Thanks for the welcome,

First Ride, I have only ridden 15 miles today ( Hot Weather ) but so far I'm very impressed with the Trek 8.6 and really like the remote Lock-out fork.
The most important thing for me was shifting and braking, The shifting on this 8.6 was smooth as butter, perfect, I was surprised at how well it shifted though all the gears, I reached speeds of 23.5 MPH on a flat straight road. Wow .

The disc brakes were very good , but I think will improve as they break-in. So far I give the Trek 8.6 a 9 out of 10.

I should also give credit to the tech who put it together at the LBS, he has 30+ years experience and it shows.

Thanks for reading. More updates and photos as I continue the updates on the bike.