Originally Posted by
Doc Sharptail
All in the eye of the beholder.
That image is a good example of what keeps me from shelling out for a modern bicycle.
Grandson got himself a dept store cookie cutter Raleigh "Ridge" with that construction type. It's especially glaring at the conjunction of the rear triangle, and is a very good deterrent for me, along with the "modern" geometry.
-D.S.
Yes me too, all depends of who does the welding and how skilfully he is when welding aluminium.