So the saga continues. My frame was initially shipped in April, arrived in my country in May but due to a fuck up by the norwegian postal service it was shipped to the other side of the country, and when they finally realised what they had done they managed to return it to Seraph instead of sending it to me. Super annoying and it resulted in me having to pay twice for shipping as they (postal service) said only the sender could request a refund. Shit, ok I'll pay again as Jessi said this would be a big hassle and I just wanted the frame asap.

Cue to today, I finally got the notification that the package had arrived and was ready for pick up. Drive straight to the post office and my heart sank when I saw the package. A huge hit on a corner. I hoped for the best but when I inspected the frame there is severe damage in the head set, and the frame is likely just garbage now. Sent Jessi an e-mail right away and am hoping for a quick reply as it's been four months since ordering and I really don't want to wait until the season is over before getting a new one.

What do you think? Bearings won't even go in and regardless I wouldn't dare to ride it with this crack. I feel it inside the head set too, so it's probably worse than it looks too..

What did you swap the rear to? With a FD max maybe 48 or 50mm?

I just ordered a frame a week ago. So not left factory yet. Did they not send you a photo of frame after painting and before dispatch? I've been emailing Jessi and she (I'm actually not sure of gender, I'm presuming she) said she would send photos after spray job, I'm hoping I can confirm mounting points at that stage before dispatch.