Hoards Thumbshifters
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Signal Mountain, TN
Posts: 1,156
Bikes: '23 Black Mtn MC, '87 Bruce Gordon Chinook, '08 Jamis Aurora, '86 Trek 560, '97 Mongoose Rockadile, & '91 Trek 750
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Modern and lighter weight is Soma and Handsome's Shedevil that are decently priced.
Modernish, Mongoose has their crossway series hybrids from the early 90's. There is a particular year that had a double tube with 4130 tubing it was a low end frame but nice and great to powder coat new. Great Taiwanese built frames, I have a 325 from that era, not a mixte but women's style that is very nice.
Earlier than that, there are plenty of examples from a lot of companies that are 4130, but I wouldn't call the frames light and they are somewhat limited on sizes. Raleigh Supercourse (70's) had some 531 tubing type models but they were heavy. Other models were nishiki century, Miyata tens and 90, Raliegh Marathons, Schwinn Le Tours, travelers, and there is an early Trek out there that is like a unicorn. Lots of Sekai, Azuki, Etc models are out there too. Good Luck