Thank you ;) The frame is standing in the basement, no decision made yet, what I will do with it. I don't want to hoard too many bikes and will move over some of the parts to the bike-tech.
I won't repaint the frame, just touch it up for the time being but it will get some new decals I'm still working on. I will also stick with the XT 770 V's and therefore already acquired some Tektro RL520 levers. So far so good 😃
Luckily I've found an original Ritchey Kalloy post in 26.6, fitted was a too short 26.8 mm. Stem is a no name, maybe the same cheap Taiwanese "Zoom" like the drop bars I've bought. Headset is a Tange Aluminum cartridge, nothing wrong with it.
But the reason I picked it is it's short 56 cm top tube and it's outstanding room for tires. I could easily fit 50 mm tires, these are just 44 mm Compass and because I'm a drop bars guy 🤷♂️
Just 20 km along the river to the public pool next town and back. Needed the rear wheel for my touring bike, which I finally rebuilt, so this one sat in the attic for almost a year 😯
Did Shimano ever offer different ones than these and the current versions?
Their length is about the same. So they probably had different things in mind than clearance 🤔