Frames > Comtat Aristo ISP Carbon Frameset
The same specification as the Aristo but with an integrated seat post and clamp. The benefits of an ISP is that it can add comfort and stiffness, save weight and aesthetically it can add beauty to a frame. The Aristo frameset was given 10/10 by Road cc and the Aristo bike was given 93% by cycling active.
Weight: 1630 grams
SRP: £1,799.99
Comtat Price:
£1,799.99
In stock, usually despatched in 1-2 days
Road bikes can be beautiful and also extremely expensive. We wanted to develop the perfect road bike that was beautiful to look at but didn't have that huge price tag. Our criteria was as follows
With the Aristo we have acheived this with outstanding results. The Aristo is the best 'do it all' road bike we have ridden and when you take into consideration it's half the price of other genuine Italian handmade framesets this is an incredible bike.
Custom geometry also availiable for an extra £300.
Using the finest carbon tubesets the frame builder will position and bound the tubes together with epoxy resin. Specific resins are used on different parts of the frame to ensure the correct strength of each bond. The frame is then part-cured in the autoclave which is ensures the resin holds the joints in place.
Each joint is then hand wrapped with carbon pre-preg in order to create the lugs. This is a crucial part of the process and a very skilled job and must be done in the right enviromental conditions as to avoid and contamination between layers of carbon. The wrapper must also know how exactly many layers to place on each joint as each one needs different strengths. A special compression tape is then placed over the wrapped sections and the frame is ready for the curing process.
This process takes place in a specialist autoclave, it has taken our frame builders many years to develop a unique curing process which results in the highest possible strength, low weight using this handmade lug process. The details of this process are very much a closely guarded secret, the end result is that the individual layers of carbon effectively mould into a solid section of carbon and resin. This new “joint” or “lug” is ultra low void, meaning there is an even mixture of the resin and carbon and no micro air pockets exist inside the lug. This achieved through a careful balance of internal and external atmospheric pressure and temperature curves. [note, the autoclave used by our frame builders is a very specialist and expensive piece of equipment, many other hand made frames in the market are manufactured without this essential “oven” something that is not easy to detect/know once a frame is built, but essential to the performance of the final frame. The frame is then taken from the oven and allowed to cool and finish setting. Once fully “cured” the frame is ready to be hand finished where the lugs are smoothed off to become invisible. After this process the frame is then ready to be painted.
To find out more, why not give our sales team a call on 0845 299 6103
