All that has been said is true to a point. It was made by a hand builder. Let me clear up the air. I worked and rode under the name planet for yrs as they built a brand. It had a ton of money behind it. the brand was never accepted by true riders because it was built as a brand. complete with cheesy marketing and everything corperate that killed the original brand they had. i rode, they sold ,buisness was good. It was looking up and we had our own plant and factory in the states to get the quality where i wanted it. the mother company went out of buisness and we were done. The buyer contacted me later to confirm the rights to all bikes with my signature. ya. They took the one time payout thats death to all and put them in walmart. but not that one! hahaha that one was mine. you have to look close to see the differences because the things on that frame were subsituted duriing production to reduce costs. The one you have never made it to shops. You could only get one from me. if you still have it i would love to get it from you.
