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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
How small is too small?
It's normal to ride an MTB a size or two smaller than your road bike. So whereas I ride a 24" road bike, my 21" or 22" MTB frame fits fine. Similarly, I have a 21" frame three speed that I like to ride, and all I had to do to that was put on a longer seat post. But I ave a pretty aggressive riding position on either one of those, so even with the flat or upright handlebar I'm in a road bike type posture. If that sounds good to you, you may be able to make it work.
I rather doubt a drop bar conversion will work.
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