Being about 10 inches taller than average in Bangladesh has its problems, many of them related to transport: my legs don't fit into tightly packed local bus and three-wheeler seats, I can't stand up straight in most busses, and bicycles frames don't fit. After riding for 2.5 years on a too-small bike, it is nice to finally have a frame that fits a little better.
I had the frame made at a bike shop in town, and fitted it with mostly local parts. Only the seat, bottom bracket, cranks, freewheel, and hubs are brought from the US. The final total was Tk. 5,100 ($69) for the local parts, and about four times that for the five US drivetrain parts.(The flashy red was not intended: I wanted it to look like a normal 'China Phonix', but they were out of black and silver rims.)
