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

HEALTH & SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS STORED ON THE BISCUITS SHELF

I'm not sure how effective Custard Creams are against arc-eye, but what evs.

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With an attitude like that, no welding mask or garibaldis for you erith!

If anyone is daft enough to want to drop out of the early bird waiting list let me know

So we built one frame to test all the set ups and fixtures, logic being we didn't want to find any issues half way through 30 bikes. There was no major issues, and means once I get back from Wales its all systems go.

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Paint looks great!

What size e tube cable set will the 55cm frame require?

ps that frame looks awesome

Looks great. Was replacing the orange with green to speed up production? Thought you were under strict orders to reduce the green?

Looking forward to seeing the progress on the batch. I've got to start some serious ordering for the build of #29.

I've got to start some serious ordering for the build of #29

Don't forget your top cap :)

I prefer this change to the colour scheme.

Mine has taken a bling turn. Managed to get dura ace di2 9170 shifters and calipers for less than the ultegra ones.
Will still stick with ultegra medium mech for greater cassette range.

May I ask where you got them from Dancing James?

He got lucky, shop's mistake. Full price now.

I wish I got that lucky when I ordered mine!...

Zero sum game - his luck is the shop getting burnt for screwing up an internet listing.

True....that there is often someone being hit by the other side of the stick....Good on the bikeshop for accepting the mistake and holding onto the deal though....

Paint looks awesome, is this the final or the original orange will remain?

They listed it poorly, their online picture included shifters and calipers. and confirmed the same info in their online q&a. I was impressed that they resolved it quickly and without quibbles. I will probably source most of the rest of the groupset from them due to their good customer service.

Frame looks sick

Note to those buying parts: expander bung comes with forks, need to order cable guide for bb.

These may be obvious, but both things that I overlooked! €800 parts order from bike24 should be arriving beginning of next week, expect pics soon after!

No cable guide if di2

What length di2 cables and what size grommets do I need?
Also what size front mech band?
Cheers

Front mech is same as seat post clamp, 28.6mm

Hang on...@coldharbour told us earlier in the thread that the front mech was braze on?

I thought that too, but there's definitely not one on ours! I've just had to add an adapter to the parts order!

@chiroshi: So you have the 001 frame, which is a 28.6 clamp front mech?

@coldharbour: will this be the case for all framesets (I'm 030)? I need to start ordering bits too and braze vs clamp (size) is obvs kinda helpful to know when ordering. The Isen website spec sheet doesn't give an answer on this.....

I have ordered a mech band for mine.