Originally Posted by
wrk101
Get a 1988 or newer Master (see Robbie's recap) to get the nice Tricolor components. Worth the extra time searching IMHO. Now if a great deal on a pre-1988 showed up, then why not? Ride it for a while, and when you move on, you will be able to get all of your $$ back. Kind of like free rent on a bike.
With an Ironman, really its a can't lose proposition if the frame is good. They are enjoying a nice bump in the market, and continue to appreciate.
Meh, '87 or earlier as Sloping Crown>later Unicrown * 100.
I also liked the geometry better on my '86 than the '88 & '89 I owned. More Eye-talian. The geometry definitely changed when they went to unicrown. On my '86, the TT was shorter than the ST. Not so on the later models.
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