Hi,

There's an old Trek 8000 frame in the shop right now that I'm thinking of building up as my first 'real' mountain bike. not sure what year, but it has a bonded alu frame. i'm wondering:

- how does it compare to a newer alu frame, like a recent kona cinder cone or an entry level rocky mtn frame? (the only thing i could think of is the lack of disc tabs on the trek)

- what would be the max travel fork i could install on it?

- is it worth building up?

thanks in advance.