Originally Posted by
wrk101
+1 Early MTBs were often lugged. My 1992 Trek 950 has a sweet lugged frame, while my 1994 Trek 950 does not. Lower end MTBs were less likely to be lugged, and almost anything newer than the early 1990s is not lugged.
++1 . I remember building up some MTB's in the early '80's from imported lugged framesets. Very similar to that High Sierra, although the Roller Cam brakes tag the HS as being from 1983-1986-ish. Compared to more modern MTB's, it'll have a very high BB, a very long top tube, and very laid-back front end geometry.