by Darin Nederhoff | Dec 19, 2012 | '89 AL-7000, 1989 Panasonic Models
Just as they were about to leave the U.S. market, Panasonic introduced two new aluminum framed models. The AL-7000 was the entry level aluminum framed bike below the slightly better equipped AL-9000. They were here for only one year and given the number that I have...
by Darin | Aug 24, 2012 | '89 Team MC 800 Custom, '89 Team MC Custom Project
By 1989, sales of Panasonic Bicycles here in the USA were tapering off and the final curtain was about to come down halting future sales of Panasonic bike in the USA. These PICS bikes were not very common to begin with as they were a premium line and had to be special...
by Darin | Mar 27, 2012 | '89 PICS Team Custom - Naper, Project PICS Team Custom
The frame you see here arrived at PBVM on March 23, 2012. It was found in a barn in German Valley, Illinois and is a NOS (new old stock) frame set from 1989. The Naper Cycle on the top tube refers to Naperville Cyclery, a bicycle retail store that closed in 1988....
by Darin | Mar 26, 2012 | '89 DX-3000 ROW
This rather stunning looking machine comes to us courtesy of Lako Pali in Romania. This ROW (Rest Of World) or non-U.S. version carried on the ever familiar black and yellow paint scheme that many people loved in prior years.
by Darin Nederhoff | Aug 7, 2009 | '89 P.I.C.S. Team 1200 Custom, 1989 Panasonic Models
Here is another bike you don’t see every day. In fact, I’d bet that most of our site viewers have never actually seen a Panasonic like this one outside of this web site. This Tange Prestige tubed Team 1200 Custom, owned by Jared, was part of the 1989...
by Darin Nederhoff | May 11, 2009 | '89 P.I.C.S Team Custom, 1989 Panasonic Models
This is a beautiful NOS ’89 P.I.C.S. Team Custom frame constructed with Tange Prestige tubing. It was submitted to us by a visitor name Sheryl. You certainly don’t see these every day!
