Comments for Panasonic Bicycles Virtual Museum http://panasonicbikemuseum.info The information portal for owners of Panasonic built bicycles with historical catalogs, photos, specifications and more. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:59:02 -0600 hourly 1 Comment on F.A.Q. by Darin http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/faq/comment-page-1#comment-29 Darin Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:59:02 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?page_id=35#comment-29 They are all back online via the main menu They are all back online via the main menu

]]> Comment on Panasonic Bicycle Ads from the past… by Looking for a good vintage road bike frame http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/archives/8/comment-page-1#comment-26 Looking for a good vintage road bike frame Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:37:07 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?p=8#comment-26 [...] I agree with the vintage Japanese bikes, they were fantastically made. But as all bike companies they had their low end bombs so it would behoove you to do a lot of internet reading on the various brands and their models and the components they offered. Fuji is another serious consideration, in fact I rank Miyata from models 510 on up (higher the number the better the bike to they get to Team-their top of the line) with the triple butted splined tubing, followed by Fuji with the Valite Quad butted tubing, as the best frames that came out of Japan. Those frames are very responsive frames and will last forever. Fuji for some reason rated their bikes heavier then they really were, I have a 58cm 1988 Fuji Club that according to the catalog weighs 23 pounds, mine weighs 20.8 pounds and it's all original so I've done nothing to lighten it up. This Fuji I bought this last spring, it had 5 miles on it, it's in excellent condition and it cost me $100 through CraigsList. You do need some patience going through Craigslist because most people are trying to rip people off on the vintage factor. I saw a 1982 Motebecane Record Sport, a cheap low end bike with a poser name, in fair condition and the guy wanted $600! He's looking for the fool who knows nothing about vintage bikes. Others won't have a clue as to what they have and well sell them cheap, those are the guys your looking for. Treks can also sometimes be found for reasonable prices, any model with a 400 designation or higher are great bikes, made in America but used mostly Ishawata or Reynolds tubing. See this for extensive info on Treks: Vintage Trek - A brief history of Trek Bicycle Corporation and its steel bike frames Any bike that comes with the dual brake levers, one for activation at the hoods or drops and another bar that's used for activation when on the bar tops is a good indication the bike is a lower end bike, stay away from those. There are archived catalogs available on line for a lot of brands, these will have a wealth of information. Here's a few catalogs I found because I own these bike brands: Miyata: Miyata Bicycle Catalogs Fuji: Fuji Models to Thumbnails Schwinn: Schwinn Years by Model I do not own a Panasonic but they had some really nice bikes that were highly under rated; here's some info on those: Panasonic Bicycle Ads from the past… | Panasonic Bicycles Virtual Museum [...] [...] I agree with the vintage Japanese bikes, they were fantastically made. But as all bike companies they had their low end bombs so it would behoove you to do a lot of internet reading on the various brands and their models and the components they offered. Fuji is another serious consideration, in fact I rank Miyata from models 510 on up (higher the number the better the bike to they get to Team-their top of the line) with the triple butted splined tubing, followed by Fuji with the Valite Quad butted tubing, as the best frames that came out of Japan. Those frames are very responsive frames and will last forever. Fuji for some reason rated their bikes heavier then they really were, I have a 58cm 1988 Fuji Club that according to the catalog weighs 23 pounds, mine weighs 20.8 pounds and it's all original so I've done nothing to lighten it up. This Fuji I bought this last spring, it had 5 miles on it, it's in excellent condition and it cost me $100 through CraigsList. You do need some patience going through Craigslist because most people are trying to rip people off on the vintage factor. I saw a 1982 Motebecane Record Sport, a cheap low end bike with a poser name, in fair condition and the guy wanted $600! He's looking for the fool who knows nothing about vintage bikes. Others won't have a clue as to what they have and well sell them cheap, those are the guys your looking for. Treks can also sometimes be found for reasonable prices, any model with a 400 designation or higher are great bikes, made in America but used mostly Ishawata or Reynolds tubing. See this for extensive info on Treks: Vintage Trek – A brief history of Trek Bicycle Corporation and its steel bike frames Any bike that comes with the dual brake levers, one for activation at the hoods or drops and another bar that's used for activation when on the bar tops is a good indication the bike is a lower end bike, stay away from those. There are archived catalogs available on line for a lot of brands, these will have a wealth of information. Here's a few catalogs I found because I own these bike brands: Miyata: Miyata Bicycle Catalogs Fuji: Fuji Models to Thumbnails Schwinn: Schwinn Years by Model I do not own a Panasonic but they had some really nice bikes that were highly under rated; here's some info on those: Panasonic Bicycle Ads from the past… | Panasonic Bicycles Virtual Museum [...]

