So the box came through A-OK:
And the frame was well packed:
I ship quite a few frames, due to all my buying and selling, and I have to admit the iplay does a better job packing frames than I do.
So light even a small child can lift it one handed!
I also got a fork, headset, matching spacers, and a spare derailer hanger:
Tip: the frame doesn't include a seat clamp, so order one of those when you place your order. I stole one from my Sette.
Time to break out this guy:
Also, there's some carbon paste in the background.
I spent Thursday night stripping down my Razzo and cleaning those parts, and setting up my wheels and tires. I couldn't do any real work on my new frame, since I didn't have a hex attachment for my torque wrench, and thus couldn't even torque down the seat post to clamp it in my work stand. Tonight I got the major parts set up:
Enough on there to set my bar height and cut the steerer tube, but it was already getting late at this point. I didn't want to break out the miter box with the kids sleeping above me. Save that for Friday, which also gives me time to really, really make sure I'm good with this position (or shorter). My understanding with carbon steerers is that the stem should clamp around the expansion plug, so you can't just stack spacers above the stem to have future steerer tube length like you can with metal steerer tubes. Someone please tell me if I'm wrong here.
I was happy to see that the frame had adequate clearance for my 2.4" Vee Mission 4 tire on a 35mm wide rim at the rear. I knew the fork could clear my Knard, but the drawing wasn't as clear for the rear clearance.