Here are a few photos and some notes. Frame is 950 grams, fork is 350 cut.
I like the colour, I prefer raw carbon to anything, but this is quite pleasing. Happens to be nearly the identical colour to the bike I raced as a junior - a Bob Jackson Mesina from Leeds UK. A little twang of nastalgia for me.
I do think the wheels (LightBicycle WR50 Falcon Pro Flyweight, Carbon Ti, CXray, Sprint drive side rear) are a bit too deep for best aesthetics on this frame, but it's hard to argue against 50's. And at 1350 grams there is no real weight penalty. The wheel alone doesn’t really seem that deep until the tire goes on and then you get a wall of black. I wonder if putting tan wall tires on would break up some of that perceived depth. I tend to reserve tan walls for all black bikes but tan might look really good here. Thoughts?
Speaking of tires, I have a 30mm on the back with WAM at 33mm with loads of clearance.
Front clearance with a 28mm (31.3mm WAM). A bit less than the rear, but still plenty.
With regard to the tires, I had some tubeless Corsa 28mm on order but reconsidered. I think I want to be able to play around with different tires and sizes. And in summer here flats are very rare. Tubes are Aerothan 51gram. I used them in Europe this summer and was very impressed. I may end up on tubeless, but I want to nail down exactly what size and what tire I want beforehand.
Even though they are specifically designed to suit the Black Inc barstem, the nicely profiled spacers mate extremely well with the Bontrager XXX barstem. Seeing these close up photos really highlights the very high quality fit and finish of this frame. Pretty much flawless.
I won’t ride without flashing lights front and back, but I hate big sloppy attachments. Solution in the front was Bontrager Blendr Garmin mount with a modified Giant brand light dock. Some dremeling was required to get the Giant mount to mate with the Bontrager Blendr. This allows me to use Giants very good and very small Recon HL100.
Note how the shrink-wrapped rear brake hose and Di2 wire do not contact the mount. This took some careful work. Contact could mean abrasion every time the bar is moved and result in damage in the long term. I’ve seen stem bolts cut through brake cable housing.
With Garmin and light attached
For the back I use the Giant saddle rail mount and the Recon TL100. No saddle bags going on this machine. (Seatpost is Roval Alpinist)
Bad photo here but what I am trying to show is the exposed rim edge (bottom of photo is clearer). The external measure on the front rim is 32.6mm. I think basic gravel, like you might find passing through a construction zone, could do some damage. You don’t have to sink in far to have gravel contact that exposed rim edge. I might have to run 30mm up front as well – aero be damned. What do you guys think about this one?
Nice little detail on the downtube. (Chain isn't rusty. Weird effect in the photo.)
I reported on the ride in my O2 VAM review. This is a very good bike. It does everything well. It’s early days yet and I have not had it out on the new wheels – hopefully this weekend. With roads in Fall and Winter condition, I won’t have a real opportunity to push this bike to it’s limit until next Spring, but I don’t expect any surprises.
Sorry I don’t have a finished weight. My scale only goes up to 5 kg. My guess is low 7 range. The seat and cassette are both around 300 grams. Those are two places where weight could be saved. I’d buy a Dura Ace cassette if someone could guarantee me that it would be silent. Until then it’s Ultegra. As for the saddle, it stays until my ass says otherwise.
The bike is basically complete. Waiting for some shorter black Vittoria valve extensions.
after only one ride. Clashy it would be. Heartbreak. 
