I'm a feelin old... vintage bike '80s? '80s bike is vintage?? gee whiz. When I moved here to california back in '84, I bought a brand new Panasonic bike equipped with shimano 600 components. 6 cogs in rear and 2 chainrings. Frame was made from Tange #1 steel, good as columbus tubing some said. I was wee bit old fashioned so I had them take off the elliptical chain ring (called bio-??). It was a beautiful bike. I thought it was really expensive at around $700 if I remeber right. Rode smooth and weighed in around 17-18 pounds. I ended up throwing away the frame when the bottom bracket cracked. and you could see rust down there. It was beautiful white with red lettering. Rode smooth, and all that.

Medichi bike is beautiful. And Centurians were the ticket back then.

smilingcat.