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...but a really zippy version
The frame is going to make practically no difference. 90% of your zip once you've committed to a particular conceit on the fit geometry is down to tyre choice.
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This is my zippy upright. Well, it's as zippy as this old engine can drive anyway.
It's an Orbit gold medal frame (80s tourer) so it started life with drop bars. The stem is just the the one it came with.
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@Ndeipi
I am trying to select a frame to build a lightweight town bike. Upright riding position.
Something that rides and looks like this:
....but a really zippy version. So decent tubing, light wheels, excellent brakes.
Would a lightweight cyclocross frame be a bad start? Wrong angles maybe?
Also if I take a 58cm TT on a race bike, what TT do I need on a town bike with swept-back bars?