The Flite has landed

So here it goes.

I got the bike early afternoon today and proceeded to put it together.

Had to assemble the following:

- Front wheel
- Reverse the stem
- Handlebar
- Seat and seat post

This bike is heavy and proud. Everything about this bike is burly and aggressive!

There was no way to push the air valve on the rear shock to the "closed" position since it hit the swingarm. So I removed the shock and assembled it upside down. The valve can be pushed to the closed position now without issues. I also replaced the stock grip with locked Sette Type S grips.

I'm 6' tall and I'm glad I went with the 19" Large frame. The medium frame wouldn't have felt too small since the large fits me good and I prefer the long roadbike-like stance. I will need to experiment with saddle height/angle and decide if the stem is the right length.

The front brake hose was routed through the shock so I removed the brake lever and routed the cable from outside. I've seen some leave it like that but I prefer to move it away from the wheel spokes and tire.

The bike came with a Sette Amp seat which I really like. It's a little narrow but was comfortable during the short ride around the block going over curbs and whatnot. I also bought the Sette Nyx saddle but haven't installed it yet.

This is my first FS bike and first bike with disc brakes. I couldn't believe how comfortable it felt going over curbs with my butt seated down. It was as smooth as butter. The Domain 318 coil shock is a heavy monstrous fork that can probably take tons of beatings and jumps. I'm still not 100% sure how the rear shock is supposed to be setup and how it's supposed to handle. But so far it seems fine going over bumps.

Still need to take this thing on the trails to decide how much I like it. But so far I think I made the right decision getting the Flite.