son útiles y sobre todo las mtb de los noventas yo creo que la verdad no les piden nada a las actuales y les dan muy buena pelea y más si traen componentes como esos que tu colocaste en esa schwinn morada exelente 👍✌
Great job, you're right about the front tyre clearance, I could see the moulding points on the tyre touching the sides of the fork. Gnats tongue clearance!
Yeh the little spiky mouldings were tickling the fork! I was expecting more clearance
That turned out real nice with that handlebar set up... I also like how the colors are "warm-cool"
Thanks 👍
Super nice build and a great video to end the year with .Something about the clean lines of older mtn bikes , just got my hands on a caad2 mtn bike which is my next build. Anyway happy new year and keep the content coming mate.
Awesome! I have a M900 frame waiting for me to do something with too :)
Nice Schwinn
Gracias!
Excellent work getting a good looking Schwinn back on the trail!
And it’s about to get a makeover too!
Esse quadro é magnífico e seu trabalho é incrível. Que inveja. Quero realizar projetos assim também. Continue sempre com seus vídeos. Parabéns.
Obrigado 😊
Great video, thanks 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely bike. The sunset shot against the bridge with the lights on was fantastic.
I was lucky to catch that sunset!
I could sense your anger like a sith lord when installing the handlebars. ;-)
HA! Yes! I got so frustrated with them my mind blanked out all reason
@@MonkeyShred i feel you
Great video! Thx for the ride videos afterward. I’m also a Schwinn fan after getting a comp roadie a long time ago. I’m planning a strip and repaint this spring for a 1998 Schwinn Moab. Fingers crossed! I’ve never done one before.
Thanks. Good luck with your build!
I like this quality and natural light
Geat job again,
Awesome, thank you!
Love every vintage MTB build 🔥✊🔥
More to come!
The paint is ace, more a purple/blue flip than a "Blurple". Very nice.
It is! I wasn't sure how well the camera would pick it up but it does have a bit of a flip / pearlescent tone to it.
Nice color
Oh and literal lols @ the tyre shot - I bought the first attempt hook, line and sinker!
Haha just thought it was something a bit different for me that I'd seen others do.
Thank you for doing all the builds I learn a lot from you!
My pleasure!
Merry Christmas,,,nice bike build
Thank you!
Beautiful color ! Loving the black contrast. Merry Christmas!
Thanks!
Nice bike 😎👊
I just got a Ross MT Hood
Nice! Enjoy it!
That was brilliant to watch mate hope you had a nice Christmas 🎄
Thanks, Hope you had a good Christmas break too!
I bought this bike when I was 15 I saved up from a summer job when I lived in Germany
You must have worked hard! I hope you enjoyed it!
@@MonkeyShred I did, wish I could find another one
Love the overall look , the frame is an awesome colour.hope you had a good xmas.
Keep up the good work 👏.
Thanks. Pretty good here. Hope your Christmas break was good too.
Beautiful bike. I have a Specialized Rockhopper that I converted to drop bar, original drivetrain except for Claris shift/brake. It's my gravel bike 😀 I do have a all state 4130 steel gravel bike on order just because I want thru axle, disc brakes and the mounts set up for bike packing 🙂 The shot of the bike with sunset in the background, that's a keeper, get a still print in 24×36 👍
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Thanks. I'm tempted to switch up my gravel to disc too. The brakes let that bike down.
@@MonkeyShred I love vintage steel bikes, unfortunately they lack disc mounts so I splurged a little bit, $799 for the all state 😃
lovely build
Appreciate it.
Wow! Amazing looking bike!
The paint is awesome :)
Another excellent build well done I hope you had a great Christmas and happy better new year
Thanks, you too!
Awesome looking Schwin.
Hoping you had a good Christmas buddy
Thanks, you too!
Wow nice
Thanks
Beautiful frame! (: take care!
Thank you! You too!
Great video! Merry xmas! Looking forward to next years builds.
Me too. Hopefully some nice interesting ones coming up.
Great Video Quality. I love it and of course also a great bike.😍
Glad you like it!
Great job man ! Love it!
Glad to hear it!
I didn't know they sold Schwinns in England (UK). Your bike is a lot like my 1991 Crosscut. Take care of those bikes and they give long service.
They’re not too common but we definitely have some over here. I don’t think I’ve seen another series 90 though.
Nice job. Very similar to my 30 pdg what i working on at the moment. I also like these early 90' MTBs.
