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Paramount Seat?

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A Brooks Professional saddle was standard equipment and a Unica Nitor saddle was optional. The following shows the 1973 Paramount order form:

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The following picture shows the Brooks Professional saddle that was included in the shipping box of a NOS (New Old Stock) 1973 Paramount. Note the style of rivets, leather stamping and badge, which are different on current models:

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Another little-known fact is that starting with production in March 1972 Schwinn performed a "breaking-in operation" on Brooks saddles for Paramounts using a specially designed machine. The tag on the saddle above indicated that this process had been performed by Schwinn, who recommended to the dealer that it be left on the saddle after delivery for the customer to read:

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