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06-11-21, 06:30 PM
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It seems to me that, as a national bike culture, the French bikes tend to have longer top tubes than English ones. Many French vintage bikes have a 59 cm length, while the "standard" in England for this time was 57 cm. I have several 63 cm frames (the largest ones), and some a bit smaller. The French ones all have 59 or 59.5 cm top tubes, and the English Raleighs, a 70s Bob Jackson and a Falcon all have 57 cm. Some other English frames I have (smaller production constructors) go to 59, though.
06-11-21, 08:55 PM
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Top tubes on French Bikes
Funny that you should mention top tube length. My Bertin C-37 frame has “only” a 57cm top tube, the shortest top tube of all of my bikes!
I’m holding on to it until I can find another French frame that has the 60cm top tube length of the PX-10 and the 65cm CTT seat tube length of the Bertin!
Jacob
I’m holding on to it until I can find another French frame that has the 60cm top tube length of the PX-10 and the 65cm CTT seat tube length of the Bertin!
Jacob
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Funny that you should mention top tube length. My Bertin C-37 frame has “only” a 57cm top tube, the shortest top tube of all of my bikes!
I’m holding on to it until I can find another French frame that has the 60cm top tube length of the PX-10 and the 65cm CTT seat tube length of the Bertin!
Jacob
I’m holding on to it until I can find another French frame that has the 60cm top tube length of the PX-10 and the 65cm CTT seat tube length of the Bertin!
Jacob
/ducks
/sees self out, quickly
/gets out of town
