Greg, I'm ready to ride whenever you are, but it is going to be slow going for you. Tuesdays and Thursdays are the mountain bike days unless the trails are wet. We could meet half way on the trinity and cruise around?   Also, if you see any affordable used older V-REX please let me know.  You can NEVER have too many bikes and I really like the rex.
 
I took the bike on a 28 mile cruise today and it rides better than I thought.  The seatback SUCKS, but some foam will fix that.  Does anyone know of a local source for 451 tubes and tires?  
 
I am going to have to put this thing on my trailer in order to move it around.  I am very lucky to have a small 9'x3' 11" trailer that is perfect for transporting long bikes as well as DFs.