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

#29 finally arrived in Canada. It is way beyond my expectations. Looks like I'm also lucky it is a 59cm and easily clears a set of 700x38 Soma Shikoros.

@coldharbour - A 160mm rotor easily clears in the rear triangle, is there any reason you couldn't put on a rear flat-to-flat adaptor and run with 160mm rear rotor?

Harriet has a 160mm rotor w/ flatmount on the rear. Thats in a 53cm. Has been running fine for a few months now!

No reason at all, you go crazy!

Amazing. Ordering final parts to hopefully complete the build by Christmas, except for the long cage Ultegra Di2 rear derailleur which appears to be a ways out.

ISEN #4 update:

Still waiting on Ultegra R8070 lever and calipers from Vanilla bikes to come into stock. Seems the date keeps pushing out. @dancing james getting the DA ones on discount seems like a real Godsend.

Decided to go with some Superleggera RS bars so I can do internal routing and use the bar end shifter junction box.

https://www.bike-components.de/en/Shimano/Ultegra-Di2-R8050-Gruppe-2x11-34-50-mit-Scheibenbremse-p58196/

Already paid £1500 to vanilla for the groupset as they gave me a discount if I preordered. However delays are indeed annoying. Might see if I can get refund and order from Bike Components instead.

Cheers

They have (at least they say they do) stock of separate bits too, its mainly the shifters, rest is available everywhere.

Also @motoko

Shimano told me the first parts of the Di2 ultegra are now in the hands of distributors

If you have preordered then you may be getting some of this first batch. If you are only ordering now then there may be further waiting.

The medium cage di2 mech has just turned up in stock in Taiwan last night.

Pre-ordered in September, but still getting a late Dec. early January date

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Its actually cheaper than Ultegra .. I almost did but the hoods >>>>

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But SRAM! You know you could have put that on your cannondale?

I’m only suggesting it because it’s cheaper than the mentioned group set. It’s not cheaper than my £200 groupset so why would I do that haha

Weight, performance, instagram likes...

I got the cranks from it, that'll do me

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Moneygun.gif all the bikes!

Had to double take when I saw this!

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Has @coldharbour not patented sick candy fades?

Possibly. I’m not totally sure.
I think he may have actually invented candy paint in 1806.

"Saucy cunt" springs to mind.

The feather on the blade lets you know this bike means business. Beware of impostors, there is only one feather to rule them all.

I'd say those were more talbot fades than isen ones. I'm honored to have made it this far ;)