Isen workshop: adventures in batch production (or not...)

Not at all, I strongly reccomend it.

Not as yet, we are trying to keep this as simple as possible to start with, to be competitive whilst manufacturing in the UK should be possible, but the key will be efficiency. There are only two of us to start with, so we are keeping the actual processes down to an absolute minimum to start with.

Cool beans. How fat you reckon is possible?

WTB Horizon TCS 650 x 47c pushing it too much?

Am getting excited, frame can take a direct mount rear mech and be done without gear cable bosses.

so with new shimano (R8000) you can have a DM variant of rear mech?

Yep

ah yeah so the 'direct mount' bit is part of the rear mech which means frame/dropout doesent need any modification right?

Also trickling down is the so-called Direct Mount mounting interface, which hangs the derailleur further back from the frame than before for improved shifting and greater chain wrap across the cassette range.

https://cyclingtips.com/news/shimano-ultegra-r8000-mechanical-di2-derailleurs-specs-weight-price/

Thinking a R8070 groupset is in order for mine!

Ignore me:

http://www.paragonmachineworks.com/b4034-shimano-direct-mount-hanger.html

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That's the Paragon one, looks solid.

We are using PMW drop outs, so that is the exact hanger you would use for direct mount.

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What 650b tyre are you thinking of running? Tubeless?

I'd be keen on the compass ones, but not tubeless. :(

Schwalbe g ones tubeless

@coldharbour are there limited numbers of each size, or will you be making whatever sizes are ordered up to a total of thirty?

I showed this to a friend and she's interested, but apparently my saying "buy this now, I'll sort out the rest later" doesn't carry the weight I thought it would and it'll take a bit more work on my part.

I know, WTF right?

is tempting.

very, very tempting.

shit. i just bought a mountain bike and can't get into the front room due to the number of bikes in there.

if you take a really long time to make it, i think i could just about get away with it.

Price gone from website? First 30 accounted for?

You shouldn't surround yourself with friends that won't trust your judgment on such matters ;)

No, its just 30 of whatever for this batch, as you would expect a few sizes are more popular than others, but even if there's only one left it can be whatever size.

PayPal demanding loads of nonsense from us for the button, so for now if you can just click the link saying contact us on the pre order page, verity will send out a payable online invoice. Sorry for the confusion, we reached the PayPal possible scammers limit in 18 hours flat

We've sold just over half the last time I checked, and its been live for 48 hours. Define "really long time...."?

Do I need one of these? @coldharbour

I would say yes, you seem like just the intelligent and attractive sort of guy that would really suit an isen. Its for this reason I am not allowed one.... :(

Its for this reason I am not allowed one.... :(

That and Caren said no to the brand being embarrassed at inception

More fool her. Matt being involved = embarassed brand.

New bike thread

stop it xoxoxo