I received my frameset today.
Like I said: I got the DCFR26 frameset from Sequel.
First impression: Some Good. Some Bad.
Everything was very well packed. Nothing to worry about.
The paintjob on the frame is decent enough for the money (580EUR including tax free shipping). A few imperfections but nothing major. Seatpost and Cockpit are painted in glossy black. Also here, the paintjob is not great. If you look close enough you can see that the paint is not a perfectly even surface. But it’s okay.
Brake mounts will most likely have to be faced. Headset bearing seats look okay. Not super clean but good enough. The seat tube has been finished internally and it looks ok. From what I can see, there’s some resin pooling from imperfections in the compaction internally but no huge wrinkles in the carbon. So while the inside is not super clean, again it’s okay.
Bottom bracket threads look good. No problem there.
The fork steerer is alright on the outside but super rough in the inside. It has probably been machined to spec after coming out of the mold. When looking down the steerer, there’s fibers splintering further down the steerer. It looks like a combination of rather dry prepreg - so a lack of resin and sloppy machining. It might not be a problem structurally. But it looks appalling. What’s funny is that at the same time there’s stickers saying “QC Passed” on both the frame and fork. Not sure what their QC standard is. But it is a bit of a joke TBH.
