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X3speed
Looking for a pre-1988 road bike/ frame. 61-4 cm with a short top tube and clearance for 35-38mm tires. Not looking for a project, just a solid frame with nicer tubing. Going to be racing the vintage category at Garmin Gravel Worlds. Any help/rcs would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
If I were in your shoes, I'd be sorely tempted by the Fuji S12s on FB marketplace in the Chicago area.
It is likely one size too small (it looks to be a 23 inch/58 cm frame) but the top tube is likely right for your needs (you want a shortish top tube, right?). A MTB seatpost takes care of the saddle height and a Nitto technomic takes care of the stem height (or you could do a threadless adaptor for a quill stem).
Here's a thread on a 650b conversion on a Fuji S12s:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...e-i-think.html