Once home, I took some dingy (thanks, new apartment hallway lighting!) but clear photos. Fillet brazing is very nicely done. I'm used to seeing lugs with steel, so smoothed joints are something I have to remind myself of being done...even if I own a handful of vintage Cannondales...
As far as weight goes, 3089g for the frameset puts it among the very lightest steel framesets I have owned or currently own. It feels super solid, if heavier than I thought it would be.
CK headset is super stealth. One only knows it's a King by 1) spinning it 2) looking at some of the detailing 3) reading the engraved text at the top. I did
#3 , then
#1 made sense, and now that top cup detailing has me checking off
#2 . Notice also zero accommodation for a front brake mount, even if the fork will allow a 28mm tire!
Smooth BB shell. The seat tube starts off as round, and tapers to a "semi-creased" oval at the BB shell, presumably for added stiffness. Cool detail. (and perhaps a 27.0mm accommodation as it measures less than 27.2mm longitudinally. I will have to confirm via trial and error once I find my freaking 5mm allen wrench!)
