Originally Posted by
ollo_ollo
+1 on the Univega SporTour. Never owned or even rode a Cannondale so I googled Cannondale ST & 1st review that came up:
Vintage Bike Review: 1989 Cannondale ST1000 | CYCLEBUTTCRACK
wherein reviewer says it weighs 28 pounds (same as my 1991, steel, Trek 520). Under "The Bad" he lists aggressive frame geometry that didn't allow a comfortable riding position plus Poor Braking due to the "steel wheels"! hopefully, his example had a retrofitted, clunker wheel set because steel wheels should eliminate it from consideration. Don
That persons review is worth the paper it's written on. I've personally never seen a Sun Mystral steel rim. If you can't tell the difference between steel and aluminum, can't spell Deore correctly, and can't identify a cassette from a freewheel, I'll likely discount pretty much all you have to say.
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