NOT bad is NOT the word .. NICE bike. I saw that bike. I'm over-Miyat'd for now. The 912s are special, always were. 700c wheels, great start,worth TWICE what a 27" wheel bike is, it's in the geometry you know. Since '80 they came with 600 components,all the parts better than average. 912 was the start-off point for the true racey Miyatas with 700 wheels and such. Very much in common with the Pro and Team models. 912s didn't change so much between '80 -'88 or so. Most models did, miyata managed to ruin the offerings starting from '84 in some cases 'till they bolted in the '90s. Great pick, a real stand-out in the field of bikes made in Japan, I meen that !