]]> Comment on F.A.Q. by Darin http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/faq/comment-page-1#comment-24 Darin Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:56:35 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?page_id=35#comment-24 Hi Scot, I'm working on bringing them back ASAP. Had a little problem with the site theme during the last update. You can find them here in the meantime... https://picasaweb.google.com/102108090961907588374 Hi Scot, I’m working on bringing them back ASAP. Had a little problem with the site theme during the last update. You can find them here in the meantime… https://picasaweb.google.com/102108090961907588374

]]> Comment on F.A.Q. by scot halverson http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/faq/comment-page-1#comment-23 scot halverson Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:16:45 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?page_id=35#comment-23 What happened to all the brochures? the left side of the web page (where they used to be) is all blank. What gives? What happened to all the brochures? the left side of the web page (where they used to be) is all blank. What gives?

]]> Comment on Selle Italia Super Turbo saddle refurb by Keith http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/archives/13/comment-page-1#comment-15 Keith Mon, 16 May 2011 05:16:44 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?p=13#comment-15 HI i was wondering if you were ever able to post the .JPG for the Selle Italia Super Turbo saddle? If you did, could you please email them to me at Autostrada048(at)gmail.com Thank you Keith HI i was wondering if you were ever able to post the .JPG for the Selle Italia Super Turbo saddle?

If you did, could you please email them to me at
Autostrada048(at)gmail.com

Thank you
Keith

]]> Comment on What is it worth? by Darin http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/faq/what-is-it-worth/comment-page-1#comment-13 Darin Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:15:49 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?page_id=41#comment-13 Very cool bike. One of the fairly rarely seen 1984 Team models. I see quite a few 1985 models online but only a handful of 84's. Yours appears to be in very good condition as well. Very cool bike. One of the fairly rarely seen 1984 Team models. I see quite a few 1985 models online but only a handful of 84′s. Yours appears to be in very good condition as well.

]]> Comment on What is it worth? by donqer http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/faq/what-is-it-worth/comment-page-1#comment-12 donqer Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:33:06 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?page_id=41#comment-12 Hi, Pls. check my album and comment on my bike. tnx donqer Hi,
Pls. check my album and comment on my bike.
tnx
donqer

]]> Comment on 1982 Panasonic AR-6000 Aero by Boston Bicycles » Blog Archive » 1982 Panasonic AR-6000 Aero Single Speed – Fixie / Flip Flop Hub (Stoneham) $575 http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/archives/15/comment-page-1#comment-10 Boston Bicycles » Blog Archive » 1982 Panasonic AR-6000 Aero Single Speed – Fixie / Flip Flop Hub (Stoneham) $575 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:46:20 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?p=15#comment-10 [...] http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/?p=15 [...] [...] http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/?p=15 [...]

]]> Comment on 1977 Panasonic Sport Deluxe by dhawk http://panasonicbikemuseum.info/archives/66/comment-page-1#comment-8 dhawk Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:26:24 +0000 http://panabike.s-cars.org/?p=66#comment-8 I just picked up one of these today. A woman my dad works with just got divorced and she gave it to him, its mint with old school shimano slide in toe clips. Silver with the chrome tips and Matrix Titan wheels. I will be restoring it and posting pictures. Hawk Out I just picked up one of these today. A woman my dad works with just got divorced and she gave it to him, its mint with old school shimano slide in toe clips. Silver with the chrome tips and Matrix Titan wheels. I will be restoring it and posting pictures.

Hawk Out

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