Originally Posted by
noobinsf
Heck, that's my size. Buy it, and if it doesn't work out, sell it to me...
I'm only kinda joking. 6'2" is unlikely to work with a 55cm frame, but if this is something you really want to try, then maybe give it a go and sell the frame if it does not work out.
Yeah, the worst-case scenario would be re-selling it, but the trouble is that in order to find out if it works out, or doesn't, I'd first have to build the frame up with the correct period components, and that would run another $1,000-1,200. While I wouldn't be throwing that away if I re-sold the frame, it would tie that investment up until I somehow found another frame I was interested in putting them on.
Because of the time and place when this framebuilder was working, I don't think I've ever seen any example from them that was taller than 59 or 60cm.