Upgrading a vintage Panasonic bike
I have an old Panasonic bike sitting in the back of my garage. I’ve been thinking about building a bike packing specific rig instead of taking the bags on and off my daily driver every time.
My goals would be upgrade the drive train, switch the shifter from top tube shifter to standard hood style, upgrade wheels with some gravel tires, and possibly upgrade to disc brakes.
Has anybody done a similar build with a vintage bike? Is it feasible? Or should I just spend the money on a salsa journeyer
My budget is 900-3200$. Big gap but I’m willing to spend more than new salsa journeyer would cost, but I don’t wanna spend as much as a brand new warbird.
I have the skills and tools to do just about any custom fabrication needed but I also don’t really want a frankenstein bike that it’s impossible to find parts for at any local bike shop when I’m out on a trip.