Top tube angle is exaggerated by the laid back seat tube. If you look at the head tube length, and the fact that it has a 700 front wheel, the front isn't really that low. Must have been built for somebody very tall. It's a shame the original gear lever seems to have gone missing; the rest is easy to rescue (change pedals and stem, route cables properly), but the boss brazed on the top of the down tube is for these rare and delicious Suntour levers (or the Cyclone II version)
Top tube angle is exaggerated by the laid back seat tube. If you look at the head tube length, and the fact that it has a 700 front wheel, the front isn't really that low. Must have been built for somebody very tall. It's a shame the original gear lever seems to have gone missing; the rest is easy to rescue (change pedals and stem, route cables properly), but the boss brazed on the top of the down tube is for these rare and delicious Suntour levers (or the Cyclone II version)
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