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...but I would say you have three good choices:

1) Don't care about weight: early 90's hybrids and touring style frames have road like geometries and space for big tires, especially Trek's

2) Care about weight: mid 90's hybrids, from Trek, Mongoose, Cannondale, among others. Light frames, good tire clearances, but the geometry shifted to somewhere between road and Mountain bikes.

3) *Coolest option* - 80's, 90's European (mostly Italian branded) Cross bikes. Beautiful lugs and light weight, decent tire clearance, exact geometry. Ridley and Ritchey had/have options here too.

Bonus option, sort of different from above options is the Lemond Poprad. Reynolds 853, sold typically with poor Bontrager or Rolf wheels, Euro cross geometry, light, and undervalued greatly on the used market. Beautiful riding bike.

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