I ride an old school 1997 Univega Alpina 505. Double butted steel frame, upgraded from solid forks to the best air-oil Marzocchi you could find that had a 1" steer tube, disc brakes on the front and a Brake Therapy disc conversion for the rear end. High end gripshift shifters and Deore LX or better components throughout. Ti-railed leather Selle Italia saddle, Shimano pedals, etc.
Nothing rides as nicely as a well built steel frame in my opinion, and with a decent cross-country fork on the front, it's an excellent cross-country bike. The frame is what keeps me upgrading the thing. It has thousands upon thousands of kilometers on it now.
That and they just don't paint them in purple anymore!
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-Scott
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