Iv used hotrods before, they seem to be good quality, as for Mitaka, they are distributed by the wholesaler straight to the public so they are a lot cheaper than the hotrods kit. Some people seem to think that because of this they are rubbish, but I have yet to hear of their stuff failing. I think there is talk about them on some english forums somewhere, I remember reading about it, and they seemed to think the stuff was pretty decent.