To be fair, it's made clear that the Hambini frame is 'special'. The kicker is that he also says that ICAN have told him they now face all their frames to the same tolerances. But there appears to be no evidence of that. If every newly sold frame was flawless in that respect, we'd have heard by now. Right?
FWIW I would have bought an A9 if it had 32mm clearance though. 28mm is just too little for the roads I ride, and today's market.
Yeah, I have no doubt that Hambini received a well finished frame for his review. It's probably even possible for a company like ICAN to do a one-off frame, from lay-up to paint, for Hambini to review but we'd more likely hear about all the frames that aren't at least close to the same quality than we would about frames that are still pretty good quality. That's just the nature of the internet. I don't know how many people are even capable of measuring the roundness of a hole, but it's easy enough to tell if your creaking bottom bracket shell doesn't fit right or match up on both sides, or if your disc brakes won't stop squealing because of bad facing or overspray.
From what I can tell, without an endoscope, of my 2 Chinese frames from two different suppliers, the lay-up quality is pretty damn close to, if not as good, as what Hambini showed for the A22. Sadly, for good measure, the Giant Propel frame I have is also pretty comparable to the TCR Hambini showed, and just a mess on the interior if I compare it to my TanTan or Tideace.
Anyway, yeah, what I couldn't get past was the fact that the frame from their NA wherehouse doesn't come with handlebars.
