Panasonic ran its PICS program for two year, 1988 and 1989. For 1989 the line was expanded from four to five models, with the addition of a track model and a titanium tubing option. The subject bicycle is a 1989 model. The tubeset is Tange Prestige with a Tange Champion fork (Tange
#1 through
#5 all used the same alloy and thickness of fork blade).