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 | Feb 5, 2013 | '92 MC Team, 1992 Panasonic Models
Here is a mountain bike that will make all of us in the States drool just a bit! Feast your eyes on Michel W’s beautiful 1992 MC Team mountain bike. He purchased the bike not too long ago and did some cleaning and restoration to it before submitting these photos...
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 Nederhoff | Aug 29, 2008 | '88 MC-5500, 1988 Panasonic Models
The 1988 MC-5500 represented the third best MC model for the 1988 model year. 1988 Panasonic MC-5500 Specifications List Price:N/A Frame Sizes:16″, 18″, 20″, 22″ Frame:Tange Cr-Mo double butted tube, forged ends and Tange TK-25S sealed bottom...
by Darin Nederhoff | Aug 6, 2008 | '88 MC-7500, 1988 Panasonic Models
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. The photos above used with...
