With the exception of the crankset, this could be my late father's bike. (His had a Super Record.) I sold it in San Diego after Dad died in 2012. Dad ended up with it because it was the only bike for sale near where he was living that would fit him. (6'5" and thickly built.) I always loved that bike's screaming over-the-top-ness, combined with that fanatical Japanese attentiveness.

--Shannon