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1988 Panasonic PICS Titanium

One of the rarest and most expensive frames offered by Panasonic in '88.

Frame:
TIG welded Titanium model designation CTI 2

Fork/Headset:
Full Titanium Fork / Dura Ace

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Shimano 600 Ultegra

Pedals:
Look Competition

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Sante rear freewheel

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano 600 Ultegra

Handlebars/Stem:
Nitto / Gran Compe

Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Turbo Bio /

Brakes:
Shimano 600 Ultegra

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Araya / Campagnolo / Michelin Hi Lite Comp NOS

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Araya / Campagnolo / Michelin Hi Lite Comp NOS

More Info:
Comes from the original owner in Ohio who raced it in triathlons at one time. Also had a classic ZIPP rear disc wheel.

Added by PBVM. Last updated about 10 years ago.

6 Comments

Nimhskater978

Nimhskater978 says:

such a nice looking ride

Posted over 9 years ago

dietrootbeer

dietrootbeer says:

Your Panasonic collection is amazing! Especially this titanium. Are you familiar with the NJS frames at all? I just aquired one and I'm trying to figure out its year of manufacture.

Posted about 10 years ago

maldon_eddie

maldon_eddie says:

nice collection of panasonics!
how do you get them?

Posted about 10 years ago

PBVM

PBVM says:

Thanks. Finding them requires lots of patience and hunting normally. Running PanasonicBikeMuseum.info web site also puts me in touch with a number of unique Panasonic bicycle owners as well. I get people trying to sell me bikes on a weekly basis it seems. ;-)

Posted about 10 years ago

maldon_eddie

maldon_eddie says:

haha thats sick!
must be really dam nice to have that kind of money lol

Posted about 10 years ago

PBVM

PBVM says:

Actually, one nice thing about collecting Panasonics is that they don't cost as much as classic Italian steel etc. As long as they don't have NJS stamped on them somewhere they are usually pretty affordable.

Posted about 10 years ago