Invisiframe fitting is this acceptable?

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.

Yep agree but you don’t get competent **** up clients stuff.

You undertake offline training.

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.

of course, but the shop owner buys the kits (at trade price!) and then they do their own bikes, that’s the training! Same as how a vehicle wrapper starting out will do their own car/van to practise. You don’t train up on a paying customers job!!

I’ve done around 7 bikes now (all different)
It’s not difficult, takes about 3 hours, plenty of soapy water and cups of tea. Don’t think I’ve ever left a bubble in there.
Sold a couple of bikes on after a few years and they have been immaculate, definitely helps with resale.

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

That is just it…from my limited experience, it doesn’t do a great job of that as the tape gets shredded due to the rock not being smooth and it removes tape and paintwork.

For stuff getting thrown up off the tyres or going through a tight space of vegetation then it seems to be brilliant, but for stuff that can do proper damage, it reduces the chances slightly.

Depends on how people see it acting…for me it stops the wee bits you get after washing a manky bike, it keeps the covered bits protected from that kind of stuff and if removed, it should reveal a nicely smooth finish as it was when first applied. What it doesn’t stop is anything rough rubbing against the frame as it seems to remove the tape and paint. The invisiframe material is very thin (as pointed out above) so it is unlikely to offer serious protection from that kind of action, but it does help protect the frame from lighter interactions.

Anecdotally, listening to some people chatting about this (in real life, not online), it sounds as though a lot of them think it is a solid protection from everything but a large rock strike from a decent height

It’s all anecdote I suppose, but I bounced my old Patriot off rocks at Fort William & Antur and was surprised that it came away with just a few catches in the film. I just picked the snagged bits off.

still no pics, its lunchtime. come on 🙂

Msged mate. Hes read it but not responded, I fear the worst now.

Is it a crack or a sticker ? No just badly fitted invisframe

Wasn’t finished last night.😬

delivery at 6:30pm today. I may walk dog past his house at that time.

Planned to finish last night, needs an extra day to finish off when the whole job takes 3 hours?

Wasn’t finished last night.😬

delivery at 6:30pm today. I may walk dog past his house at that time.

Blimey and I thought my first go at Invisiframing took me a long time at 4 hours for the whole bike!

Maybe you can do an Instagram live or something whilst you are walking past?

Planned to finish last night, needs an extra day to finish off when the whole job takes 3 hours?

Very unlike a bike shop to miss a deadline, I know.

😉

He’s waiting for it to come back from the spray painters and then needs to re-apply the film.

Wasn’t finished last night.😬

delivery at 6:30pm today. I may walk dog past his house at that time.

Probably be better walking past the shop at that time…… Owner profusely sweating…. Archie might be a big puggled after walking 15 miles.

It’s 19:30 (ish)…

Been a struggle to get pics off him, eventually got 2 poor images, I fear he’s hiding something so I’m going to pop round after work tomorrow.

sounded a bit deflated on the msgs, “just glad to get bike back”

Even from those images it looks a poor job.

Could probably forgive some of the bits around the letter assuming they’re raised. OTOH the straight line beside the “O” looks pretty terrible?

If it’s been fitted properly using soapy water then you really shouldn’t notice much around the lettering. I’d say they’ve either not used enough water/soap or none at all.

yes, i’m not impressed with finish from those pics

Hmm. Have just finished invisi-framing mrs mom’s new bike. I think it went okay, and that I would be better next time! With one (well, two) area(s) excepted I *think* I did a better job than the shop, though darn hard to tell from those photos…

View post on imgur.com

View post on imgur.com

View post on imgur.com

View post on imgur.com

And the mistakes – dust by logo

View post on imgur.com

And the biggy – so much crud under tape on the downtube 🙁 thankfully not visible from 18 inches or so. But dreadful in photos. If Mrs M notices then I’ll perhaps drop a line to invisiframe…

View post on imgur.com

Christ – I did my orange and got a little air bubble around the stickers but not as bad as that. And that’s my first time ever with invisframe. The hardest bit was getting close to the welds.

Lbs is taking the Micheal.

A full refund and just walk away or see if the shop will pay for invisframe to actually do it.

No way I’m paying for that.

I’ll have a face to face chat tomorrow with him to see what he actually thinks about it, the feeling i got from msgs is he knows its a shit job 3rd time around but just wants to move on. Wasn’t going to name shop, but I think they’ve had enough chances and time to resolve it. Will see what actions he’s doing further tomorrow.

Well… It looks a little better I guess… not saying much after their first attempt though.

No excuse for that sort of job at all.

If they can’t do it then they shouldn’t be offering fitting – it’s that simple.

Maybe I’m fussy – but I’d be asking them to pay someone who knows what they are doing to sort it

To be fair, raised decals are hard to deal with if your not prepared to work it with a heat gun.
I thought it was just ridewrap that did tape overlap. Like raised decals, take laps need working with heat too.

Your mate could make this plenty better if he hits it with a heat gun before the first ride.

Not too much heat though.

@Markie Invisiframe will sell individual bits is my experience, I’ve done it a couple of times after ripping bits in crashes, they’re really good about it.

That’s great to know fathomer… i was hoping they might for the future.

@fathomer Thank you – as weeksy says, great to know!

Invisiframe will sell individual bits is my experience

Yep, I was applying the downtube piece to my Ripmo so had the bike angled up so it would be easier to apply and the frame held by the seatpost rotated in the clamp and smacked the bike stand on the top tube. Scuffed up the top tube piece I’d luckily already fitted. I emailed invisiframe asking how much for a replacement piece and they said they’d send it FOC!
For me if it’s applied with loads of bubbles like the bike in the OP then it’s not really worth paying £80 for (plus how much they’ve been charged for fitting), the great thing about invisiframe is that it’s all cut to size and you can’t tell it’s there. You may as well just buy some clear gorilla tape and save yourself £75

went round to look tonight and its a proper shite job done. Told him to phone tomorrow and ask for money back on kit and fitting. There is no way I’d accept that.
kit overlaps in places big bubbles, not stuck in places.

Dosent look professional at all. I’d be tempted to send the photos to Invisiframe for suggestions as to what they think.
I’d also want all my money back.
All the bikes we have had apart from the last two didn’t have it on.
The last two were done at 18 Bikes and were perfect.

I’ve never done an invisiframe, but it that’s what it looked like I’d never buy one. That looks like bubblewrap. Plus it’s wonky in places.

Blimey that really is a terrible effort. Can’t believe the shop haven’t already offered him a refund.

golly.

Yes tell the manufacturer, terrible advert for their product.

Ooft, that’s a shop to avoid for everything (other than buying things) if they are happy with that quality of work

, but it that’s what it looked like I’d never buy one

but it shouldn’t look like that, its a shite job. The kits I have put on have been way better than that “professional fit”

He emailed invisframe after 1st effort who sent a free kit to shop to sort it, he had to order another top tube kit as he balls it up. I’ve told him to email invisiframe again and point out that this is what the shop is deeming acceptable on his product. Then you get the comments such as double eagles makes on the product, this reflects more on invisiframe more than the shop. Which is wrong, its a good product just let down by the paid “professional fitting”

I told him I’d go to the shop on his behalf

Strange, the bike-shop in question website’s states

“We pride ourselves in providing an unrivalled personal service from fitting and supplying first bikes to adult cycles and accessories. We stock quality bikes and accessories from leading manufacturers including our full range of e-bikes.”

Interesting……

Not great that! Mine had a couple of overlaps, but nowhere near as messy as those. Hope he gets it sorted ( by a different shop!)