Originally Posted by uncle uncle

No, it's all good. Any discussion of bicycles is good discussion. ....
I've road a few early 70's, entry level, Japan bicycles. And, they were all competent; they just seems a bit, well... "slow". It's been explained to me that the Japanese bicycles of the time reflected the thinking of the Japanese designers, who favored rugged frames over lively frames. I hope no one feels slighted by my choice of descriptive words here. I think as the 70's played out, the Japan companies learned to tailor their product to the likes of the American market.