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@Skant
Ah yeah thats the one I was thinking of, it's a beaut, looking forward to seeing it built up.
6'6 is a slight exaggeration, I'm 193cm, which is a shade over 6'4 I think so same as you pretty much. The fit triangles on all three bikes (the Dale, Dolan and Orlo) are exactly the same, just the different geometries require different set-ups to get there. The Orlowski is perfect with a 100mm stem, the Dolan is long and low so I need lots of seat post and spacers and for the Dale I need a long stem. The whole fit triangle sits lower relative to the wheels on the Dale due to the BB drop, so I don't need the head tube length/spacers like on the other two.
When I saw the Dale on ebay I did a bit of bikecad-ing to try and figure out if it would work or not but at the price thought it was worth a punt. When I got it home I got out the plumb lines, spirit level and tape measure, worked out the right stem length and it now feels spot on