Hi Roger,
It is indeed a 27" frame which fits me very well at 6'3". I debated with myself very hard about the repaint but the amount of fairly large scratches in the original paint which had begun to show rust and the damage to the original decals (not shown in my before picture) made up my mind on the repaint. The color choice simply reflects what I had available

, I can tell you that it is a much deeper green in person (which I find quite attractive) as the lighting in the particular picture washed out the color a bit.
Thanks for welcoming me to the C&V!