National sport deluxe info?
05-17-17, 06:08 PM
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National sport deluxe info?
Does anyone have any info on national bikes I can't find any on internet I'd like to know the year and value at least I'm keeping it for my wife she loves it its a national sport deluxe 12speed thank you
05-17-17, 06:37 PM
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Please post photos of said bike, and use commas, periods, or semicolons.
05-17-17, 07:07 PM
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National is one of the brand names for Matsu****a (Panasonic).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation
https://www.mediapost.com/publicatio...bal-brand.html
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National is one of the brand names for Matsu****a (Panasonic).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation
https://www.mediapost.com/publicatio...bal-brand.html
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05-18-17, 06:50 AM
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National bicycles have a known serial number format, so we should be able to determine the year from the serial number. It should be 1980s based on the 12 speeds, unless it has been upgraded. This brand, in conjunction with the era, also indicates a non-American market model.
05-18-17, 08:34 AM
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Fuji, for example, launched 6V gear blocks for the entire range beginning with the 1978 model year so it could also be a late '70's bicycle.
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Fuji, for example, launched 6V gear blocks for the entire range beginning with the 1978 model year so it could also be a late '70's bicycle.
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Fuji had a one year exclusive on the Ultra 6 freewheels, due to the joint development with Maeda. So, that makes a 1979 model the earliest. For the sake of a single year, it was easier to state 1980s.
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Originally Posted by T-Mar
Fuji had a one year exclusive on the Ultra 6 freewheels, due to the joint development with Maeda. So, that makes a 1979 model the earliest. For the sake of a single year, it was easier to state 1980s.
Am still determined to get something right...any year now.
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Originally Posted by T-Mar
National bicycles have a known serial number format, so we should be able to determine the year from the serial number. It should be 1980s based on the 12 speeds, unless it has been upgraded. This brand, in conjunction with the era, also indicates a non-American market model.
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Originally Posted by juvela
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National is one of the brand names for Matsu****a (Panasonic).
National is one of the brand names for Matsu****a (Panasonic).
05-23-17, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Sf492013
serial #0M11132
