Feedback on Panasonic steel frames? - Page 2

Hindmost · #16 07-21-2018, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 93KgBike

...And I think the whole line can be ordered custom fitted through dealers; wow!...

That's pretty amazing. If I did the yen conversion right the posted prices are pretty reasonable. I wonder if all this is available here in the US

seanile · #17 07-22-2018, 12:10 AM

those cx bikes are really quite attractive. i'd love to know the US availability on these..

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Originally Posted by charliedid

I don't know all that much about them but you can buy one stateside through Yellow Jersey in Wisconsin.

http://www.yellowjersey.org/

after digging through that attrocity of a website, which is apparently still being updated in some form because it says "2018" in places, it seems they're only an importer of keirin frames. i would like to be wrong because of those cx bikes, so please tell me i am!

charliedid · #18 07-22-2018, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by seanile

those cx bikes are really quite attractive. i'd love to know the US availability on these..

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after digging through that attrocity of a website, which is apparently still being updated in some form because it says "2018" in places, it seems they're only an importer of keirin frames. i would like to be wrong because of those cx bikes, so please tell me i am!

I swear I saw road frames last time I was in but pretty sure they touring bikes as well.

I'd call them and see if interested.

Pretty sure they have a rotary phone they use.

fignon's barber · #19 07-22-2018, 11:07 AM

The Panasonics were always faster because you had Peter Post behind you screaming obscenities:

belopsky · #20 07-22-2018, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by charliedid

I swear I saw road frames last time I was in but pretty sure they touring bikes as well.

I'd call them and see if interested.

Pretty sure they have a rotary phone they use.

I was curious about these a year ago or so. They can order you a Panasonic of any kind.

adampaiva · #21 07-23-2018, 09:12 AM

I did some research on the Panasonic custom order process a couple years ago, almost bought a disc road but held off bc the clearance wasn't what I was looking for.
Yellow Jersey was able to order anything from their catalog and in 2015 when I asked the "endurance road" FCR disc model was $1800 frame/fork.
I also contact tracksupermarket (.com), a shop dealing mostly with keirin frames that is in Japan. They were willing to facilitate the order process and ship to me in US. Base price for the same frame was $1070, so significantly cheaper.
I didn't follow through at that time only because the disc road frame only cleared 28's. I ended up satisfying my Japanese-made itch with a used Ebisu but I'd still be tempted if that disc randonneur they showed at NAHBS becomes available. Odd that they went through that effort but don't seem to have made a push into the US market. Part of me wants to plan a trip to Japan and go through a fitting and order one there. I expect the quality is every bit right up there with our high end domestic custom steel options.

charliedid · #22 07-23-2018, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by belopsky

I was curious about these a year ago or so. They can order you a Panasonic of any kind.

Nice

I thought so.

belopsky · #23 07-23-2018, 09:18 AM

Alex's Cycle can also get you whatever. Cheaper than Yellow Jersey, probably same as Keirin supermarket

charliedid · #24 07-23-2018, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by adampaiva

I did some research on the Panasonic custom order process a couple years ago, almost bought a disc road but held off bc the clearance wasn't what I was looking for.
Yellow Jersey was able to order anything from their catalog and in 2015 when I asked the "endurance road" FCR disc model was $1800 frame/fork.
I also contact tracksupermarket (.com), a shop dealing mostly with keirin frames that is in Japan. They were willing to facilitate the order process and ship to me in US. Base price for the same frame was $1070, so significantly cheaper.
I didn't follow through at that time only because the disc road frame only cleared 28's. I ended up satisfying my Japanese-made itch with a used Ebisu but I'd still be tempted if that disc randonneur they showed at NAHBS becomes available. Odd that they went through that effort but don't seem to have made a push into the US market. Part of me wants to plan a trip to Japan and go through a fitting and order one there. I expect the quality is every bit right up there with our high end domestic custom steel options.

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