Ok, so you perfectly proportioned riders look good on your just so 18"-19" frames. But are there frames out there for the taller gentleman that don't look like a five bar gate?
I'm not super tall but have always been happier on a 20" frame with a horizontal top tube.
My hunch is that euro manufacturers persevered with non-compact frames after the rest went sloping, but that coud be wishful thinking.
But think positively - if you do spot a nice large frame colnago on ebay.it, or an outsize custom overburys then not many people will be bidding on it.
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Quite retro, but not old and with apologies for the XL sized picture, but I always fancied this one for the taller gents: Singular Swift in XL
You know it makes sense