Some of you saw this in the plastic at Deano's most excellent Brevet Unpopulaire.........
Really rather lovely bike, that! Stylish colour, too.
I can see that you (as Mekon does) like a "roadie front end" with low bars. The square seat post worries me a little, I'll confess. All fine if your position is perfect, but if you want to swap seat post for more/less playback, or if you prefer an alloy post?
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Thought it might be useful to add a couple of notes.
The bars, at 44cm across the hoods, are wider and slightly higher and closer than on my road bike. But yes, the position is still more road than many. The road front end extends to the geometry with the 72,5 head angle and 50mm of offset giving very road like trail even with the big tyres. As a consequence the bike is a delight to ride on and off road with the 2.1 650b's or with 32mm 700c tyres. It also descends superbly with the combination of good steering and big tyres making for a very secure and adjustable feeling bike.
The seat angle is also 72.5 and the post seems to have about 20mm of setback, though I've not measured it. I've got plenty of movement available with a spa aide. A modern saddle might be less able to slide forwards, but I think most people could get comfy with the right saddle.
Let me know if you want a go on it
Mike