The frame has arrived in a sturdy box with 2 layers of bubble wrap and the appropriate spreader across the rear dropouts.

1. This frame is much lighter than I had anticipated for an entry level frame. It seems well made and the workmanship is more than adequate for this price level.

2. The headset bearing area is painted (the bearings fit quite nicely though) and the faces of the bottom bracket shell are painted. I do not anticipate a problem here so will not have any further machine work done. Just a quick cleanup with some brushes to remove leftover metal chips and its ready to start.

3. Giza seems jealous as she has just finished taking a pop at the frame.

4. The new fork may be here tomorrow and then things will start to go together quickly.

Edit: Missed one of the metal chips.....damaged first thread in rear derailleur hanger. Had to clean up threads (no tap for this in my tool set so did it the old way with a sharp knife (some bleeding) and all came out well. Bottom bracket, crankset, front derailleur, rear derailleur, rear wheel, seatpost and saddle along with N-Gear jump stop installed. About 1 more hour invested (no final adjustments yet). Hope the fork gets here tomorrow.

Note: White bikes get greasy hand prints on them faster than anything.