Originally Posted by
gthomson
I also notice in a lot of classic touring bikes and especially for randonneur bikes, the head tube is really long, which makes sense to accommodate a large handlebar bag or front rack bag. It this intentional or is it just coincidence that the rider is very tall?
I don’t think that the head tube on touring bikes are particularly long. Small sized touring bikes have short head tubes and still use handlebar bags while large size touring bikes have long head tubes. Handlebar bags or front racks aren’t really a consideration when making the frame.