Originally Posted by Chuckk

Here's the '93(?) MT500 that I built probably a decade ago and still have most of sitting on the back porch.
I thought it was interesting because they had changed the technique to using just two bond points.
Front (head, top and down tubes) is 7005 aluminum, while the back including the entire seat post is Tange Prestige.
That makes only two bond points, and I guess gets it a stiff front section and more compliant rear?



A cute feature is the "Satellite" stem which has a lever that loosens the stem angle and the handlebar clamp simultaneously, which means a quick switch from sporty to city.