Originally Posted by
frantik
hah I LOVE the ping sound my frame makes. I've wondered how the non-infinity frames feel, if any different. I wish I could find another one in my size with all of the original bits
btw, are you sure production moved to Taiwan in 87? I have an 88 Ascent EX which was made in japan, I assume the Apex would be made in japan as well. I had an 89 Apex and it was made in Taiwan
Not an expert but maybe these were commissioned to more than one factory, my son's Tangerine 87 was made in 1986 date code starts with 6FU (no joke, late 86 build); "F" refers to Akisu Fujiyama (these have been referred as the "good" Taiwanese frames). I see nor feel any difference between my '86 Japan Made and the 87 Taiwan Made bikes. What's your frame size?