Love my Nishiki.

But the problem with the bike? It isn't worth much. I know this. Yet still I want to tinker and play. Adjust, clean, disassemble and put back together. The bike is MAYBE worth a $150 around my parts, but Ive put more into it by the time you factor in labour and parts.

I don't care. Still love that bike. Plus, if it had French/Italian components, I think I'd have ended up spending way more, which might have curtailed on the fun a bit. Maybe.

So, I'm gonna throw into the whole "love the Japanese bikes/components" camp.