Originally Posted by
bikemanbob
Great question! I've wondered the same thing. I have a Panasonic DX 2000 that has been hand built and I've wondered what that meant. Let me say though, the work on the bike is very nice and I've been impressed.

I had a '84 Panasonic Team that also proclaimed to be "Hand Built" proudly on the top tube. It rode quite well, but it was nothing fancy at all...quite plain actually and to me looked mass produced. I always assumed Panasonic took some liberties with the term