It's a little harder to make recommendations with the new composite frames because use and time will determine the durability. I have a Stradic CI4 3000 that is a couple years old and it has held up very well to a lot of use. Price on that is over $200. Based on overall Shimnao quality I'd look at the Saros series which is $139 on the Acedemy website. The Saros line is one step down from the regular Stradic.
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