I had a Falcon San Remo which had a 53cm seat tube and a 57cm top tube. I never liked the way it felt going down the road...
Regards,
Chuck Brooks Malta, NY (USA)
Jerry Moos wrote:
Long top tubes relative to the seattube are very common on old French bikes. I've become accustomed to using very short stems. Austro-Daimlers were also famous for long top tubes, and I think maybe Crescents as well.
As did Mark Agree:
The chromed Paramount touring bike I once owned has something like a 53cm seat tube, with 57cm top tube. It was OK in the 'sit and spin' position, but to stand up required almost a leap across the gorge to get onto my feet, and then I was feeling way out in front of the bike once standing. I agree that the geometry would probably be better suited to someone with equally unique body geometry.
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