Your Steve Bauer is not really a Steve Bauer bicycle. I believe it is an Asian offering, bearing Steve's name.

I am not an expert in Steve Bauer bicycles. I can honestly say, after finding lots and lots of vintage road bicycles, that I have not run across one true Steve Bauer bike. All have been nice enough Asian offerings and built in Taiwan.

The original Bauer bikes were high quality, Reynolds tubed with Campagnolo drops, bicycles. There were not all that many made, as I understand it. As I said, I am not expert on original Steve Bauer bikes.

The Asian ones are mid level, reasonable well made and often fitted with nice components. The ride quality is more than acceptable but nothing that will rock your world.