Originally Posted by
sheddle
just to split the difference, here's an amazing looking Japanese titanium bike that a shop near me has for sale for $2000
guessing back in the day, folks would have considered Panasonic a soulless factory brand, and not a work of art like a Pinarello or something, hah
No, Japanese steel frames were highly regarded back then (early 90s) and there were some true artisan Japanese framebuilders.
Pass on the aluminum fork, however.