Originally Posted by
ShannonM
It's maybe too small to build as a drop-bar bike. (Although I have no idea how to fit a frame this old. Things were different then.) 21" seat tube, but the 22-1/2" top tube is the same as on my 23-1/2" Raleigh Competition. With the parallel head and seat tubes, they could get away with only cutting one top tube for both frames? Right now, I'm thinking something North-Road-ish / Albatross-y. Nice looking, newish, and aluminum.
I like this idea of an updated version bike with more modern components. The first bike below, with new(er) components, which I love the color-scheme on, and I'd think about the look of a set of Northroad bars, flipped, as in the 2nd bike, since you set out to avoid drop bars.
