To Flip or to Flop, That Is the Question

I’ve had this frame sitting around my bedroom, in various states of completion, since May, 2019. I finally got it together this week. The bike, a 1986, Steel Grey/Silver Trek Elance 310, made from tri-butted Ishiwata EX tubing, is 23″ as specified in the catalog, measured center to top. It’s roughly 22.5″ or approximately 57cm …