Thank you for the informative response, seejohnbike, and all your points are valid. I am an absolute newb to biking in general and have no clue what size I should be going for. I'm 5'3" with shorter legs so I'm thinking probably a 47 or a 49 at the most but I really don't know. I think you're right about being upfront with my intentions. Being such a newb, I'm going to need help building and adjusting my BD bike, anyways. I'd also probably go with some reasonable upgrades from them, as well.