by Darin Nederhoff | May 21, 2008 | '86 Team America, 1986 Panasonic Models
The Team America was the 2nd model from the top after the Team Europe model. So what was the Team America? In a nutshell? It is a Japanese bike built with Italian Columbus SL tubing and named the Team America. How about that for a mind bender? The 1986 Team America...
by Darin Nederhoff | May 21, 2008 | '88 DX-5000, 1988 Panasonic Models
The DX-5000 featured Tange Prestige tubing (on three main tubes only I believe) and a full Shimano 600 Ultegra component group. The result was a great riding, lightweight, and excellent value in a road bike. The ’88 DX-5000 used Tange Prestige tubing while the...
by Darin Nederhoff | May 21, 2008 | '85 Team, 1985 Panasonic Models
When it was new, the basic Team model fit into the lineup below the DX-4000 model and sort of on par with the DX-3000 if not somewhere between the 3000 and 4000 models. The bike has Tange 2 tubing and had a bit of a mix and match of Shimano, Sugino, and other parts. I...
