Any question answered...

1 - Planet X claim that international orders should arrive within 7 days. I ordered a 'ready to ride' bike on Friday and it will apparently ship today. Anyone know how long TNT might take to ship it to me in Japan? Is the 7 day thing anywhere near a realistic estimate (i.e. will it seriously arrive on Friday)?

2 - ~50mm deep carbon rims: what sound do they make? Nothing, a swoosh, or do I get wom?

Depends on how they are constructed- for the proper menacing rumble you need them to be hollow.

A lot of the Chinese carbon rims have a foam core, so lack the reverberation, those are quite quiet.