hello guys
after 4 long.... very long month the new frame arrived today
I should be very happy but it's the opposite - the frame size is not the correct one 
I 'm really disapointed 
using a local reseller was a bad idea .... a lot of wasted time 
I've to see how this reseller can refund me and I'll find another solution
I hope to give some other better news soon

thank you guys
hopefully I'm fine - that's the most important thing
if I new that it would have lasted so long.... I'd have called Peter to get another frame quicker
but my reseller was less and less sharp about the new frame delivery... and finaly said that it's going to be delivered for September
3 long months to wait....
worst than for my first purchase 

concerning the failure I want to stay positive if it's the real first one failure like this (and even I was not lucky... because  unfortunatly it happened to me... that's life )
one out of several samples... that remains maybe a law %
...
last night I met a guy who's best friend  is doing some repair on carbon stuff including some frames - pure hazard but a very good and interesting meet ;-)
I learnt from him that he already repaired several Specialized Stumpjumper HT frames - issues with the BB - aloy part does not remain fixed with the carbon around it....
never  heard about it before... and never seen such issue with Chiner frames either.....

so even if I met another kind of failure on mine... on statistics point of vue... we can say that they are as good as other well known brands... or could even be better on some poitn of views
(I hope I'll keep this way of thinking after too :-) )

now, I'm just looking forward receiving mine.... but I need to stay patient... very patient
as soon as I get news, I'll update you on that
cu

Hi TedS123

this CS-041 looks pretty good  and light (I thought it was a little heavier)
as per your pics - the finishing looks perfect

Hi trekcarbonboy
Don't feel guilty - today you're building a new bike without them... but who knowns if you won't do it with them again later ?

I was a regular customer to my local shop too, but when you want a dream to come true ... sometimes you need to find other solutions than usual ones, specificaly when it's a question of money
when you can have a better build for lower price... why hesitating? It's not an act of betrayal against your local shop... it's something they can understand
and it's also challenging for them to get you back in their shop

as I said I was a regular customer too, I previously accepted to pay a little more than what I can find on the web for a while (to expect a good and quick local support or having some easy doing sometimes)
but after a bad experience for a question of guarantee on a frame, I decided to stop spending (wasting) money in something I can get for a lower price elsewhere - I don't want to buy well know brand frames anymore because they are too expensive compared to our great Chiner frames  and for me the price does not make always the difference

I know that my story is a little different than yours, but that the reason of my presence here, and why I build a great bike based a Chiner frame (my lovely FM 196  )

you can feel good, don't worry for that 

Hi Cmh

yes I did, in fact I weighted all parts one by one

the frame weights 1056 gr .... and was given for 950+/- 80 gr, so it's almost that 

Hi
thanks for sharing this info
that sounds good to be able to have a 1x11 set for a reasonable price - I've built a bike with 1x11 and really like it (I'm going to share my built with you soon), but i hope that it lasts a long time, because the K7 is quite expensive
with this Gx group.... I see a solution to lower down the cost :-)
(the K7 is a little more than 100gr heavier.... but it's not a big deal.. I'll lose 100gr on my body  )

Good Idea 

Molothi -> France, Britany

thanks