Nice build, I am becoming more and more interested in this as an all-purpose bike!

Speaking of tire clearance, would you be able to provide a picture/ measurement of the rear clearance down by the chainstays as well? That's usually the tight spot so would be great to see. Also, what's the measured width of your 32c tires at present?

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• It was packed well
• Carbon looks pretty good on the inside. I assume EPS molded. No large wrinkles
• Brake mounts look good
• Seatpost slides into the frame easily, certainly not too tight, perhaps could be a bit more snug if anything
• Geometry of the frame seems accurate. The fork length however is ~4mm longer than stated (measures in at 374mm)
• Headset bearing seats look good
• Seems to be compatible with mechanical shifting? There's an exit hole behind the ST (in addition to the FD Di2 wire exit hole)
• The seatpost wedge clamp is definitely better finished than the one shown in Peak Torque's Tavelo Arow review (sides are nicely rounded), but could probably still use a couple minutes of sanding to make the top edge smoother where it contacts the post.
• The pocket that the clamp sits in is angled, so it falls right into the seat tube when removing the seatpost. And it's not easy to hold it in place with your finger either, again due to the angle on the bottom.
• The rubber cover for the seatpost clamp touches the grub screw in the clamp which prevents it from sitting flat on the top tube. Also, it fits kinda loose, not sure if that's common, but I assume it will jump around a bit on rough roads, or even in the wind.
• HT/headset/fork vertical gap is about 1mm on both the top and bottom, which is noticeable from the front and sides. Weatherproofing is poor. Not sure how much of the gap is due to the bearing inset vs. the non-FSA ACR top cover. Might be better with a real FSA cover?
• Lower headset bearing sits kinda high on the bearing seat. But probably fine.
• Cable routing -- there's a guide tube in the NDS chainstay going to the rear brake. And the fork of course. But I don't see anything for the rear derailleur. And it didn't come with a foam sheath to prevent rattling in the DT.
• The DT water bottle could have been placed lower for aero I think. There's a few cm between the two.
• The threads in the fork dropout are kinda rough, one of the first threads is clearly a bit damaged, and there seems to be some excess resin that made its way to the bottom of the threads. I tried threading in a 1.5 pitch thru-axle and it felt quite rough. Ordered a rethreading tap to chase the threads, let's see if that works.
• The additional zero-setback seatpost I purchased has a 2-bolt clamp rather than the 1-bolt Ritchey-style clamp on the setback post. So anyone worried about the 1-bolt clamp slipping might consider the zero-setback seatpost, if your fit allows it.
• Tire clearance -- fork can fit some larger tires for sure. Width between the fork legs is around 50mm, not sure about radial clearance. Wouldn't be surprised if it could fit a 38-40mm tire leaving 5mm around. On the frame, width between the chainstays is ~40mm, so personally I wouldn't use anything wider than 32mm actual.
• Rear flat mount bosses are 20.8mm tall, for those looking to buy the correct length bolts.
• Wish I had thought to order an extra seatpost clamp in case I lose it.

• Seatpost is ~21.8 x 33.4mm. Wider than supersix (15mm)/sl8/etc
• Fork legs are ~16.5 x 40mm in the middle. Slightly narrower than supersix
• DT is 43 x 63mm in the middle. Narrower than supersix
• HT is 45 x 73mm in the middle

I went to a few local stores to me yesterday and test rode actual SL8 to figure out size. I'm 188cm and 91.4cm inseam. My torso is a bit short compared to my legs and so are my arms. Wingspan is 190cm.

I rode a 58 Pro. 44cm bars with 100mm stem. SRAM Force D1 gen. It felt ok off the bat but over a 5min test ride my neck started to get strained. I felt a little too stretched out. Seat height felt ok but not 100% but thats expected with such a small test ride.

Went to another shop that had a size 56 Sworks with SRAM Red. My god this bike felt like such a better fit. I didnt feel like the stack was too low, yes it had all the spacers installed, but Id rather stack spacers than use a 90mm stem. I will be ordering a 56 X68.
Currently in chats with Vivian to do a custom paint job of purple and white. I work at a store that has a bike shop(large retailer in the USA) so I'll be trying to document everything I can while building it up.
I talked with Vivian about refacing the bottom bracket and brake mounts after paint and she basically said I'm on my own if there is overspray.
"Please note that we have processed the brake and bottom bracket positions, but if you find any mismatch or inappropriateness during assembly, you will need to adjust them manually. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!"

To anyone that has had their frame built up, how bad were the faces of the brakes and BB?