Panasonic frame...
10-24-12 | 08:59 PM
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From: Williamsburg, VA Sebastian, FL
Bikes: 1987 Centurion Ironman Master, 1992 Koga Miyata Exerciser, 1992 Schwinn Crosscut
Panasonic frame...
Can anyone tell what Panasonic frame this is?
It's been repainted, and the owner says it's aluminum.
It's been repainted, and the owner says it's aluminum.
10-24-12 | 10:36 PM
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10-25-12 | 05:57 AM
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Could be aluminum. check out this 1989 Panasonic brochure page of their early aluminum framed bikes.
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10-26-12 | 11:10 AM
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Thanks for the replies and links.
The frame is in Michigan, and I'm in Virginia, so I can't check on it until I return in a few days..unless I get stuck here because of Hurricane Sandy!
The frame is in Michigan, and I'm in Virginia, so I can't check on it until I return in a few days..unless I get stuck here because of Hurricane Sandy!
10-26-12 | 03:50 PM
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If you can get a clearer shot of the lugs and such I can tell you if it is a flying pop-can. :-)
10-26-12 | 04:06 PM
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Bikes: 2000 Pinarello Paris | Panasonics: '88 DX-5000 / '88 DX-4000 / '88 MC-5500 (sold) / '86 Team America / '86 Team Japan (2) / '85 Team / '84 DX-4000 (sold) / '91 PR-6000 / '89 PICS Team Custom / '83 AR-6000 Aero / '89 DX-1000 / '89 Team MC Custom (sold
Actually, upon further inspection of the photo I can tell it isn't an AL-7000 or AL-9000. It looks to have conventional lugs and the rear stays don't quite jive. Add in the rack eyelets on the fork and rear lugs and I think you may have a touring model there. Will have to wait for more detailed photos to be sure.
I've seen more than a few Panasonics advertised on Craigslist as aluminum that were in fact steel. I usually email the seller and ask them if they own a magnet...
I've seen more than a few Panasonics advertised on Craigslist as aluminum that were in fact steel. I usually email the seller and ask them if they own a magnet...
