Originally Posted by
vintage cellar
To my eye, the chainstays look pretty ridiculously short for that size bike. Wheelie time on seated climbing !
My Eisentraut "Rainbow" with a 63cm frame had 16" chainstays and a 38.5" wheelbase. It was the most solid-handling and best balanced bike I've ridden in 50 years at this game. 50mph downhill? No sweat. Curse that pickup truck driver and his "improper right turn"!