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# Technical FAQ: Di2 set-up, and more Schwinn Paramount rebuilds

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# Technical FAQ: Di2 set-up, and more Schwinn Paramount rebuilds

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 Apr 08, 2020

 Lennard Zinn

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When the Paramount was relaunched in 1998, the demand for the bike was so high, they were painted and shipped them as fast as they came in from Serrota.

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##### Written by Lennard Zinn

 As a frame builder, Lennard Zinn has been designing and building custom bicycles for over 42 years; he founded [Zinn Cycles](https://zinncycles.com/) in 1982 and co-founded [Clydesdale Bicycles](https://bikeclydesdale.com/) in 2017. His [Tech Q&A column on Substack](https://lennardzinn.substack.com/) follows his 35-year stint as a [technical writer for VeloNews](https://velo.outsideonline.com/byline/lennard-zinn/) (from 1987 through 2022). He is a former U.S. National Cycling Team member and author of many bicycle books including [Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance](https://www.bigandtallbike.com/copy-of-zinn-the-art-of-mountain-bike-maintenance.html), [Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance](https://www.bigandtallbike.com/copy-of-zinn-the-art-of-road-bike-maintenance-5th.html), and [The Haywire Heart](https://www.bigandtallbike.com/the-haywire-heart-paperback.html). He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Colorado College.

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