The last thing first. If you vertically blessed then here is a bike for you. It is a Mike Appel made bike for a real tall person or short person with real long legs.
The time line question is not as much a question as an observation. Mike Schmidt is increasing his time line by another year today. I think he is 39 again but not really sure. I just know he has quite a few file marks around the edges which would suggest and earlier model. Happy Birthday Mike!
Ray Homiski
Elizabeth, NJ