Originally Posted by
RH Clark
Were there any older high end frames of light steel that accepted wider tires?
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Old bikes generally don't have room for tires wider than 35- but 32 is usually doable. Tourers are generally going to be heavier- as they're meant to carry loads. Sport tourers
generally are heavier because they're
generally meantto be "less expensive" bikes. HOWEVER... there were sport tourers that had premium tube sets, as well as room for 32s- and sometimes premium components. The ones that kind of jump out are the 83-ish Trek 700 and Specialized Sequoia. In addtion- they're generally good candidates for conversion to 650B wheels.