Panasonic POS Bike: Custom Order and Full-Order Sizing
A Panasonic POS bike can use a custom-order system or a full-order track system. These offer different dimensional choices. Choosing paint and a listed size does not mean every frame angle can be changed; equally, the track full-order description should not be applied automatically to a road or touring frame.
Read the Panasonic POS bike order categories
The official ordering guide (https://cycle.panasonic.com/products/pos/about/) describes custom orders for road, cyclocross and touring models. It presents frame sizes in 10 mm steps with geometry set for each size. Its separate full-order track system permits millimetre sizing and finer geometry choices. Those are different order categories, rather than two names for a paint selection.
Specific model choices still control the order
FSS12 illustrates an important qualification. Its current model table (https://cycle.panasonic.com/products/pos/bikes/fss12/) lists 480, 510, 530 and 550 mm, rather than every 10 mm increment. Retain that actual list when discussing the touring frame. A general explanation of the system should not create an orderable size missing from the chosen model's specification.
Use the measuring stage for the rider's question
Panasonic's process runs through choosing, measuring, ordering and receiving through a POS dealer. The measuring stage is an opportunity to discuss proportions, riding purpose and the intended position. It is not evidence that a nominal size or a one-millimetre option guarantees fit before an individual assessment.
Take any existing fit information and explain the riding position you want to change. Ask which dimensions are selected from preset options and which, if any, can be specified for that particular frame. Have the dealer show the exact geometry row so an assumed custom adjustment does not enter the order unnoticed.
Agree the frame and the finished assembly separately
The guide describes manufacture at Panasonic's Kashiwara workshop, delivery of the frame to the POS dealer and assembly of the complete bicycle there. Confirm the frame selection, routing, finish and agreed components in the order record. A choice available for one platform may not appear on another.
Its production estimate is conditional on specification, design and workload; obtain the actual schedule through the dealer. The POS and electric-range introduction gives background, while the Panasonic reference collection groups individual models. A historical Panasonic photograph cannot show what dimensional changes are permitted in a current order.
FAQ
Does custom order mean freely adjustable road-frame geometry?
No. The guide describes preset geometry for each custom-order size.
Does FSS12 list every ten-millimetre size?
No. Its actual table lists four specific size options.
Does the workshop estimate guarantee a delivery date?
No. Confirm the actual schedule for the selected order through the dealer.
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