I bought this bike brand new in 1988 and took it to Peru for the summer. I rode it to well over 15,000 and won first place in some local competition.. (Nishiki Alien's were the other quality bike at the time)
I put the suspension fork on it and took the paint off in the mid 90's while living in Flagstaff, AZ.
Finally, last year I made the change that was really deeded; moved the rear brake mounts to use a cantilever instead of the original U-brake. Then built some new wheels, a few other...