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Dirt Disciple
Still in "arrival clean up mode" with a few changes in store but she's a real beauty.
What I find most curious is that for several years I have heard/read rumors that Sumitomo had actually built the Titanium frames for Panasonic. While plausible, it does seem a bit strange to me that a company with as much frame building experience would decide to outsource the production of their Ti frames. I can certainly see them sourcing the Ti tubing from Sumitomo since they were experts in Titanium but letting them build them too? Hmmm
I've been analyzing many beautiful pictures of Sumitomo Ti bikes and others such as the Fuji Ti frames which you can easily tell were rebranded Sumitomo frames. When I try to compare them with the Panasonic Ti frame there are too many changes. Anyone else out there that is better versed in Titanium frames of the 80's that might be able to shed some light on the subject?
What I find most curious is that for several years I have heard/read rumors that Sumitomo had actually built the Titanium frames for Panasonic. While plausible, it does seem a bit strange to me that a company with as much frame building experience would decide to outsource the production of their Ti frames. I can certainly see them sourcing the Ti tubing from Sumitomo since they were experts in Titanium but letting them build them too? Hmmm
I've been analyzing many beautiful pictures of Sumitomo Ti bikes and others such as the Fuji Ti frames which you can easily tell were rebranded Sumitomo frames. When I try to compare them with the Panasonic Ti frame there are too many changes. Anyone else out there that is better versed in Titanium frames of the 80's that might be able to shed some light on the subject?
