So the frame arrived but unfortunately a certain little something quite crucial got lost in translation and I ended up with the wrong frame. It’s a beautiful frame but very modern looking with accents, curves and pinches flying around which simply don’t suit the minimalist vision of this project. A really nice finish of black stain over a 12k carbon weave leaves the frame looking black from a far with the weave coming through on closer inspection. That means my evil idle hands on Friday plotting a respray were wasted – as the finished doesn’t need anything. Lovely and light too, coming in at ~1k.

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The girl in Taiwan I’ve been dealing with has been great. I could have returned the frame, but customs and logistics simply make this an unattractive process. Still the frame is so nice I doubt I’ll have trouble selling on eBay – particularly with the risks of Taiwan and customs removed. I’ve since cleared up exactly which frame I wanted and the delivery process from Taiwan has once again begun.