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From: Sendai, Japan: Tohoku region (Northern Honshu))
Bikes: Vitus 979, Simplon 4-Star, Woodrup, Gazelle AB, Dawes Atlantis
This suggestion comes directly from my own predilection for hunting in the less stratospheric zones of C&V while concentrating on quality and bang-for-the-buck. So upon reading your request, I sidestepped SL and thought of "531". The suggestion: less stratospheric, no bling points, must be machine brazed but race geometry, investment cast lugs with an Imron finish which if you are lucky may still be intact. Trek 560 EX Pro or 560 Pro.
I have two Trek steel frames and I love the way they ride.
http://www.vintage-trek.com/TrekBrochure1987.htm
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Vitus 979, Simplon 4 Star, Gazelle Champion Mondial, Woodrup Giro, Dawes Atlantis