by Darin Nederhoff | Apr 26, 2013 | '91 PR-6000, Editor's Blog, Project PR-6000
I first became aware of the Panasonic PR-6000 back in the early nineties after seeing one in a magazine photograph of a Panasonic Sportlife team rider. It wasn’t the most detailed photo in the world but having spent my entire road bike riding life (to that...
by Darin Nederhoff | Apr 21, 2013 | Latest Updates!, Project PICS Team Custom, Project PR-6000
It is really sad to think about how long I have had both of these frames and the vast majority of their components yet they have been waiting for me to finish them. To be more specific, they have been waiting to have their wheel sets built which is a skill I...
by Darin | Feb 23, 2013 | Project AR-6000, Project PR-6000
Lately I have been making a real effort to push forward on the PR-6000 build. I spent some time digging for a couple of lost boxes of NOS parts and eventually found what I was looking for. New old stock Dura Ace 8 speed Uniglide hub from 1989? Check! Now add a new old...
by Darin | Sep 5, 2012 | Editor's Blog, Project PICS Team Custom, Project PR-6000
I recently brought the PR-6000 out of storage after selling several of the other bikes in my collection. I figured it was time to try to get back into build mode with this one. Actually, I am trying to build them both but it is happening at a very slow rate. The Team...
by Darin | Feb 10, 2010 | Project PR-6000
Building a vintage bike from the ground up takes some time and money. Hunting on eBay only to get sniped at the buzzer is common. I was therefore quite pleased when I received a Dura Ace HP-7410 headset for my PR-6000 as a Christmas gift from my parents. I’ll...
by Darin Nederhoff | Feb 10, 2009 | Project PR-6000
Living here in the U.S. I always wished Panasonic would have continued to be sold here after the 1989 model year. The primary desire for this was that I had become aware of the Panasonic PR-6000 model in the beautiful Team Colors and really wished I could buy one...
