Originally Posted by
dminor
What is with all of the retro-grouchness on the Forum lately? All these people wanting to regress to bikes we've evolved out of.
God forbid people should have different proferences for whatever reason. The OP's plan wouldn't float my boat, either, but I can also understand why someone would enjoy the geo of an older NORBA styled bike, at least on the climbs...
I second the sugestions about Redline, with the caveat that they are 29ers. I like 29ers, but they'll handle a bit slower than the classic rides you're loking at. This is particularly true of the base level monocog and d440, which use different geo than the higher end stuff.