Thanks for clarifying the Taiwan vs. Japan on series 2 and 3.

RX100 works fine, but that's not the issue...the issue is whether a bike is worth buying based on market pricing, and, IMO, RX100 is not valuable enough on the market to justify $350. The Paramount bikes do go higher than other similarly equipped bikes based on that sticker, so if it were my money...I'd buy a similarly equipped, less expensive bike.