One of Panasonic’s best Mountain Cat series bikes for 1988, the MC-7500 featured Tange Prestige MTB tubing and the Shimano Deore XT part group. It was a cosmetic cousin to the ’88 DX-5000 road bike sharing the same decal colors.<\/p>\n
The photo above used with the permission of David Stone who was the previous owner of this bike which was recently sold on ebay. NEW photos of the bike have been provided by the new owner.<\/p>\n
1988 Panasonic MC-7500 Specifications<\/p>\n
List Price: N\/A
\nFrame Sizes: 16″, 18″, 20″, 22″
\nFrame: Tange Prestige Cr-Mo Double Butted tubes, lostwax seat lug, forged ends and Tange JL-401S sealed B.B. set.
\nFork: Tange Cr-Mo blades, forged ends and Shimano New Deore sealed head set.
\nHandlebar: Kusuki BMTL-F600 alloy
\nStem: Cr-Mo tubes with roller
\nSaddle: Selle Italia Mundialita with 320mm long micro adjusting alloy seat post
\nCrankset: Shimano New Deore XT Biopace 48\/38\/28T
\nFreewheel: Shimano New Deore XT 6-speed 14-32T, cassette type
\nChain: Shimano 600 UG silver, 1\/2?x3\/32?x114 links
\nHubs: Shimano New Deore XT, sealed mechanism with Q.R.
\nRear Derailleur: Shimano New Deore XT S.I.S.
\nFront Derailleur: Shimano New Deore XT
\nShifting Lever: Shimano New Deore XT S.I.S.
\nBrakes: Front, Shimano New Deore XT cantilever brake \/ Rear, Shimano New Deore XT U-brake \/ Lever, Shimano New Deore XT
\nRims: Araya RM-20 26\u00d71.75? alloy, black anodized
\nTires: Panaracer IBEX-II 26″x2.0″ open side, 40-80 psi (not shown)
\nSpokes: Stainless 14G
\nPedals: Shimano New Deore XT
\nAccessories:
\nColor: Onyx Black<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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