Originally Posted by Canaboo

I made this bamboo frame with a ridiculously laid back seat tube to prove a point and made the HT steeper to compensate for the old steel fork that has an almost chopper like rake to it.
When the seat is moved into the into the right position it's hard to really notice any quirks in handling etc. because of those features.
It does seem like there is considerable leeway in a frame geometry that can be compensated for by what you actually mount on the frame as far as the fork and seat go.