by Darin | Jun 14, 2012 | '89 Team MC Custom Project, Editor's Blog
It has been quite a while since I had some friends in Colorado snag a 1989 Team MC Custom mountain bike for me off of a Craigslist ad. Come to think of it, it has been more than a year ago now. To be honest, I kind of forgot they had it for a while. Life got very busy...
by Darin | May 3, 2012 | Editor's Blog, PICS Dealer Promo Video
Thanks to a Panasonic owner/enthusiast in West Virginia this vintage PICS informational video managed to arrive in our mailbox. If you were in a Panasonic dealer back in 1988 or so you may have seen this video playing. We present it for your viewing enjoyment. Truly a...
by Darin | Apr 20, 2012 | Editor's Blog, The Art of Long Distance Buying
If you are a Panasonic bicycle collector (or any kind of bike collector for that matter) sooner or later there will come a time when you find a bicycle that you really wish to buy that will be in a far away location. If you are lucky, the bike is on eBay and already...
by Darin | Feb 29, 2012 | 2012 Panasonic Models, Editor's Blog
Here in the United States, Panasonic bicycles are no longer available for purchase at bike shops. We haven’t seen them on our shores “officially” since 1989 which is a real shame once you have a look at some of the current offerings below. Like what...
by Darin | Feb 2, 2012 | Editor's Blog
Back when I initially created this web site I did so as a bit of an experiment more than anything else. I was experimenting with various web content management platforms and needed a topic to build a test site around. Since my Panasonic DX-5000 was lurking above my...
by Darin Nederhoff | Aug 7, 2008 | Editor's Blog, Editorials, Meet Norman Panasonic!
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....
