>>2001403It’s by far the springiest-feeling rigid frame I own (other frames are steel heavy-duty gravel and modern steel mtb), and the small frame with long fit components helps in that regard too, but I’m actually really worried about breaking the frame; nearly 30 years it already had an “inspect for cracks daily” warning painted on the aluminum tubes, and even though it hasn’t been used much, it can only have degraded from there.
So yeah, super springy and compliant without a doubt, but durability is questionable on thin 90’s aluminum (not if you go 90’s steel though)
>pic related the bike in $120 form (plus pedals), I eventually changed nearly every part, going 1x was probably the least valuable upgrade I did honestly