Hello,
I built this bike as a road-going bike:
It is an old Schwinn frame with an old fork of some kind. The problem is the frame is smaller than I would like. The seat post is actually still too low in this photo, and the top tube could be a little longer. The bike just does not fit correctly. A 25 mile ride gets a bit uncomfortable. The fork can get a bit wobbly at times also. Are there any vintage frames that are bigger-sized? And at a non-collector kind of price? I am not really looking for a diamond frame. I would like something curvy like the Schwinn frame or at least something different than just a standard diamond frame. I would run 700c wheels.
I just don't know enough about older bikes to know. I have been searching but it is hard to find what the actual size of anything is.
I built this bike as a road-going bike:
It is an old Schwinn frame with an old fork of some kind. The problem is the frame is smaller than I would like. The seat post is actually still too low in this photo, and the top tube could be a little longer. The bike just does not fit correctly. A 25 mile ride gets a bit uncomfortable. The fork can get a bit wobbly at times also. Are there any vintage frames that are bigger-sized? And at a non-collector kind of price? I am not really looking for a diamond frame. I would like something curvy like the Schwinn frame or at least something different than just a standard diamond frame. I would run 700c wheels.
I just don't know enough about older bikes to know. I have been searching but it is hard to find what the actual size of anything is.