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1985 Panasonic Team America
Photo of the 1985 Team America. This was the 2nd best Panasonic for 1985 after the Team Europe. It featured Columbus SP/SL tubing with lostwax lugs. The bike featured the Shimano Dura Ace parts group and 32H Araya Aero tubular wheels. Color: Ocean Blue 1985 Panasonic...1985 Panasonic Team Europe I
The top Panasonic model for 1985. Pretty in pink, no? Columbus SP/SL tubing and equipped with Campagnolo Super Record group and 32H Araya Aero tubular wheels. Color: Salmon Pink 1985 Panasonic Team Europe I specifications: List Price: N/A Frame Size: TEF-748…48.5 cm /...1985 Panasonic Bicycles
Now available online in complete form for the first time! Special thanks to Mr. Norman Halperin (Ex Panasonic USA National Sales Manager) for the loan of his catalog for scanning. Clicking on any frame within the slide show will take you to a larger version of that...1982 Panasonic AR-6000 Aero
It is hard to believe that this bike is in fact as old as it is. The Tange Aero tubing was certainly ahead of its time… aero right down to the seat post tube. This bicycle is a real engineering marvel and it shows just what Panasonic was capable of during the...We Need Help!
Do you or someone you know have old Panasonic sales literature? It is our goal to have scanned versions of all past Panasonic sales catalogs but finding them isn’t easy. If you can help by providing high-resolution scans of your old Panasonic bicycles sales...Selle Italia Super Turbo saddle refurb
My Team America has a Selle Italia Super Turbo saddle. I found it a bit odd that the saddle was devoid of the usual turbo graphics found on the Super Turbo saddle on my DX-5000. What to do? Well, I had an original to work from so I took it apart and removed the rear...1986 Panasonic Team America
The Team America was the 2nd model from the top after the Team Europe model. So what was the Team America? In a nutshell? It is a Japanese bike built with Italian Columbus SL tubing and named the Team America. How about that for a mind bender? The 1986 Team America...1988 Panasonic DX-5000
The DX-5000 featured Tange Prestige tubing (on three main tubes only I believe) and a full Shimano 600 Ultegra component group. The result was a great riding, lightweight, and excellent value in a road bike. The ’88 DX-5000 used Tange Prestige tubing while the...1985 Panasonic Team
When it was new, the basic Team model fit into the lineup below the DX-4000 model and sort of on par with the DX-3000 if not somewhere between the 3000 and 4000 models. The bike has Tange 2 tubing and had a bit of a mix and match of Shimano, Sugino, and other parts. I...Need Great Hosting?
