Greg,
I've never been to the Yellow Jersey (or any other Madison shop), but the YJ
website is still up:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/
I just finished reading their nice piece on Panasonic / National bikes--of interest to me since I just bought a Panasonic-made Schwinn Peloton (c. 1984, so it may technically be outside the CR timeframe). The Peloton sure is a nice frame, though; I haven't ridden it much, but it feels really good--and will feel even better with a longer stem and wider bars.
One day I'll get into Madison and report to the list on the bike scene there.
nath dresser
spring green, wi