Paule, I would go the Phasor route since the tax in Germany is so damn high on the Bomber. $14,000 Euro is almost $19,000 USD based on current exchange rate. My bomber cost me 10,200 USD or about 7800 Euro to get into the US. About the same price as the KTM XCW500. I love my Bomber, but if I had to pay $19,000.00 USD, I would not have been able to afford it. As was, the price I did pay required me to spend the last year working tons of OT to pay it off. However, the sacrafice was well worth it though. The whole DIY option is Intriguing to me. That why I like this thread that Rod started so much. Its neat to see what other people are building. But I think if you were going to go the downhill MTB frame route, go with the Phasor Frame. Its a cheaper and a better option then a medium level downhill frame. And up to thousands cheaper than some highend MTB Freeride or Downhill frames, Brooklyn Machine Works and Karpiel come to mind.
Hey Rod, the wheel I built is on my Bomber in my avatar picture. That is a 19"x1.4" prowheel racing rim laced to the Crystalyte 5403. I consulted a wheel smith/spoke cutter for the spokes. With the 54XX hub, the spoke length he determined I needed was 133mm. But after I laced and trued the wheel, I had to grind the hell out of the spokes because they were sticking up a couple of mm past the nipple head. 131mm would have been fine and I would have still ended up grinding some at that length. As near as I can tell from comparing various pictures online, the diameter of the HS40 hub flange you have should be right around 245mm give or take 1-2mm eitherway and the width should be around 43mm give or take 1-2mm either way. Take some measurments and let me know If that is the case. If it is and you go with the rim I have, than 131mm stainless steel spokes 3mm thick will be what you want with 1X lace pattern. And ironically enough, the weight of the rim and tire (Bridgestone M23 2.5x19) I am running now came out to just over a pound 1/2kg more than the rim with the duro razorback 24x3 and heavy duty downhill tube that originally came on the bomber. Like I said earlier, the inch smaller diameter of my current setup I'm running now, i can feel the increase in torque when taking off and climbing and I haven't flatted at all on the lava rock terrain I ride. Ah can't wait to try it out when I get my 5404 stator back and installed. I am thinking off the line power wheelies.
Rick
I like that couger on the phasor, both are beutiful. Let me guess, your pick up line is: Hey babe, wanna go for a ride on the wild side? Then after I will take your for a ride on my bike? YAH!!!!! Now when do we get to see that video? 
