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From my own experimentation with a few bikes frames and forks, I think the shortest possible chainstays, coupled with a pretty short front-centre, and a high (13"ish) bottom bracket are the things to look out for.
The Joust, on paper, looks like the best thing by far, as it uses smaller wheels so it can really reduce the chainstay lengths, yet it was designed with those in mind so the bottom-bracket should remain high.
Loads of people say they want bigger clearances, to run massive tyres, but for me big tyres just add excess weight, and bigger clearances mean longer wheelbases. I only run big tyres to raise the b/b height. I'd be totally happy on 26x1.25" tyres, grip-wise. Although having said that, I quite like the heft of my 2.35" front tyre, and they way it rebounds shots from the opposition.
I've been considering getting a Joust, but don't like the possibly high import costs, so I emailed Lee Cooper. He reckoned he could put something similar together for around £500. Don't know if that's of interest to anyone.