Invisiframe fitting is this acceptable?

Against my advice The bike is back at shop today for removal and refitting.

Update on update….

The shop have had the bike one week now and not responded to his requests for call backs about when he can collect bike.

My spidey senses think hes made a cock up again and is awaiting another kit.

Sorry to add extra worry, but I would be more concerned about them looking at a piece of recehtly removed invisiframe film with a circle of bike paint still attached.

There is that as well just to add to his misery 😂

I rode mine Saturday and found that the bubbles didn’t have any effect 😛

You say that but they’ll be disturbing the airflow so you may find it easier to get off the ground as there could be less downforce being applied to the frame due to this disturbed air around the bubbles…

Update v3.

So…. mate Phoned shop . He bolloxed the top tube and had to order a new kit. He says he will deliver bike tonight to his house..

..when it’s dark I’d imagine.

Hahahhahaha whoops.

He bolloxed the top tube

I’m going to go ahead and say this is going to be the understatement of the year…

If I was your mate I would be checking the frame for any signs of paint damage from the original invisiframe being removed, & probably reject it if there was the slightest hint of an air bubble.

Imagining poor Saturday boy on minimum wage, spray bottle in hand, sweating like a good’un, turning the air blue. Poor lad 😀

I did the dreaded spray the adhesive side of the big downtube sticker with the water/soap mix, go to put it on and realise I’ve picked up the wrong bottle and sprayed it with IPA (not the beer one). All the adhesive went white! Luckily it’s fine now it’s dry. 😀

I agree with what’s been said above. I now suspect (ironically) that the invisiframe will be covering some potential paint damage.😐

looking forward to the pictures

If it covering paint damage then it’ll still be fine so long as you don’t burst the invisiframe skin…

Bike still not delivered, its either not dark enough sunset is 9:26pm or he really has cocked it up.

I spent an age wondering why the tape I bought wouldn’t stick, no matter what I tried.

What I hadn’t tried was taking the backing tape off! D’oh!

And oh dear, that doesn’t sound promising!

Is it wrong of me that I can’t wait to see how badly **** up it is?

…..and its a no show tonight.

To be fair it’s only just gone dark up here

Still time yet.

I mean it’s beyond reasonable but it’s got to be dark to hide a bad job.

This seems like the point he should be there for the shop opening tomorrow and leave with the bike in hand regardless. Fool me once etc….

Slightly off topic…

If the potential for paint damage on removal of the tape is that high, why bother with the tape as you’re going to get paint damage regardless of what you do…

@Conan257 it’s not an issue if you warm the tape first with a hair dryer, as it loosens the adhesive. But just pulling it straight off could potentially pull paint off with it if the paint is poorly applied.

That’s really not good. If they are still having trouble with it, a call to say it wouldn’t be ready to drop back tonight would be better than just not turning up.
Fitting Invisiframe isn’t easy but it’s not that hard either. No way should it need at least 3 goes and still not be able to get it right.
As above, I’d be heading into the shop first thing this morning and having a word and leaving with my bike (after giving it a thorough going over)

my guess. This is why shops have insurance…

my guess. This is why shops have insurance…

You’re not going to claim on insurance for an £80 invisiframe kit though. That’s coming out of the shops standard money rather than taking the hit on insurance.
It’s a shame for them for sure and a shame for the guy who’s bike it is….

Mrs Weeksy did my frame at the weekend, i bet many of you would send it back based upon this thread.

I just want it to protect the frame, which it does perfectly.

You’re not going to claim on insurance for an £80 invisiframe kit though.

No but if they’ve fubar’d the finish on the frame they would.

I’d be fuming, how long have they had your bike, during which time you’ve been unable to ride?

Collect the bike, demand a refund and some kind of gesture for the huge inconvenience caused.

who says they can’t ride ? Who says it’s an inconvenience ?

If I only had one bike then I wouldn’t be able to ride. I only have one rideable bike. Going back and forth to the shop, multiple phone calls sounds like an inconvenience to me.

I’m not actually sure how much protection the invisiframe gives the frame, I’ve had it on a couple of bikes and it seems to have damaged easily – not from rocks flying around but leaned against a wall and it has then moved and scraped the wall – the invisiframe has cut and scored the frame.

I’m not saying it does nothing, but it does seem to offer some kind of protection but also appears to be damaged without much effort – so it isn’t impregnable.

Does help to maintain the frame if the mud is gritty and needs washed off though…which is good news.

Unless they’ve changed a lot, Cannondale’s haven’t got the sort of paint jobs that can be peeled off with protective tape. I’m sure they’re just trying to get it right. And it being a dark, glittery frame, and not having a STW legend working in the shop, maybe that ain’t easy.

I’m not actually sure how much protection the invisiframe gives the frame
I think the answer is: Enough.

I’m not actually sure how much protection the invisiframe gives the frame

It’s only a thin plastic sheet – it’s never going to be able to deal with any serious damage, but I figure it will prevent all the micro scratches you get on a painted bike that gets covered in mud and cleaned that just make it look tatty. A friend stripped the invisi off a c3 year old bike, which was looking pretty messed up, and said it was like new underneath. I figure you either get that benefit if you’re selling (in which case you’ll likely recoup the £90 it’s cost you to do) or take it off at that point and have your own bike looking fresh again

I’ve had it on a bike for 5 years and every time I clean it I love my invisiframe, no wear marks, no scratching from my shorts or rubs from uplift straps. worth every penny.

Mrs Weeksy did my frame at the weekend, i bet many of you would send it back based upon this thread.

Hardly. There’s a big difference between DIY and paying someone to do it.

There’s a big difference between DIY and paying someone to do it.

Problem is that the shop guys have to start somewhere. Maybe this is the first, second, etc…. they can’t become experts without actually doing them after all.

That ‘somewhere’ shouldn’t involve a full fee, then. And probably not customers’ bikes if you’ve never done it before and want to train yourself up.

weeksy

Problem is that the shop guys have to start somewhere. Maybe this is the first, second, etc…. they can’t become experts without actually doing them after all.

They could probably practice with some normal heli-tape & a knackered frame before being let loose on a customer bike? Dunno how much different this stuff is to normal heli-tape (thicker?)

I suppose the youngsters no longer have to cover their text books in that sticky plastic stuff for school! That’s where I learnt how to get a bubble free finish 🙂

I’m not actually sure how much protection the invisiframe gives the frame

It gives great protection from scratches and scuffs, but it won’t stop a dent obvs.

Think of the sort of crash where your frame scrapes along a rock – it does a good job there.

There should also be a level of professionalism from the shop. If their employee hasn’t done it before and has had a go and it looks like it did in those first pictures, it should never leave the shop and they should sort it out without the customer having to complain about it and then Invisiframe doing them a favour and sending them a replacement FOC.

Sometimes stuff just goes wrong, not just invisiframe fitting but anything. The guy doing it could have done in 100 times before without issue.

It’s how the shop deal with it that is the important bit. Regular, honest communication is a good place to start.