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1989 Panasonic PICS Team Custom – Naperville Cyclery Frame
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....
1989 Panasonic DX-3000 (non U.S. version)
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.
1986 Panasonic Team Japan
The 1986 Team Japan featured the SunTour Superbe Pro component group and was the third model from the top in the Panasonic line up that year. The Team Japan was also only available in 1986… it was renamed the Team National in later years. 1986 Panasonic Team...
1987 Panasonic DX-2000
1987 Panasonic DX-2000. One step above the base DX-1000 model, the DX-2000 offered slightly better components. Selling for around $330 when new, it fell firmly into the decent rider at a decent price category. The bike featured here is courtesy of Fred Appel. Fred...
1989 Panasonic P.I.C.S. Catalog
Sorry, but there is no high resolution version of this catalog available. If anyone has a copy of this particular catalog we’d love to obtain some high quality scans of it if possible. Leave a comment on this post if you have this catalog.
1986 Team Japan Project – Teaser Photos
We’ve had amazing weather here in the Twin Cities (MN) this weekend so it seemed like a great opportunity to get out in the garage and work on the Team Japan project a bit more. We’ll post some additional photos soon as we finish things...
The 2012 Panasonic Bicycle Models… just not for USA
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...
1990 Panasonic DX-4000
If you keep an eye on Panasonic bicycles up for auction on eBay then this particular bike might look familiar to you. It sold on Feb. 5th, 2012 for $361.00 plus $95 shipping. A pretty good deal for a fairly rare machine. If the bike happens to wind up in North America...How NOT to Enlarge Your Panasonic Collection
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...Need Great Hosting?
