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Originally Posted by deluz
I remember him from some wheel building threads scolding people on their ignorance. Looks like he had really long legs and short torso which might explain the tall frame. I am just the opposite.
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Back then frames were taller than they are today. In those day, nearly all bikes had horizontal top tubes, and people only looked for an inch or so of standover clearance (on road bikes). Today most frames have sloping top tubes, so standover heights are much large today. Also, handlebars in days past typically had round bends and deeper drops, so stems were higher than they are today with modern ergo bend compact handlebars.