Must say captain Skoze, great post!? As i hope you're aware, you've been validated now! Frames...get whatever you can afford- truth is, whatever you get you will get used to. It's just an excuse blaming your frame! Rims...i have no idea...they're all essentially the same Bars...get riser bars...monty ti bars, try all rage or trialtech...all awesome Onza really are a great company..they've brought out a few really great frames over the years for comparatively reasonable prices and i have no doubt that the onza's will perform just fine adam