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That is correct, I bought the frame separately and built the bike from Shimano XTR components, Richie logic grupo and rock shock forks that are pretty beat up cosmetically now, one side leaks a bit so it's days are numbered. I've been trying to figure out what threadless fork system will work on...

I remember ordering the frame out of the catalog and buying all the components separately. I think I waited like six or eight weeks for delivery on the frame. I remember it being 2.1 lb without anything on it. It was considered the lightest full suspension frame on the market at the time

Now that I think about it, it was early '90s until the 2000s Time flies when you're getting old.

Here's a blast from the past. After purchasing this bike from a West Maui bike shop back in the late '90s out of that same wheeler catalog, I Rode this bike on the island of Maui to work everyday for 11 years. This bike spent most of its life roaming the pineapple and sugar cane fields above...