TomD
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My Frey CC finally arrived today from the January 2020 US group buy. It was originally scheduled to be here in April but COVID-19 had other ideas. All things considered, impressive that Frey was able to get it here only 2-3 weeks late, hats off to their passionate team. I had awoken to note motion reported at the front door by the ring doorbell. I ran down the stairs to see FedEx driving away and a box at the front door with my name on it that required no signature.
I know I should look more excited in the doorbell image but I was a little groggy after the adrenaline had worn off.
I slid it inside to unbox and snap a picture (I didn't bother to blur the label, I'm fine not being anonymous on the internet, haha). PS, no need to drop buy and beg for a roll of the Charmin Ultra Soft in the background, Costco had plenty in stock yesterday. Panic buying seems to have subsided for now.
I was originally thinking of doing an unboxing video but since Simon did such a great job a few days ago (and my video skills could not match his) I'll defer to his outstanding work.
There was no visible damage to the box and the bike was double wrapped with a long sheet of foam which makes for a nice blanket while cutting off zip ties and assembling. I'm still in the process of putting it together but thought I would take a few pictures to show the glossy red color.
![IMG_20200505_134548.jpg IMG_20200505_134548.jpg](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/51/51818-daa6fa705ce150309d98aab561197321.jpg)
I'm not generally a red person and had originally ordered the CC in matte black but the sample images Frey sent me didn't seem to have much pop so I switced to red because it just looked so good on their website. I am pleasantly surprised at how much it shines and sparkles. It really looks like a high end paint job, and not overdone with loud colors or lettering which suits me.
I've got the battery charging and will post updates and impressions over time which will hopefully be useful to others as there really isn't much out there regarding the CC. When I got my tracking number on Friday the weather forecast was for rain today and tomorrow but it's beautiful outside (and is now forecast to get up into the eighties later this week) so I should get some decent rides in.
Edit: so far only a few minor things. I seem to be missing the zip ties mentioned in Simon's unboxing video to secure the top of the front fender. I improvised with a couple black twist ties. The front fender is wobbly and I'm not sure the zip ties would work any better. The rear fender is much more secure as it's screwed in to the rack.
The front light wouldn't securely click in (spring doesn't seem to be pushing out the plastic locking plate enough so I wedged in a little paper to help it out and now works fine.
They also seem to have forgotten to include the USB programming cable I ordered, but I got a nice fold up hex tool along with a frey shirt (both pictured below).
Given this is a one size fits all frame, Frey really needs to include a longer seatpost. It looks to be 300 mm and there are no max extension indicators. Fortunately I had this spare 350 mm post from my hardtail that I had swapped out for a suspension seat post. You can see the difference in length in the image below.
![IMG_20200505_175541.jpg IMG_20200505_175541.jpg](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/51/51830-12fcc9d4f529be1dc6556ac237b9d94f.jpg)
Another suggestion for Frey would be to include some color matched touch up paint. I noticed a small area where it could use some touching up.
![IMG_20200505_234442.jpg IMG_20200505_234442.jpg](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/51/51846-6cff47b7f0fd11a1c197f1f11934c858.jpg)
I needed to adjust the front and rear brakes as the rotors were scraping slightly. It's pretty easy to do, just loosen up the outer 2 brake bolts then clamp the brake and tighten the bolts back up.
I also went over all the bolts to make sure everything was tight. There were a few bolts here and there that benefited from a little tightening but for the most part everything was good to go.
Weight including rack and rear fender is 73 pounds!
I took a few pictures in the back yard before the thunderstorms chased me inside. The rhododendrons (Washington State flower) are in full bloom.
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![Smiling face with heart-eyes :heart_eyes: 😍](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/7.0/png/unicode/64/1f60d.png)
I slid it inside to unbox and snap a picture (I didn't bother to blur the label, I'm fine not being anonymous on the internet, haha). PS, no need to drop buy and beg for a roll of the Charmin Ultra Soft in the background, Costco had plenty in stock yesterday. Panic buying seems to have subsided for now.
I was originally thinking of doing an unboxing video but since Simon did such a great job a few days ago (and my video skills could not match his) I'll defer to his outstanding work.
There was no visible damage to the box and the bike was double wrapped with a long sheet of foam which makes for a nice blanket while cutting off zip ties and assembling. I'm still in the process of putting it together but thought I would take a few pictures to show the glossy red color.
![IMG_20200505_134227.jpg IMG_20200505_134227.jpg](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/51/51816-20eccba2355ff36df88420fae023f9f1.jpg)
![IMG_20200505_134528.jpg IMG_20200505_134528.jpg](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/51/51817-304e3a0d5fc6c74fdb75554cbc8f367f.jpg)
![IMG_20200505_134548.jpg IMG_20200505_134548.jpg](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/51/51818-daa6fa705ce150309d98aab561197321.jpg)
I'm not generally a red person and had originally ordered the CC in matte black but the sample images Frey sent me didn't seem to have much pop so I switced to red because it just looked so good on their website. I am pleasantly surprised at how much it shines and sparkles. It really looks like a high end paint job, and not overdone with loud colors or lettering which suits me.
I've got the battery charging and will post updates and impressions over time which will hopefully be useful to others as there really isn't much out there regarding the CC. When I got my tracking number on Friday the weather forecast was for rain today and tomorrow but it's beautiful outside (and is now forecast to get up into the eighties later this week) so I should get some decent rides in.
Edit: so far only a few minor things. I seem to be missing the zip ties mentioned in Simon's unboxing video to secure the top of the front fender. I improvised with a couple black twist ties. The front fender is wobbly and I'm not sure the zip ties would work any better. The rear fender is much more secure as it's screwed in to the rack.
The front light wouldn't securely click in (spring doesn't seem to be pushing out the plastic locking plate enough so I wedged in a little paper to help it out and now works fine.
They also seem to have forgotten to include the USB programming cable I ordered, but I got a nice fold up hex tool along with a frey shirt (both pictured below).
Given this is a one size fits all frame, Frey really needs to include a longer seatpost. It looks to be 300 mm and there are no max extension indicators. Fortunately I had this spare 350 mm post from my hardtail that I had swapped out for a suspension seat post. You can see the difference in length in the image below.
![IMG_20200505_175541.jpg IMG_20200505_175541.jpg](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/51/51830-12fcc9d4f529be1dc6556ac237b9d94f.jpg)
Another suggestion for Frey would be to include some color matched touch up paint. I noticed a small area where it could use some touching up.
![IMG_20200505_234442.jpg IMG_20200505_234442.jpg](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/51/51846-6cff47b7f0fd11a1c197f1f11934c858.jpg)
I needed to adjust the front and rear brakes as the rotors were scraping slightly. It's pretty easy to do, just loosen up the outer 2 brake bolts then clamp the brake and tighten the bolts back up.
I also went over all the bolts to make sure everything was tight. There were a few bolts here and there that benefited from a little tightening but for the most part everything was good to go.
Weight including rack and rear fender is 73 pounds!
I took a few pictures in the back yard before the thunderstorms chased me inside. The rhododendrons (Washington State flower) are in full bloom.
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