Interesting video about Panasonic

[72gmc]

What a great thread. Thanks for both of the videos.

Does anyone know what brand of Thor’s chain tool the bike assembler is using? That thing is industrial sized.

[Tychom]

I'm waiting for my cheap ¥en Panasonic to be completed, hopefully any week now.

The videos only add to the excitement.

[martl]

Originally Posted by BdaGhisallo

I wonder what those who build bikes think of their processes. I don't know either way but I'm curious to hear some feedback on the way they do it.

the video actually shows three different processes; lugged brazed steel, fillet frazing, and TIG welding

[GonaSovereign]

This looks quite a lot like the Colnago factory did in the '80s and 9os. Quality production steel bikes.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by GonaSovereign

This looks quite a lot like the Colnago factory did in the '80s and 9os. Quality production steel bikes.

I thought the same thing. Saw a Colnago video with frames on a big rotating table with 'stations' with a bank of torches on the bottom bracket, rotated and next got torched.

[BobbyJones]

Didn't watch the video, but FWIW Panasonic's first company branded product (sort of) was a bicycle light in 1927!

[coffeecherrypie]

Originally Posted by Turkle

You can get a Panasonic Cro-Mo steel frame in those cool team colors with a threadless Columbus Max fork, shipped to USA, for ~$1500.

https://alexscycle.com/collections/p...max-front-fork

Tempting!

Originally Posted by echelon_john

I’ve looked at these a bunch over the years. Anybody here own one? The seat angles are crazy steep and the head angles pretty slack.

I've also looked at these from time to time. I was always confused about how they offered so many sizes for a production frame! (1 cm increments from 46 to 61). That it's all made-to-order, if that's correct, solves the mystery.

[Ralph]

Originally Posted by m_sasso

Find yourself a Schwinn Paramount or Schwinn Prologue from this time frame, these were made by Panasonic.

1988 Schwinn Prologue

I've got a Prologue in my attic now. Left over from those days. Very light frame.

[m_sasso]

Originally Posted by Ralph

I've got a Prologue in my attic now. Left over from those days. Very light frame.

Tange Prestige one of the best tube sets ever made!