Thanks. Good luck with your build
8:14 great work 🤣
Bit of fun eh haha
@@MonkeyShred Indeed, more-the-merrier for me mate.
Lovely bike. Lotsa fun riding v_v ^_^
Ever heard of 30sor40s bicycle with springs in the top tube and seat stays and a seat tube that pivots at the bottom bracket
I don't think so, no.
Nice build. I have a ‘92 Series 50 in marble (DX) and a ‘91 Series 70 in orange spider over black (XT). The old Paramounts are beautiful bikes. Someday maybe I’ll get my hands on a 90. I was surprised to see the lugs and the single G-FORCE chain stay.
I honestly bought this about 3 years ago and feel like I got an absolute bargain now. I'm looking forward to gathering all the XC Pro to make it an original build.
I used to have a Schwinn Homegrown Pro, I loved that bike.
Unfortunately the frame broke one weekend whilst at Coed-y-Brennin (I think that's how it's spelt).
Such a fast cross country bike, I think the frame weight was 2.9 lbs.
Oh damn. No injuries from the frame break I hope.
@@MonkeyShred no injuries, I had just finished a decent and as I began pedaling up the track the bike felt weird.
Stopped and looked at the bike and seen the frame had failed.
Fortunately it was the end of the last day of a weekend mountain biking. 👍
@@TheMirrorGuy Somewhat like my road frame that went then although mine failed while pulling off from a stop. Oops.
@@MonkeyShred it is surprising how many frames fail, fortunately many companies have good warranties on there frames.
Here is a list of frames from companies that I have had crack or broken:
Schwinn
Cannondale
GT
Kona
Whyte
All Mountain bikes apart from my Kona which surprisingly was a steel frame road bike.
I did use it to tow my two children around in and up some pretty steep hills, so I am not too surprised given the abuse it had.
Cheers
Jason
A little bit of me cried as soon as I saw the handlebars after they got past that first bend in the rise...... somewhere in the depths of my toolboxs somewhere I have a low profile hankbush with a piece of high carbon steel plate and you could slip the hankbush into the back of the stem bolt hole and then nip a bolt into it and then just pop the piece of plate inbetween those and the threaded hole the bolt clamps the stem with - do the bolt up and it jacks the stem open without any damage to the stem trying to pry it open with s screwdriver or such and the handlebars are simply slipped in with no marking..... undo the bolt once the handlebars are centred and hankbush and plate have earned their keep.... haven't used them in years though.
Sweet looking build though and love Schwinns of that era.
Trust me. I cried a bit inside too. When I first just slotted the bars in they got a little "nip" just from a brief bit of contact with the stem. The coating may be fairly thin but yeh disappointing.
Great video cant yoy use the pully on the frame to sort front mech out
No unfortunately not. It has to be a bottom pull mech.
Nice bike! I wonder what the point of the curvy right hand chainstay was. To reduce chain slap maybe?
That would make sense as a reason in my head.
Another Great video Mr Shred. Keep them coming. Happy New Year to you and Torvie. Perhaps singing lessons are a requirement before you enter the voice competition.
Hahaha yes probably although you'll never catch me on one of those programs
Maaaaynnn!!! Bike so lit! May we please know the title of the background music sir? 🤙👽🚴
You and your pink and purple color bikes
If you haven't already, consider joining (and posting this in) the 26aintdead group on the old FriendFace:
facebook.com/groups/26aintdead
Lovely jubbly.
I think I'm already in that group tbh.
Mr shred? do you want a Schwinn Badlands frame? The paint is in awesome shape and cool colors. I just want the rims the frame is in great shape my collection is just a little too big right now.
No thanks. I have far too many to build and shift myself.
@@MonkeyShred 😂 yeah I didn't stop and think about that before I commented. Every time I pick one up I see a better one on Facebook marketplace and I get just a little sad. Last couple days off I've been binging your videos will I work on my own!
I have the Ritchey bars on one of my bikes, but prefer the rise of the Answer alumilite
Answer Alumilite. I'll take a look
Got a 1992 Paramount PDG 50 series. Any mod suggestions?
Saddle and grips that suit you. Wider bars perhaps.
Pierwszy
dzięki! (I know maybe 3 words in Polish but I didn't know it was spelt like that!)
man them bars :/
Tell me about it :( They scratched so easily and I got frustrated with them.