Kuwahara Puma

[GoldenEraMTB]

Triple butted lugged steel japanese goodness

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/bik/1879810175.html

 

[Radoslaw]

Ooh nice, dare to say almost nice as a early FAT?

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

Ooh nice

Yes

dare to say almost nice as a early FAT?

No :x



Fat MTB's were never lugged. They were fillet brazed for the first couple years, then TIG welded for the rest.

If you were to compare, perhaps it would be comparable to an early stumpjumper.