I really happy to kick off this CS-496 building topic
![Cheesy :D](http://chinertown.com/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
This is the frame I won on the Chinertown lottery. As you know, my current bike is already 27.5+, so I will be transferring as much as possible. But before I get into any detail, let me share some pictures of the frame, that I received today (after a month out on vacation)
![](https://s13.postimg.org/bzsyc45o7/IMG_2659.jpg)
See that it was well packaged
![](https://s22.postimg.org/mqzdc6h81/IMG_2658.jpg)
And here is some details. I will update:
- EDIT: I had missed the most obvious, the frame
![Smiley :)](http://chinertown.com/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
. I was a bit surprised by the weight of the frame, 1400g for a 17". 100g over what I thought. Apart from that the finishing looks good. I really like the ability to play with the length of the chainstay. And I did not know it offers internal routing for a dropper post.
- drivetrain. Going for Eagle as the CS-496 is not compatible with my current drivetrain (2x9).
- BB. Frame is BB92, my first press-fit
![Huh ???](http://chinertown.com/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
- Headset. Got a Neco from Peter.
- Rear axle. I bought a through axle from Peter. My current frame is 135mm QR.
- Hubs. Frame is Boost. I bought Novatec Boost hubs from CarbonSpeed. Front is 149g. Rear is 264g with XD freewheel.
![](https://s12.postimg.org/r7gp83oa5/IMG_2654.jpg)
I keep all the rest of my bike:
- Stem. 70 mm Ritchey WCS
- Bar. Carbon Funn, 725mm
- Brakes. SRAM Guide RSC
- Rims. Carbon 35 mm internal, 40 mm external from CarbonSpeed
- Selle Italia SLR XC
- Reverb dropperpost. I will upgrade it to a Reverb Stealth later (resell my regular Reverb and buy a stealth - the frame has internal routing)
- Crank. XT triple. I really want to keep it, use the middle ring. Hope it will work!
- Fork. I'll upgrade the fork to a Boost one later (Christmas)