12-22-2006, 11:59 AM
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| Guest | Re: OT: Super Le Freak
Scott Gordo wrote:
> JD wrote:
> > Giant Yukon MTB Girl wrote:
> > > what a nice bike, so thin and light! i used to ride a Peugot!
> > > MTBG
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> > Yabbut, my bike is Maiden Japan, not in Surrenderland:
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> > http://www.spokejunkies.com/forum/up...5_51_25553.jpg
> >
> > Wait a minute, the Japanese surrendered too...I give up!
> >
> > JD Panasonics rock
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> Actually, I'm prrrreeeeetty sure that Peugeot used that same frame for
> their non-PX models. It's also identical to some Giant frames of the
> period.
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> I'm not sure about Giant's history regarding Panasonic. As Giant used
> to rebadge a number of frames for Specialized and other brands, they
> may be one and the same. Which, I suspect, would actually make them
> Taiwanese.
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> I have seen some killer Japanese Panasonic track frames. I'd imagine
> that there may have been a "Paramount"-type division that did the
> top-end stuff and mass-production facilities for the rest. Which brings
> us back to Schwinn....
>
> Anybody???
>
> /s
Yes, I'm responding to my own post. Kindly ignore all of the above. I
had the wrong frame in mind.
/s
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