I know you've all been on the edge of your seats for 3 months!

I bought a "used" GT Peace Multi 29er. It only had about 5 miles on it. Then I parted out the Klein on e-bay. I actually learned a lot about bikes by taking it apart...

Love the new bike. It doesn't have top of the line components and it's not a 1x9, but the steel frame and disc brakes are nice. The bike is kind of a tank so I think it will be great in the winter...

http://www.performancebike.com/image...-TAN-ANGLE.jpg

Thanks again for the advice.