How big are you talking, feature wise. And what sort of frames are you friends talking, geometry wise? See, the thing is, people get this idea you have to have like, a 66 degree head angle to drop off something 3 feet tall, and you just don't. The Trance is a good ride, so talk more about what you're wanting to hit, and we'll talk more about frames, but if you really want to hit bigger stuff, and just want a new frame because your shocks are messed up, my advice to you is look at complete bikes. You basically have the worst level of components you could have bought the Trance with, so swapping that stuff over to another frame will just net you a frame with geometry you aren't used to and may not need, that has the same crappy component spec. You'd be better off to set yourself up with some good suspension, then work up upgrading the rest of your ride. Probably starting with your wheels.