Originally Posted by
Classtime
In America in the 70s, nothing Japanese was high end. I remember hearing a lot of jap ______and jap ______ from the “adults” as indicating low quality.
I raced a '76 Fuji Pro 1977 (last year's at discount) and gazed at the '77 Superbe equipped Pros in the window everyday at work in Boston's flagship Fuji shop. Yes, I and the guys racing on sponsor's Superbe Pros were racing production bikes with none of the Italian magic but we also knew we were riding bikes that were racing tools every bit as good as the Italian names (and with better shifting and brakes).