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05-11-16 | 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by lightspree

53-55cm

Does anyone know or have the geometry? Or where it can be found?

Thanks

I'm surprised [MENTION=45088]nlerner[/MENTION] gave you that answer. He should have known that the correct answer is "guess".

That vintage varied greatly If you and I had one of that vintage in a particular frame size, and you had one, the headset angle could be +/- a degree, the chainstays would be different by up to half an inch, and the lugs could be different.

The top tubes seem to be consistently 57cm on anything +/- my frame size (60cm)

Are you trying to find one? Craigslist ad? If you have a link to a picture it would help. As [MENTION=45088]nlerner[/MENTION] stated, the mid-70's saw a change in geometry.

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