Hi all,
This is my first post so hopefully I "get it right" here. I have been read ing the list the last few weeks and there seems to be a good group of users here.
I'm searching for other Panasonic bicycle owners or anyone who happens to h ave old Panasonic bicycle catalogs. I have recently created a web site dev oted to Panasonic bicycles and so far the biggest struggle I have faced has been locating vintage catalogs to scan for the site. My goal is pretty si mple... created a comprehensive online archive with as much Panasonic bike info as I can get my hands on. When I first started this project I had no idea how difficult it would be to find the old catalogs. It is almost as i f every last one was burnt or shredded. Help?
Anyhow, if there are any other Panasonic gurus lurking out there I'd love to hear from you. So far my own "collection" consists of a 1985 Team, 1 986 Team America, 1988 DX-5000, and 1988 DX-4000 (owned by my father). I also have a 1990 (or so) Atala SLX restoration project and a '00 Pinarel lo Paris daily rider that I won't be mentioning here. ;-)
Cheers,
Darin Nederhoff
Mason City, Iowa, USA
panasonicbikemuseum.info