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I'm not sure really because that's the time when every brand did heavy experimenting with bike design/geometry and different materials. Thus a bike like that wasn't that much extraordinary I guess. Then again every road bike looked the same, steel tubing and regular triangle geo.
I really like the intuitive and experimental approach rather than expensive R&D, FEM, aero tunnels and stuff though.
Do you think they were thought of as exciting at the time though?