Originally Posted by
wgscott
I had a steel frame custom-fitted, and it came out looking a bit like that. It is the most comfortable bike I have ever owned. I agree that aesthetically, the horizontal top tube looks nicer, but to get that kind of fit, I need to add a clown-stem.
Yup.
Some loathe the comfortable high stack height of modern sloping top tube frames.
Others loathe Technomic stems propped up 6" over the headset.
Its a pick your poison sorta deal. I love me some level top tubes, but have no love for the 6" of quill stem many need to make level top tubes fit.