Who knows... one day I might build another like it but for now it is a matter of having several bikes that do the same thing and the fact a good friend needed a really nice bike that won't cause her any worries. Have overhauled everything from the bb, to the headset to the wheels and installed some high quality parts.

The plushness of the ride is important and the 35's and trekking bars really damp vibration... my friend tore off all the tendons in her thumb and forearm and it has been a few years since she could ride a bike. When she took the Trek out for a spin she came back with a big smile on her face as it was the first bike she rode that did not cause her undue pain and discomfort. She cannot shift a rapid fire with her left hand but tested the Suntour half ratchet and the action is light enough she can move this with her thumb.

Stripped the high end parts I had installed as first gen XTR levers and cantis and hand built Mavic MA40 wheels are a little spendy and rare and installed equally nice parts so that the ride and performance remains virtually unchanged.





The Avid levers and brakes stop the bike so well the only way to stop faster would be to ride into a parked car... the XTR cantis had the same kind of mad stopping power and the braking action with the V's is a little lighter.