monie, I've been meaning for a while to start a thread about 26in frame suggestions as well as I've been mulling over the Troll idea for a while now.
I'm 5'10" so the 26in thing is more for the practical side of travelling in countries where 26 stuff is more available, I've been thinking of a Latin America trip for a long time, ....
I am 6 foot, yet I prefer 26 inch because my 26 inch bikes have no toe overlap, my 700c bikes with fenders do. I used a 700c LHT for my last tour, every day the toe overlap bothered me at really low speeds. And on the Pacific Coast of Oregon and California, there were a lot of 8 percent grade hills with low speeds while climbing. So, even us tall guys can like the smaller wheel size. All my future touring will be on 26 inch bikes.