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    Wanted ST-1000 Touring Bike

    Where are you located? There has been a 1999 (I believe) teal T700 for sale near me in Western NY.
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    SR500 with "custom" graphics

    That lavender is amazing. I think I have a new dream bike.
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    SR500 with "custom" graphics

    If it were my size and I was in the market for a road bike I'd be all over it. Do you know if those graphics ever made it onto any of their touring bikes?
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    SR500 with "custom" graphics

    Found this SR500 frame for sale in Western New York. I love the color and graphics on this one. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1150732282745363/
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    1988 SM500

    The Sun Levanter L25 rims that came with the bike are in good shape and I hope to use them on another project. But yeah, finding the NOS polished Rhyno Lites for a good price was really lucky. Trying to source 26" rims without going up to the Velocity price point was a challenge.
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    1988 SM500

    I did consider it and put some eBay offers in, but I wasn't able to get one for what I thought was a reasonable price. A big part of building this bike was to have a more comfortable bike to carry a kid's seat on, sadly having a bag on the back of the saddle is just inviting some mischief...
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    1988 SM500

    I recently finished up my first bike build using a 1988 SM500 that I picked up from an estate sale. Judging by the contents of the handlebar bag on it I don't think it was ridden for quite some time. The color and the big tubes really grabbed me, and I thought it looked like it had potential and...
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    Highest touring model seen

    Did these touring bikes sell well back in the day? I have been on the lookout for a little while and have never seen one pop up locally.
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    1988 SM500

    Will do. I definitely looked through there often for inspiration.
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    1988 SM500

    Thanks very much! It was a long time in the works but I'm happy with how things ended up. I had wanted to move on from the 6sp uniglide setup and am truthfully not a big fan of the look of 1x conversions. I understand their simplicity but this works for me. The Exage brakes were in okay shape...
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    1988 SM500

    I recently finished up my first bike build using a 1988 SM500 that I picked up from an estate sale. The color and the big tubes really grabbed me and I thought it looked like it had potential and would make for a fun project. I went back and forth for a while with how far I wanted to change...
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