Originally Posted by
BikingViking793
My only real qualifications are steel frame, wider tires like 30mm+, endurance geometry, and indexed shifting drivetrain with brifters. I want to start searching the used market for one. Hoping for some suggestions of brand and model that I should be looking for. Thinking like a $500 budget.
At $500, I would not use any specifics besides 'steel' for your search. Keep the search as wide as possible at that price and go from there.
Don't even look for a specific size since if you look for '56cm', you may miss out on what someone calls 'M/L' or a 55cm that fits like the 56 you want due to geometry.
As for brands with modern steel frames...
jamis, kona, surly, all city, black mountain, fairlight, soma, mason, and many more.