I'm looking at a copy of the July 1982 issue of "Bicycling" right now, with that very story in it, with the 3Rensho-Fuji Professional-Miyata Team bikes comparing favorably with the Guerciotti Jet-Rossin Record-De Rosa Super Prestige trio. Eighties bikes are cool!
p.s. The "Straight Talk on Steel" story in the same issue is great, too!