+1 for the Klein Performance. I used my ‘92 for everything as my only bike for 38,000 miles: fast-ish day rides, many centuries, and several three-week credit card tours in PNW and Europe (photo below shows it in Italy on the second one). Handled spectacularly well regardless of no load or lots, steep up or down. Down sides were: max tire clearance is 700x28, the original aluminum fork, and relatively harsh feel on rough roads. Tried a CF fork (not much improvement). My son still uses it and it gets compliments, with a steel fork I found with nearly matching paint. BTW, the frame joints and Klein paint were both beautiful. Wish I’d purchased a size larger, but it fits my less-leggy son well.