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Diamondback andean is basically the modern version of this.

I don't peruse these parts often so apologies if you've seen all this before

Here's one for saarf god bless him

A, die ken ik wel! Utrecht toch? Is this a new built frame?

Edit:
Scuzi, just checked the link!

Again the same friend of mine ;)

Say hi to Rien for me :)

^ This is extremely beautiful, but I don't see the point of the curved seat tube unless you're going to bring the back wheel right up close.

I was also wondering about the clearance but the rear wheel could be brought further in and the tubs seem old, narrow and not fully pumped.

May be because a compact geometry does not provide additional efficiency, no ?

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Great pic.

great flat table

but I don't see the point of the curved seat tube unless you're going to bring the back wheel right up close.

Reckon it looks better than an off curve that skims the wheel.

I don't see the point of the curved seat tube

It looks too tight for a straight tube even with the wheel at the back of the fork ends, so some kind of curve was needed (or longer chainstays, but fashion says you can't have them even though they would be a good thing)

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A small indent in a straight seat tube would have been another option.

Still lovely though.

A small indent in a straight seat tube would have been another option.

The indent would go all the way through the tube if you wanted to make room for the tyre with the wheel fully forward in the track ends.

It would be fine with a 40mm Marathon Supreme.

On my Steamroller, it fills the clearance really nicely.

If the straight seat tube you've drawn in met the bottom bracket in the correct place, you'd get away with an indent;)