Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - 1970's to 80's Pan World 10 Speed

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dkgatsby

01-06-09, 05:54 PM

Saw this on Craigslist and was wondering if anyone knows anything about this bike. I can't find anything on it. I checked this forum already for threads/posts, bikepedia, ebay, etc, and came up empty handed. Any help at all would be appreciated.

Here's a link to the Craigslist ad:

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/bik/970459324.html

cb400bill

01-06-09, 06:06 PM

I made "Pan World" one word like "Panworld" and did a search. Maybe it will help.

http://grinderswheels.blogspot.com/2008/09/this-bike-is-archeological-site.html

dkgatsby

01-06-09, 06:17 PM

Thanks for the link. So, apparently, it's a German/French/Japanese bike from the early 1970's... I wonder if it's worth buying if the seller knocks off 10-20 dollars...

cb400bill

01-06-09, 06:24 PM

That Crane GS rear derailleur is considered 1st generation 1974 Dura-Ace. I have one on my project bike Viscount Aerospace Pro.

http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/Dura-Ace-74/

dkgatsby

01-06-09, 06:34 PM

That's kinda cool. I think I'll give this guy a call and check out the bike. Again, thanks for the info!

royleroy

01-08-09, 04:52 PM

Here's one I made into a fixed gear, dated 1972. It's nothing special. A decal noted that it was made in Belgium. 24lbs AFTER I removed the cheap drive train. I think it was 30lbs initially. ugh