Invisiframe = Need Patience

[leix_toffee]

I started to install an Invisiframe kit onto my new eMTB (Cube) and oh my god is it a pain in the ass, lol. 100% I should have paid for installation, it's not worth pulling my hair out and the time it takes, especially with my 15 month year old running around. The first piece is said to install (on the instructions supplied) was the top tube, but I should have started with a much smaller piece and I recommend everyone to start with few small pieces. I ended up destroying the top tube piece (the biggest piece in the kit). There is a fine balance between too much and too little soapy water, I actually think it is easier if you use too little as you can get pieces aligned and stuck in one or 2 places to stop it moving then spray more soapy water if needed. I used a heat gun on the pieces that need to be stretched into shape and this made my life much easier. This is not a job for someone with OCD as you can forever try to get every single tiny bubble out but you won't, there will always end up some tiny ones (if you use a pin on these then heat they do disappear for the most part). I think for the top tube piece I destroyed I will use some 3M from a sheet I have and cut to fit. Have about 25% left to do today but these are tricky pieces that look like would be easier to install removing the rear triangle but there is no way I am doing that. I did remove the chain, motor covers, chain stay protector, wheels and used ties to move cables out of way to give better access. Fingers crossed I don't throw in the towel

 

[Cb750stu]

It's a nightmare ? I tried once gave up lol don't have the patience, I always get my guy in my lbs to do it now he's amazing at it ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

Take it to a Hospital. That's always the best place to find patients.

They're overflowing with them at the moment, 1000's of them, bored senseless just wishing someone would walk onto the ward with a complete emtb, invisiframe kit and a heat gun.

Don't make the mistake I did though and goto Bournemouth University hospital. They only help crash test dummies there.

 

[drjarvis2003]

I did my last bike in 3 sessions to avoid brain cell death, seems to help a bit.

 

[The Hodge]

Yeah that's probably why I've never bothered ..patience is a virtue which is sadly lacking in this bloke ..besides which I don't mind battle scars ..and as I've never ever sold a bike nothing is going to change in that respect with this one ..

 

[roboticinvesting]

I am with you on this - I stuck to it but the problem is I have a number of bubbles that does not look great (mine was RideWrap but same thing) - just went too quick and the results show.

Oh well, at one point some dirt and mud will hopefully take the focus off of those bubbles.

Like installing Cushcore (which I recently tried and lost patience so they are now ready for pickup at my local bike shop after getting them to do it for me), this is a task where paying someone to do it is TOTALLY worth it.

Give me changing cassettes, derailleurs, brakes, chains, even forks/shocks and almost anything else any day and I will/can do it. But when it comes to Cushcore and full frame protection, no thanks!

 

[blueglide]

I must be in the minority...I actually enjoyed installing my Invisiframe kit on my SC Heckler. It looked great when I did the install on the bike in the living room but the next morning I saw some bubbles when the bike was in the sunshine. I got some of the bubbles out and did some small fine tuning. All of the small remaining bubbles disappeared over the next few days in the warm weather.

 

[Rahr85]

I must be in the minority...warm weather.

This.
I'm very glad i paid someone else to do mine as there is no way i would have had the combination of time/patience when i just wanted to get out and ride the bloody thing.