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The early Lemond bikes are certainly both classic & vintage IMO. There were Billato-made lugged steel frames with Columbus tubing and imported by Ten Speed Drive in the late 80s. Not sure exactly when they first appeared, but I'd guess around '87. There were also Lemond-branded TVT carbon bikes in the late 80s similar to the Looks used by the La Vie Claire team in '86-'87. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Ebay seller brev.gabriel (he was kind enough meet me for a local pick-up), and he showed up on a drool-worthy lugged Lemond with full C-record. Personally, I'm not drawn to the later TIG-welded Lemonds, but those who own(ed) them speak very highly of them.