Originally Posted by
agmetal
Just to reiterate: I'm not a racer, and I'm not looking for a racing bike. Short chainstays are overrated.
the first Stumpjumpers* took frame design of the repack cruiser bombers and got someone in japan to produce them in the many hundreds
First hand made, but Tom Richey had to go overseas to get the numbers up too..
I found on gravel roads they climbed poorly, But now I have Bodged together one, from a Frame
found with a broken dropout and for street use its fine..
seat tube is a 68 I think.. maybe 70.
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