Starting at the beginning

[Savra]

Welcome to the LHT club. It is a great bike! I love mine and I love touring on it. Have fun. It is well worth the money.

[Hartmame]

Thank you, for the nice replies, I now feel very welcome here. My enthusiasm for touring seems to be catching. A couple of the women that I volunteer with have now decided we should do a bike over night this summer. I didn't know they rode at all now they are talking about getting miles in on a trainer over what is left of the winter. My bike isn't even put together yet!! I'm feeling a little under pressure now.

[Wahine]

How exciting for you!! It sounds like you have a great project going on. I'll be looking forward to how it progresses. The LHT is a very cool bike.

[Hartmame]

I purchased the frame and now I'm building it up with the XT parts off the Jamis and a RSX crank & Sora front dérailleur that I had purchased for another project. I had to purchase a few things but not much.

[Hartmame]

I put on all the parts and put it on the trainer. I probably should have ridden longer but I got it where it felt comfortable and threw the whole thing in my car and took off for the LBS to have my steering tube cut down to size. I asked them to check and adjust as needed. The weather has been so nice I just want to ride it.

[Savra]

Congratulations!! Would love to see pictures of it all done.

[Hartmame]

The LBS said Wednesday.