Thanks for responding! I'm looking for 29 wheel size, and hardtail. Most of the posts here seem to be comparing geometry of frames, but I honestly don't know what kind of geometry would be good for me. Maybe I should go to a LBS, test ride a few, and find one similar to one I like?

My bike got stolen yesterday and I'm thinking about building a bike with a chinese carbon frame. This is my first time building a bike. There are so many different frames and I don't know which ones are worthwhile, which is why I'm asking here. I'm about 5'9" with a 29" inseam so I think 17" would be a good size of frame. I see so many models like 057, 218, M009, 062, 202, 256, 041, etc, and I'm not sure which ones are reliable and would be good for me. How do I go about comparing them?

Thanks in advance.