Originally Posted by
wrk101
IMHO, biggest mistake people make is they are looking for a specific brand or model. Invariably, they miss out on some awesome bikes that weren't on their list.
Agree, but there are so many, and any given model make I could research and figure out if it was good. I just want to know to what were the names of the upper tier models of the time (e.g. "trek xxx" was top-tier, "trek yyy" was second tier, etc.) to focus my attention.
I know a double butted chromo frame would be a good indicator of quality, and now I know the groupsets to look out for, so thanks for that.