I've found this old panasonic in perfect condition on the local marketplace.
Frame -Tange Prestige CR-MO (made in Japan),
fork – Panasonic (Tange CR-MO),
groupset – Deore XT,
seat post – Ritchey,
flat bar – Ritchey,
rims – Araya RM-17 (Super Hard).
by Kar-men
8 Comments
In my Dutch market €300 would be an absolute steal.
You can find 300 more dollars. You can’t find another one of these…
Yes. I mean, I would gladly pay $300 if it fit me. It’s a great looking (and somewhat unusual) bike with very nice components. It’s clean as hell too.
Many people here have this dumpster treasure mindset, where an old mtb is only good value if you got it for $9 and built it up with parts bin pieces. A lot of that feels unrealistic to me. Like, great that you got an excellent deal, but I’m somewhat scrupulous about keeping an eye on the used market in central Texas and that posting you put up would immediately have me talking to my wife about adding another bike.
I would **definitely** spend 300$ on a bicycle like this in this condition. I would say in Germany a fair price is between 300€-650€.
Me at very first sight: no
Me looking closer at the pictures and description: oh, oh! OH! Yes!
Yes, and then do the good ol’ 1x conversion!
Absolutely.
I think the price is fair, especially for it’s condition, I would be very paranoid about scratching such a lovely bike if I owned it.