Is an Overbury's Pioneer suitable for dirt drops?

I thought there might be something in the archives on the geometry/sizes etc but I couldn’t find anything. Does such a document exist?
 
imho the later overburys pioneer with sloping top tube looks all wrong with drops, you would be better off adding drops to earlier peak finder/cross fell which were modelled on Moots Mountaineer of 1982-83 and look ostensibly like a swollen touring bike.
On a pioneer you could try some modern flared bars like Sonder Bomber which are a good half way house between flat bars and drops and also have a wider range of positions to rest your paws on / mount your brakes and shifters -
 
I've done it to my 700c conversion and it works well, a lot of fun to ride, needs a steep stem mind.

Geometrically the same as a 26er, I'm just an extra inch or so off the ground.
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