CP: Pimpino disc 29er touring racer

You are right. Bb is way too high. Especially when stopping to read maps it would be lovely to be able too foot down easier when fully load up front.

Got me thinking, put 26" MTB wheelset on it with slick tyres (says 1.5) and it shorten the trails a bit, lower the BB, and effectively helped with a front load.

That's what was the point of my Elephants, being able to run 27.5 2.0" with a trails of 40mm, put 42mm tyres on it and it revert to 34mm.