excellent news 
I imagine how eager you could be now to receive it
looking forward receiving pics about it and about your build too

sad news Alcaid 

but ... patience will pay  (i hope so)

Excellent 

did they had it in stock?

for the size, I think I'll do the same as you: take a 19"whereas I usually take smaller ones

can you share with us your plans for the build? or maybe you've not yet completed your equipment list

I could see you also hace a CS-196.... we'll get twins 

thank you bxcc

I found one 
In fact I did some search on my favorite resaler websites... and I did not pay attention enough on a comment/property for 2 of the results - I got it now

I have no reason not to got for it now 
I plan to pruchase it by end of the year, I' ll give some new about it when it will be on its way

Hi all
some words about my CS196 bought from Peter...
I'm still very happy about that frame, i don't really count hours and total distance made with it since I got it but..... it becomes something between 2500 and 3000km
I like long distance rides/races, not for being the winner but more for the long distance itself and wild areas
already done this season several 80-85km rides, one 120km, and next week-end another 100km race
average positive elevation is between +1500 to +2500 for each ride/race according to the location
some other long rides will come end of summer 

I find this CS196 comfortable - I had a FS bike previously and got some pains on my back and wanted to try again a hardtail one... and I'm really happy of that change

for the summer build I use a 2.25" rear tire (which is more a 2.2 in real, but some brands like saying that they made the lightest tire for this size :-) ) , this tire section certainly helps to give some comfort

I often experience people asking "what brand is your bike? " and they are surprized about the answer but still look interested 
I recently put some stickers on it showing the frame reference and Peter's company name.... but I'll change (it's not as good as I expected but I have other ideas). I'll share when I'm happy with the result

anyway, if I have to resume: I'm fully happy with that frame 

sad news Arraider
I' ll keep an eye on my CS196 too as they use the same structure type

mmmm 
looking forward seeing the bike completly built