Originally Posted by Gonzo Bob

Really?!? I bought it new and I'm 99% certain it was in 1987. It has white "DIAMOND BACK" and "APEX" lettering and curved forks and is 6-speed and I thought it went to black lettering and straight forks and 7-speed in 1988.

EDIT: Now I think you're right and it is a 1988 model. I moved in late 1987 and I never had the Apex where I was living in 1987. Isn't memory a weird thing. I obviously knew for quite a while that it was a 1988 model. I wonder when and why I started "knowing" it was a 1987? Anyway, thanks for jogging my memory!