thanks joker.
i'm having a hard time finding stateside sales of ON-ONE, i'd looked at those in the past, but the only dealer i could find is on the east coast.
the assault is too "big hit" for what i intend on riding. just simple singletrack, maybe some fireroads. the raleigh is hot, but i don't want rigid, though i suppose i could upgrade that. also found the cannondale 1fg. it seems like a bike made to meet a trend's demand.
thus far i'm most enthralled with the gary fisher rig and the ramble tamble by van dessel. there's a shop in portland that sells them, so i'll probably go check 'em out this weekend. also gonna hit up counter balance.
thanks for the help. i'll post pics once i get whatever it is i get.