The reach is clearly longer on the rear of my '68 Paramount than the front as per post 2 above. I don't really understand all the hate for the long reach on early Paramounts. A well set up center pull (or the dual pivots
SurferRosa used in past 15) allow you to brake safely.
I've been gravitating lately towards buying older road bikes from the 70s and 60s. They typically have eyelets which is cool in a retro sort of way especially if you ever want to run fenders. More importantly older road bikes can generally take a 32c tire or even one a bit larger. Tires width is the single biggest variable in terms of what you can do with a bike. A 32c tire lets me ride most gravel roads and I can run it at lower pressure so it's more comfortable over long distance. YMMV but I'm good with the reach on my 68 Paramount or any of my road bikes from the 60s and 70s.