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SquidPuppet
What I quoted is a copy and paste from your second paragraph.
You said it.
You also said to find a used mountain bike with a chromolly frame (which is a good suggestion. I'll go further and suggest one with a full lugged frame (pre 1990/1991) since they are IMHO stronger than a welded frame (and look classier)
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