Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
That's pretty friggin' awesome. I want one! I just can't find a 23" or bigger steel MTB.
Don't give up! I don't think it'd be too hard for you to find an older steel touring frame. I ended up using an ROSS Mt Hood XC, pretty heavy, but it has cantilever brakes. I removed all the stickers (except for the headbadge sticker to give ROSS its due, i guess) and added a free radical to build this up:
http://www.jpbikeresearch.com/2009/04/the-ride/
