I'd try heating the clear up with a heat gun and then removing the bearing, maybe sanding or breaking the clear with a hobby knife. You're going to get some damage either way but fingers crossed that'll help a bit.

This is why I'm all aboard the DIY paint train.

 I just ordered one with a rigid fork to build as a commuter/gravel bike. I kinda needed the 34/36t chainring clearance (38t max chainring claimed on haideli's website) for it to... work? Hmm, we'll see how it goes. Price was VERY good so hopefully we'll be able to make it work :I

Jeez, Specialized has enough issues with yoke alignment and shock longevity that I really wouldn't be interested in a chiner running the same system. Looks brilliant but a pass from me!

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can anyone tell me what is nowadays's lead time of Chiner carbon MTB frame in general?

I am asking this because BXT told me before my order purchase, "Normally about 10 working days". I feel cheated and not comfortable with this situation.

Uh..... How so? Many of us waited a few months lead time to get our bikes produced. 10 days production and then shipping sounds like a dream!

With your huge layer buildup, I wonder what kind of weight of paint you have.

I think the painter used spray guns, which allow you to use FAR less paint than rattle cans. I spray with both rattle cans and spray guns, and depending on the gun/paint used, I'll do 1.5-2 times as many layers. My general rule is to try to spray as little paint as I can while allowing it to still hit the frame while wet - this is a safer technique for myself who is not a professional. With rattle cans, I rarely get past a second coat of any stage rather than being able to dial it in a bit more precisely on spray guns.

SO it might not have actually added any more than your rattle can job.

I'd clarify with them regarding water bottle bosses. A lot of the time their early production pictures don't have them and the finished products do. I also wouldn't worry about a 48mm BB drop, that's on the lower side but ultimately not that far off a lot of bikes days. Particularly if you'll use 165/170 cranks and a fork longer than 120mm