To my eye the headtube is just fine, you're right about us taller folks having a hard time with the geometry looking good to the eye though. I don't think too many points should be taken off for such a handicap. To me, that frames' geometry is about perfect, but I'm very partial to frames being nearly exactly that shape.



I like it. I like the lights, and I'm sympathetic to the fenderline not being perfect up front, especially because I like those fenders with the classic color shape at the front. You'd probably have to add another stay up front to trim the fenderline, and then that'd put more stress on the fender and probably cause it to crack eventually. Aesthetically, ideally, the rack would be closer to the fender. I like kickstands, and this is the commuting forum, so you get points for that. I usually don't like straight forks, but this one looks good and is sporting mid-fork braze-ons, so points there. Photo framing is acceptable, if uninteresting.