I hear you on the fork. Rack braze ons would be nice up there. I kind of like the horrible John Deere color scheme. Steel frame. Looks pretty nice, and the price isn't bad. Though, if I were building a mountain style tourer, I think I could find an old steel frame for about a fifth of the price, and that would leave me more funds for the build. I think you would lose the spoke holder and the third bottle braze-on but that would be okay with me. It's for what YOU want though, not me. What do YOU think about it?