Yeah can you show us some that aren’t AI pls

They can and will do anything as long as you are willing to pay for. Their paint quality is pretty good to be honest.

I am really struggling to see the reason for ppl to be going for these VERY aggressive frames. I mean for the pros, sure, but for the rest of us?

I mean it's a pretty similar geo to any other race bike. Not sure who you're including in "rest of us"

wendy@lightcarbon.com is who I've been talking to

Crystal wrote lead time is about two months.

For XL or one of the other sizes?

I'm gonna dump some of my confusion onto this thread and hope somebody can figure this out for me 

I asked Melody what the actual clearance on the rear is, knowing that 35mm is stated. She replied: "Check our geometric charts ,when tire 35mm ,8.2mm spacer for each side
We do not advise 37mm ,but you could try ?"

She sent this message with the following PDF attached, which shows a 40mm tire on the front and rear with 8.2mm and 6.2mm clearance on either side, respectively.

...what?

EDIT: She just got back to me: "Sorry ,forgot to update the geometric charts ,the real max tire 35mm we design
And 6mm also available,so we think 37mm tires works "

This is exciting to me. I'm likely going to order this frame as I'm looking to fit a 35mm measuring ~37mm on the back.

Here's a PDF I got from sales (melody@icanbikes.com). I was quoted "A54 ,USD730/set ,frame, fork, headset ,seatpost"

Price

Thanks for getting this info! Where did you get in contact with them? I sent an inquiry on the website a few days ago and haven't gotten a response yet. Wouldn't be surprised if they're inundated though.

I would wait on confirmation on the topic of the "no option that does not have the $300 fee" topic.
this might be a bit of a misunderstanding/translation problem, since Lucas asked for raw carbon and unbranded option.

in my business, i have dealings with chinese suppliers and the (auto) translation hurdle sometimes results in weird and inconculsive conversations
 

I really hope so too. But I doubt it;  "There's no option without US$300 fee. It's our new policy."