Thanks for the reply.
What I am saying is that the bike in the original configuration feels uncomfortable. With the mods it is feeling okay. Is this bad???
I test rode a Trek 4400 which was 22.5" but that felt big and clumsy. I aslo rode a Giant Yukon 23" which felt okay but the componentry felt sloppy. All of Giants better mtb's (Iguana upwards) only go to 21". So what is one to do?
It is hard to test ride these bigger bike as the bike shops don't shift many so they do not like keeping them on the floor. This makes it difficult to try and know which bike is comfortable.