Re: Rallye Tall Roadbike
Here's my idea for it, and how you might be able to take advantage of the frame size AND make it more comfortable to ride:
Turn it into a mixte, with the top bars running straight from the rear wheel mounts seat to the head tube. About 6 months ago somebody here took a regular sized mixte and cut off the two top rear forks that was basically just to support the seat tube. As a result, the bike had a wicked line, but the seat was so low that it made the bike too difficult to ride.
Or something really out there, chop a couple of inches out of the middle of the bike and weld it together, like a "reverse low rider" of sorts. That would bring the chain ring up to you legs for a smooth pedal stroke, but you'd still have that crazy long head tube and something no one else had. But you'd probably have to use the lower portion of the rear fork as a step to get up on the seat.
For the guys looking for a tall road bike frame, I have an early 70's Dawes Galaxy that my dad wants me to get out his basement this Christmas. I don't know the exact frame size but I know it's a little too big for me at an even 6 ft. I'll post it in the classifieds here after I go on vacation.
