The 1988 Panasonic DX-2000 was slightly better than the entry DX-1000 model. They are nice riders or commuters. 1988 Panasonic DX-2000 Specifications List Price: Frame Sizes: Frame:Tange 900 Cr-Mo Double Butted Fork: Handlebar: Stem: Saddle: Crankset:Shimano Biopace Exage Trail Freewheel: Chain: Hubs: Rear Derailleur: Front Derailleur: Shifting Lever: Brakes:Shimano BR-A450 Rims: Tires: Spokes: Pedals: Accessories: [...]
This ’88 MC-5500 mountain bike just arrived. It is more than a little dirty and needs a good cleaning, overhaul, and minor restoration. We will post the full photo gallery once the bike is presentable. 1988 Panasonic MC-5500 Specifications List Price:N/A Frame Sizes: Frame:Tange MTB Fork:Tange Handlebar:N/A Stem:N/A Saddle:Panasonic Crankset: Suntour XCD 6000 Freewheel:Suntour Chain: [...]
The Team Europe II bicycle returned once again for 1986 sporting a nice blue and white paint scheme. The basic specifications of the bike remained the same as in ’85. Columbus tubing (Tretubi) along with Campagnolo Victory components and Campagnolo tubular wheels. Photo credits: Ed V. 1986 Panasonic Team Europe II specifications: List Price: $____ [...]
Thanks to Melvin for providing the scans of this German Panasonic Bikes catalog. Click any frame of the slide show to view a larger version of the page.
Special thanks to Matthew Marine for providing these scans of his ’87 U.S. catalog. Clicking on any frame within the slide show will take you to a larger version of that page/image.
Complete Panasonic Bicycles catalog for 1979 courtesy of Norman Halperin. Clicking any frame of the slide show will take you to a larger version of the image.
Thanks to Norman Halperin for loaning us his catalog for scanning. Clicking any frame within the slide-show will take you to a larger version of the image.
If you have spent any time looking through the 1979-1985 catalogs on this site you need not thank me. All of those catalogs came to me courtesy of Norman Halperin. Norman was the Panasonic National Sales Manager for the U.S. from 1979 through the Spring of 1984. He’s not only shared his catalog archive with [...]
One of Panasonic’s best Mountain Cat series bikes for 1988, the MC-7500 featured Tange Prestige MTB tubing and the Shimano Deore XT part group. It was a cosmetic cousin to the ’88 DX-5000 road bike sharing the same decal colors. The photos above used with the permission of David Stone who was the previous owner [...]
Special thanks to Norman Halperin for allowing us to borrow his catalog for scanning. Click on any frame within the slide show to view a larger version of the image.