1989 Panasonic Mountain Cat 6500

Arran

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I picked this little ripper up recently & was very happy with the score. I’ve felt a void ever since I foolishly relinquished my ‘89 Bridgestone MB-1 & this acquisition makes me feel whole again… sort of! At least now I have a bike that sits in that magical space between “not cool enough” & “too nice to ride”. 😂

Overall, the bike’s had little use & it’s been well stored for it’s 34-odd years! I’ve replaced the modern saddle with a (place-holder) Trans-Am Flite & (unfortunately) the wheelset with a period & spec-correct Deore/RM20 wheelset, as the bike was sporting the original rear wheel (Deore hub & Araya HA Gen. 1 RM20) with a mid-skool STX/VP20 front wheel.

Specs:

Frame: Tange MTB double butted & lugged CrMo with forged 130mm dropouts, 1” head tube & 68mm BSA BB, 17” ST (c-c), 22” TT (horizontal)

Fork: Tange MTB unicrown CrMo with forged 100mm dropouts

Headset: Shimano Deore 1” threaded
Stem: MTS CrMo
Handlebar: Tapered & butted alloy, unusually wide @ 630mm with ~15 deg. sweep
Grips: Kraton rubber (original)

Brakes: MT60 Deore II
Brake Pads: MT60 Deore (original)
Brake Cables: Shimano (original)
Cantilever cable hangers: Shimano alloy
Brake Levers: MT60 4-finger

Shifters: MT60 Deore II
Front Derailleur: MT60 Deore II
Rear Derailleur: MT60 Deore II S.I.S.
Derailleur Cables: Shimano (original)
Cassette: Deore II 11-30 Hyperglide
Chain: Deore II HG narrow
Cranks: MT60 Deore 170mm
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings: 26/36/46 Shimano Biopace rings
Chainring bolts: Shimano with Shimano steel 5mm hex crank caps
Bottom Bracket: Tange JL401S sealed
Pedals: Alloy beartrap

Hub Skewers: Shimano Deore
Rims: Araya RM 20 black
Hubs: Shimano Deore 7s 32h
Nipples: Brass
Spokes: Stainless steel 14g
Tyres: Tioga Psycho Extreme 26x2.1 folding (NOS)
Tubes: Tioga rubber

Saddle: Selle Italia Trans Am Flite Ti
Seatpost: Strong PM-30 300mm micro adjust
Seatpost Binder: Shimano

Weight: 28.2lb as pictured
 

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