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The 1980s, as mentioned, had the innovations at a nice price. You can find beautifully finished lugged frames that can handle 700c wheel sets. I always liked the Japanese bikes, which IMHO hit their high point in the mid-80s. As far as shifting is concerned, SunTour made some really nice components back then. SunTour bar cons do the trick for me. Miyata and Fuji are my favorites. Some of the steel bikes from the '90s function well also. The appearance of many of the frames I've seen seemed to look as though they suffered from cost cutting. My '91 Fuji isn't too bad, but has a unicrown fork. Production was also shifted to Taiwan. French Motobecanes from the late 1970s are also outstanding.
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