Originally Posted by Lamplight
These were all at a pawn shop in Nashville, Tennessee. I forgot to mention there was also an early to mid '90s Cannondale that looked quite nice, but I was eyeing the Specialized more. The Treks and Cannondale looked like fairly small frames, but the Specialized was a little larger. It would probably fit me well enough and I'm 5'9" with a 32 inch inseam. I may have to go take another look at it tomorrow.

Send me a private message if it sounds like something you may want, and hopefully I can give you more info this time tomorrow. They also had an old, very rough looking Schwinn of some sort. It had mountain bike tires and cruiser handlebars, but large caliper brakes and long chainstays. It was kind of cool but also pretty cheap looking, so I passed.
I'm about 5' 9" as well and have a 30" inseam...I ride 55-56cm roadbikes. My lotus ends up being right around 55-56cm, but I'd have to sell that first, before moving onto an MTB. Thanks though!
RJ