I bought this bike from a small shop run by two Indonesian brothers in a strip mall in Carbondale, Ill., in 1982. I was attending graduate school at Southern Illinois University at the time. I wanted to by a heavy, 3-speed Schwinn Varsity, but the co-owner sold me on a black Panasonic Training Track Bike with deep drop bars and a fixed wheel in back. It was drilled for brakes and brakes were installed. Plus, he cut the price to $229, which still seemed like a lot of money to me then. I still have the bike, though now I have a flip-flop hub in back and ride a 17T cog in back most of the time to go with the 48T in front. The drop bars are long gone. I've commuted on this bike to work in Champaign, Ill., St. Louis and here in Indianapolis on many occasions over the years, including on the Monon from Carmel to Downtown. The only major repair was to replace the bottom bracket from wear. But I use a Schwinn 564 aluminum bike made in Greenville, Miss., in 1989 or 1990, with early Shimano index shifting and a 14-speed, more often.
Name: Abe Aamidor
Bicycle: Panasonic Training Track Bike
City: Carmel
State: IN
Abe: Thanks from everyone at Bicycle Garage Indy for Your Bicycle Story.
Name: Abe Aamidor
Bicycle: Panasonic Training Track Bike
City: Carmel
State: IN
Abe: Thanks from everyone at Bicycle Garage Indy for Your Bicycle Story.
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