The Sortie falls in line with our Recon model as the small size in our performance line up. This Lenz skibike is at home cruising the the mountain as well as lapping the park and getting out into the back bowls. Its frame features a straight seat-tube with plenty of seatpost insertion to ensure a range of adjustment for all types of riding.  It might be small, but it’s just as mighty as its big brothers in the Launch and Recon.  Like all Lenz Sport skibikes, the Sortie has our proven and refined ski retention system on the front ski.  It also comes with our SecureREST easy loading design, making carrying your skibike on the chairlift simple and easy. We recommend riders from 5 foot 2 inches to 5 foot 8 inches tall for this model. Sortie SkiBike frames are kept in stock, and components are hand picked for each customer and assembled in-house after the order is placed. If the rider is new to skibiking or wants to improve their riding skill set, check out our How to ride a SkiBike page.  There is a lot of good information on both the SkiBike FAQ page as well as the Ski Bike Assembly & Good Info page. *All Lenz Sport Ski Bike frames are 100% handmade. We are constantly improving our designs. We don’t wait for the next model year to introduce improvements. Our design philosophy is to make incremental improvements as we design them. This means that every batch of Sortie frames might be a little different from the last one. Your frame may look slightly different than what you see on the the images we have on the website. One thing we never do is go backwards in design. We are always moving forward and making our products better. We design, build, and ride our bikes regularly, so the improvement ideas are constantly brewing and adapting into production.