1986 Panasonic Team Japan
03-23-12, 04:31 PM
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1986 Panasonic Team Japan
Just a few pictures of the finished bicycle for all the "toaster bike" fans out there. Columbus Tretubi and Suntour Superbe Pro components.
03-23-12, 04:36 PM
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Just for fun...
Being a Panasonic nut often requires a sense of humor.
03-23-12, 05:03 PM
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beautiful.
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03-23-12, 09:51 PM
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Wiat till you see the frame coming your way. It will blow your mind. Its like you died and woke up in 1988 with a team custom frame new and unmolested by inferior bicycle parts.
03-24-12, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Wow, that is nice. Was this bike ever ridden? It looks like it just came out of a box.
My friend calls me and tells me that the bike had arrived at his place and that the owner send along some extra parts. Hmmm... ok? When I actually get the bike I'm a bit dismayed to see that the set of Araya Aero clinchers that were on it had actually been drilled out to accommodate schrader valves rather than presta. ARGH! But just then my buddy pulls out an extra set of wheels... literally NOS looking Araya Aero tubulars also with Superbe Pro hubs etc! Problem solved! On top of that, he also had given me some NOS brake hoods, chain rings and down tube shifters. Not a half bad deal in the end.
03-24-12, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by wtgrantham
Never would have believed there was another one still around as nice (or nicer) than mine!
03-24-12, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by jjhabbs
Wiat till you see the frame coming your way. It will blow your mind. Its like you died and woke up in 1988 with a team custom frame new and unmolested by inferior bicycle parts.
Next on deck is for me to complete the PR-6000 project. I suspect it will be a real eye popper when done.
03-24-12, 10:15 AM
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Super. It's clearly too big in light of your other Panasonics. Send to me UPS Ground @ ....
Great find.
Great find.
03-24-12, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by jebensch
Super. It's clearly too big in light of your other Panasonics. Send to me UPS Ground @ ....
Great find.
Great find.
03-24-12, 10:54 AM
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Gonna hang out in here for awhile.
03-24-12, 10:58 AM
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And just to be a tease, this is my next one to finish (finally)...
03-24-12, 03:50 PM
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Cool bike. I was aware of the Team Europe and Team America, didn't know there was a Team Japan.
Isolationist thinking, again.
Isolationist thinking, again.
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03-24-12, 05:03 PM
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03-24-12, 07:46 PM
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I never posted a pic of the pics display. Make sure you do when u get it
03-24-12, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeRinger
You're technically correct. This is pretty much the largest bike I can comfortably ride. I'm more of a FedEx Ground kind of guy so I'm afraid UPS won't do.
03-25-12, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jjhabbs
I never posted a pic of the pics display. Make sure you do when u get it
03-25-12, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rjhammett
Skip the shipping. I will make the drive to the other side of town to pick it up.
