Originally Posted by bamboobike4

When these came out, the yen was climbing vs. the dollar faster than you could track it.

Stores in Japan that catered to US customers were putting the exchange rate in the window 2-3 times a day.

That is why the drop in levels from DA being the top tier. I had a Series 7 and it was good as the 3 “purist” Paramounts I’ve had, if not better.

Note: the Series 7 came in 700c and 650c, with the chain rings on the 650c being 54/42.