Lucky escape - 15" and I wouldn't have been able to resist :roll:
And thanks for the specification scan - I have 2 of those bikes so it's interesting to be reminded of how much they cost then.
I just love this, I've been a bit unsure of these little GTs in the past but this looks great - functional but elegant too. Showed it to my 12 year old daughter earlier and she has given me the go ahead to look for one of these frames for her. Next project I think.
I've seen three of your...
Received my bars and pedals today. And not by parcel truck! It was a personal delivery from prof farnsworth and he even arrived on a retro bike!
Nice one Glenn, many thanks
Not that short - a well-proportioned 5' 3". But for real trail riding it means I have decent standover and manouverability. I'm also old school in that I like my bars below my saddle height so don't think much of modern long travel suspension frames. I'm also only about 8.5 stone and too old for...
Mine are both 14" bb centre to top seat tube, and 12.5" C-C. The old 1" steerer frame is still in its original orange white fade paint job. Which is why I can't understand why this size isn't mentioned in the old catalogues.
. . . and baby bear said "I have a teeny tiny 14" satin black one and it's just right!" Seriously, any idea why the very small frames like mine (which are not that uncommon) didn't appear in the Orange catalogues - this has been bugging me for ages.
Apologies for thread hijack - consider it a bump.