by Darin Nederhoff | Jul 7, 2013 | '89 DX-5000, Latest Updates!
Acquired from Robert of www.localbikeoutlet.com out of Florida, this 1989 Panasonic DX-5000 Tange 1 tubed bike didn’t leave much to be done upon arrival. It possessed the factory Suntour GPX groupset along with other quality Japanese components throughout. Aside...
by Darin | May 3, 2013 | '89 DX-6000
What Can I say, when I came across this rough gem, as the saying goes, “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder”, I couldn’t resist on taking the challenge of bringing this bike as Darin called it, “Panasonic Mutt”, and turning it into a...
by Darin Nederhoff | Apr 3, 2013 | '89 MC-5500, 1989 Panasonic Models
1989 was the final year of Panasonic sales in North America and that makes this the final MC-5500 mountain bike model sold here as well. As you can see, Panasonic chose to finish the bike in what they refer to as Purple Haze paint. It is a very good looking bike,...
by Darin Nederhoff | Jan 15, 2013 | '89 DX-4000, 1989 Panasonic Models
For 1989 the long loved DX-4000 fell back down the hierarchy ladder by one rung but it was still a fantastic looking bicycle. The frame was constructed of Tange 2 tubing and stylish white Shimano Sport LX components gave a bit of the Sante look but at a much better...
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...
