+1 !

Again, thanks again-

There's a couple of things that I'm sort of viewing as "extenuating circumstances." First- I look at myself as having stubby legs and a relatively long torso- miamijim- I don't know if you find yourself with having issues with that as your legs are possibly a little shorter than mine. I feel pretty much comfortable from front to back on the bike- it's just that whole question of stopping- I'm cool if there's a curb there, but stopping without leaning means a steel wedgie. Related to that is that the seat post is very low. And that's OK, because it must've gotten stuck at some previous time, and it's all scratched up, so those scratches aren't showing.

Another consideration regarding this "comfort" thing... I'm not exactly experienced with drop bars. And certainly not with drop bars without "safety" brake levers. This whole drop bar thing is a new learning experience for me. I'm not uncomfortable on them, I don't know how to get more comfortable- I've actually raised the cant of the bars so the "ramp" to the brake levers is actually slightly inclined. It seems to suit my wrists. My palms are kind of sore- I don't have gloves yet, but I took some bar padding from another bike and tucked it under the brake hoods and ran it across the bars. Right now, it looks pretty doofy, but it's all right on my palms.

Cracking Toast Grommit!

My '82 Gordon's got a 60cm seat tube (34" satndover) and when straddling it against the seat and legs together, I can raise the front wheel up a bit over 2" before hitting meat on the bone. The simian swingset's another matter, but there's always been enough room (even on the hottest days!).

One thing I will recommend, however, is to buy a little on the short side if you buy young and plan to keep the bike a long time. My frame was custom built to my measurements as a 24 year old. 29 years later I still commute on it (loving every mile as the day it was new), but there's definitely less room than I remember. I didn't think about THAT!!! 8^0

If you're new to drop bars, then definitely don't get this bike.