At last the snow has melted enough to take the receintly rebuilt trail bike out for a picture and a quick ride.

This is the setup for tall people with short legs that I spoke of. 23 1/2 inch virtual top tube length on an 18 inch frame with lots of standover.

First time in a while without my own homebuilt wheels but I was changing to disc brakes and these were cheaper than I could buy material for a new set.

Took the Shimano Dual controls off (sold them) and returned to the X.9 SRAM control group. Overgeared the bike with a 26-36-48 chain ring set with a 12/26 road cassette. This bike is built for relatively mild grade rail trails, dirt roads and asphault. It is my everyday general all rounder and does most things well except travel through mud.