>climbing out of the saddleI can imagine someone doing that on
>>1147592 bike, but not on
>>1145944.
>why some fuck around on stepthrough should be long at all, that makes no senseI guess it's just a part of the retro look. Most bikes in the 1st half of 20th century had long wheelbase, didn't they.
>get a retro bike. Modern faux-retro is never going to be as cool.Real retro is something that cannot be monetized by a manufacturer. Therefore faux-retro needed to be pushed to become a trend. Apparently, successfully enough.
I see Shinolas and the like success stories being mentioned here on /n/ all the time. Here in Europe, where I am, it's much the same. Pic related is kind of a poor man's retro-look bike if compared to the higher end, however, it's still 800€ for a crmo frame, sturmey archer hubs and pretty much cheapo anything else. Also, notice the wheelbase.
