Originally Posted by
Classtime
You might consider a vintage bike and then put a modern 105 group on it. A sport tourer built for 27 inch wheels will have room for pretty big 700c tires. There was a Fuji Del Ray on CL in your neck of the woods for 100 bucks. Double eyelets in back and single up front. I did have a CC for a few years and would still have it but it was stollen. I replaced it with a Milwaukee Road.
yea I’ve been exploring that route as well. Lately, it seems a few more bikes are popping up online so it may be worth to continue looking for a decent vintage bike