• There is a lot of paint on my frame (520) -> 1125gr with front and rear hanger and box cover
• Rear brake mounting is not completely flush, i would say it's not flatted after the frame come from the mold
• The paint around the front brake mounting points looks not so great
• Paint around the storage box edge looks a bit awful (maybe a bit of sanding to clean it would help)
• Paint around the top of the headtube has also poor finishing edge
• Have a bit of yellow paint on the underside of the top tube, don't know yet if it's on or under the clear coat
• The pouch has a good quality, not a 1€ AliX bag, more like 5-10€
• The BB looks flatted and has nice clean threads
• Got a second LC Light UDH in the accessories bag for free
• Handlebar looks superb to me (but only had two AliX cheap ones for comperrison so far)
• The storage box cover is made from aluminium, at least it feels like metal and not plastic

Mostly, the included bearing are complete crap. If you have to route a hose though it, then worth swapping for something stainless steel or corrosion resistant.
Or leave plenty of extra hose they can be chopped and reinstalled once new bearings have been fitted.

Enduro aren’t the best, but they are widely available and a reasonable price.

My Caledonia 5 came with headset bearings that lasted 6 months before I replaced them.
My friends winspace lasted just over 8 months.
Another friends BMC lasted around 12 months.

All were fully greased with Park HPG-1 when fitted.


I used 440C stainless enduro bearings as replacements on all 3 bikes, and they’ve fine for 24+ months.

Obviously it depends on the conditions you ride in. If it’s a summer only bike, the factory bearings might be ok.

Please, can you share what compression bung and headset bearings will you use? I'm waiting for my frame and I'm in the process to buy all that I will need to build the bike.

Five separate posters reporting brake mount alignment/facing issues. As someone who's waiting for delivery of a new frame, that's very discouraging. I suppose I'll ask Wendy to check that they're properly faced before they ship the frame.

Seeing a lot of frustration about lead times on this $700 frame.

Yes, if they say X days, reality might be closer to 2X. Mine arrived about two months later than first promised. Was it annoying? Sure.

But also… perspective matters.

We’re ordering highly customizable carbon frames direct from overseas for a fraction of what big brands charge. Incredible value, tons of options, and a seriously good end product. That combo usually comes with a trade-off somewhere, and in this case it’s patience.

We can’t have premium quality, bargain pricing, full customization AND Amazon Prime speed all at once.

So if your frame is running late: take a breath, ride the bike you already own, maybe stop refreshing tracking for the 14th time today, and remember there are bigger problems in life.

Good things come to those who wait. Mine did.