K and J on the mechs. 86, then. Sounds about right. That would mean the first digit on the bike's serial number is the year of manufacture in this case. Thanks, T-Mar.
I'll overhaul the bike completely anyway, I always do, esp. on riders or bikes I intend to give away. I like tearing old bikes down and putting them back together, though this one has to wait a few weeks, as I'm in the middle of a couple other bikes. The bike was rideable as-is, which is not common for the bikes I find; usually there is one or two things wrong with them (broken cables, stuff like that).
Nice try, moxfyre. I've liked the look of the Panasonics I've found before, even the lower end DXs look pretty well made. Unfortunately, none of them have been my size. I'll keep this on awhile and see how I like it. Oddly, I've found a veritable flood of larger framed bikes in the last couple months.
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