Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
I dont understand the question regarding the length of the head tube. It doesnt look long to me- its quite traditional in length, given the frame size. There is very little length above and below the adjoining tubes. Nowadays, you can get lugs with more room above the top tube to reduce the number of spacers needed on a threadless stem. Having one such bike, its quite obvious when that style lug is used.
If you want a shorter head tube...you need a smaller bike.
The bike actually fits great. This is my first vintage bike and I am still educating myself . I was just curious as to how they designed frames before modern stems and spacers.