Panasonic had pulled out of the North American market after 1989 but that didn’t mean that they stopped building bicycles. This ’91 MC Comp comes to us from overseas courtesy of Melvin. It is no longer factory original but most parts are correct for the period. Share this…Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser [...]
The 1989 Panasonic DX-5000 was the 2nd from the top in the DX lineup for 1989. The bicycle featured below belongs to Robert M. Interestingly, I tried to buy this bike off of Craigslist a year or two ago when it was for sale. Rob beat me to it and enjoys it to this day. [...]
Panasonic made cruisers, road bikes, and mountain bikes, but they also made some very nice touring bikes like the one below. Photo credit: unknown 1989 Panasonic PT-4500 Factory Specifications List Price: N/A Frame: Tange 1000 Cr-Mo double butted tube, forged ends and sealed B.B. set Fork: Tange Mangaloy, CCL crown and forged ends Handlebar: Kusuki [...]
Photo credits: Parker
Special thanks to Tom Fritts for providing the scans of his 1977 catalog for this web site. Clicking on any image within the slide-show will take you to a larger version of the page.
The DX-5000 was near the top DX series bike built for 1987 after the DX-6000. When new, it sold for nearly $600 at the time. These can be somewhat difficult to find these days, but if you should happen to come across one in very good original condition I would think twice before passing it [...]
1987 Panasonic DX-2000. One step above the base DX-1000 model, the DX-2000 offered slightly better components. Selling for around $330 when new, it fell firmly into the decent rider at a decent price category.
The 1987 Panasonic DX-4000 was the 3rd best bike in the DX series offering for 1987. With a new selling price around $500, the DX-4000 attracted more serious cyclists in search of a lighter weight bike with quality components. The DX-4000 series and above are what I would consider to be the bikes to find [...]
OK, so this isn’t really a project but it was a bit of a missing link. The Team America was in need of a proper NOS Dura Ace chain and thanks to the wonders of ebay, the missing link has been found. Yeah, I apologize for the horrible puns there! Here it is in its [...]
Complete series of 1989 Panasonic Bicycles catalogs featuring DX series, CS series, MC series and more. Clicking on any frame within the slide show will take you to a larger version of the page.