Pacer frame -vs- Mixte frame

[Catrin]

I appreciate all of the comments and suggestions, just trying to wrap my brain around different options. Obviously I am not looking for a racing bike, and I am certainly still developing as a cyclist so as Indy pointed out, I will get faster over time.

My LHT is the 46cm size, and I have about 2 inches stand over, perhaps a little less. I would indeed need to do a flat-bar conversion for any complete build, and that is expensive.

Pity that aluminum beats me up so much, but I do love the feel of steel! Whatever I do it likely won't be until next year.

My bike has a new stem that came with the conversion, I am unsure of the size but will take a picture of it later if I can't find it in my paperwork from the conversion. I do not think the actual size of the stem is on the invoice.