I'm into classic mountain bikes (90's Klein) and steel track bikes (own a 3Rensho, Samson, Look, Viner, etc..)

Realized I just need to get road bike but it's hard for me to jump on the carbon sloping top tube train.

At the same time I don't want to deal with 80's downtube friction shifters.

I'm guessing 90s to 2000s as my sweet spot?

Would like to find something similar to late 90s road bike. Like Pantani's Bianchi, Cipo Saeco Cannondale, Trek 5900 OCLV etc...

Feel like this era of bikes is a good mix of classic and modern.

Horizontal top tube, shifting on the brake hood/levers, threadless headset, etc..

Old but not too old.

What are some good road bikes in this era that aren't super collectable/pricey?

This will be ridden, not displayed.

Like something that's quality but can be easily found on the used market?



Again, I'm not talking about this specific bike, I'm taking about the frame geometry and era of technology.