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Old 12-19-05 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by T-Mar
You're one up on me. I don't believe that I've ever seen one with Superbe Pro, though I know they did use Sprint for a year or so in the late 1980s, and there was one year where only the rear derailleur was Superbe.

The mid range models from circa 1983/1984 really stick in my mind because our LBS had several samples with really atrocious brazing. There were huge gaps between the lugs and tubes. I can always accept the odd "lemon", but this was too many. The equipment on them were SunTour ARx derailleurs, Dia-Compe 500 brakesets and Sugino Aero cranksets. The rear triangles were lesser VaLite tubing. I believe the price was under $400 US. Until that time, I had very high respect for Fuji and remember wondering how they sell such a poorly manufactured and relatively inexpensively equipped bicycle as a "Team" model. I guess the marketing guys were going after the entry level racers and burgeoning triathlon market.
Might have been replacements parts.
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