My Enigma Ego titanium finished ???

pastey_boy

Frame: enigma ego titanium 15"
Forks: fox f32 rl 120mm inc remote 15mm thru axle
Bars: ritchey wcs carbon low riser 660m
Stem: nth degree black/red ano one piece cnc
Headset: hope
Grips:odi lizard skins for gripshift with superstar red collars
Bar Ends: straitline tapered ano red

Front Brake Lever assy: hope mono 2008 + dangerboy blades
Front Caliper: hope mono m4
Front disc: ashima air rotor red spider 203mm + mowa red rotor bolts
Rear Brake Lever assy: hope mono 2008 + dangerboy blades
Rear Caliper: hope mono mini
Rear Disc: ashima air rotor red spider 180mm + mow red rotor bolts
Hoses: goodridge red hose gold alloy fittings


Shifters: sram xo gripshifters
Cables: jagwire kevlar red outers/ ss inners/ avid ferrules/ custom waterproof shields
Front Mech: shimano slx dual ring specific
Rear Mech: sram xo + ceramic red cnc jockey wheels
Chain Device: n/a

Seat: karbona carbon rails and shell 185 g
Seat Post: titanium inline ti bolts carbon cradle 31.6mm
Seat Post Clamp: superstar components 34.9 ano red bolt up clamp

Cranks: rotor bike agilis xc 2 crank arms and spider 2 ring set up
Chainring(s): 22t:onza buzzsaw stainless 36t: nickel plated alloy
Chain: kmc ti nitride gold
Cassette: sram 980
Pedals: crank bros eggbeater sl blue spring and titanium spindles and end caps
Bottom Bracket: ceramic hollowtech gold ano

Front Wheel: roval traversee
Rim: roval e5
Spokes: straight pull db butted
Hub: roval/dt swiss
Tube: n/a
Tire: specialized captain 2.0 tubeless

Back Wheel: roval traversee
Rim: roval e5
Spokes:straight pull db butted
Hub: roval/dt swiss
Tube:n/a
Tire: specialized captain 2.0 tubeless
Skewers: front: fox 15mm thru axle rear: dt swiss rws
Weight: 21.8 official

Other info: made quite a few changes . bike is very light yet very smooth over the bumps. the roval wheels are very strong but very light too. changing the wheels and tyres has saver over a pound in weight. the moto v2 front brake caliper may seem a strange choice but it works perfectly with the mono lever and the complete brake including lever,caliper and hose weighs the same as the mono mini rear set up, the weight of the hose makes up for the difference. i also made a completely sealed gear cable system like avid flak jackets using some old avid ferrules i had knocking around and some black heat shrink tubing. sounds daft but looks and performs brilliantly
will update pics later on :? :?

jay12

so you sold the ragley then?

looks really nice 8)

Andy

The gold/yellow hoses dont work.

pastey_boy

not sold the ragley yet still wondering if i should split it up or sell it whole. andy if you think the gold hoses look hideous you want to see what it looked like on my first attempt, i fitted a set of red alligator i-links gear cables that looked more pink than red and a set of red hoses that looked orangey pinkish, the hoses look alot better in the flesh , but as always i will tinker until i make a classy looking bike look like gypsies caravan

The Big Cheese

Really nice, I do however agree on the cabling nice and plain black hose, and a plain black bashguard.... apart from that superb!!!

pastey_boy

if i wanted it to look classy id listen to you guys
but the cables/hoses look a lot more subtle in the flesh, the camera flash reflected badly and made it look almost bright yellow.

Andy

No danger of that if you follow Cheesey's advice

timdrayton

nice!

i went down the xc route with mine (although the cranks are quite heavy..) only got it a couple of weeeks ago

just put some sids on it, they are great, just trying to decide wether to go 1x9 and how to...

mine weighs 22.4 with the sids, and 20.6 with some rc31 ctypes on (which is 600g more than the weights of all the bits.......weird)

how do you rate the ride?

pastey_boy

shes not had a proper thrashing yet, im off to wales on sun. first impressions are good though, i could go alot lighter but im quite a big guy so i need a bit of strength in there. got mine set up edging towards a trail bias although with a swap of tyres,saddle, post and pedals it would be a fully fledged xc bike. just stuck a pair of crank bros 4ti pedals and a titanium rail fizik gobi saddle on that i forgot i had, think i might stick a k-edge chain guard on aswell. yours looks very light indeed ,how do you find it ?

pastey_boy

just bought a pair of roval traversee wheels and a set of lightweight alligator ti nitrided disc rotors. should knock a fair bit of weight off the bike plus they are wider and stronger and a safer bet as im quite heavy. will udate pics when new bits are fitted

lesz42

were you in Llandegla on sunday? sure i saw that bike? yellow seemed a bit wrong, sorry! otherwise a stunning bike!

pastey_boy

ha ha ha yep thats me guilty as charged although maybe i was riding so fast that my hoses appeared yellow instead of the deep and lustrous gold they actually are. the fact that xt brakes are such arse to bleed means the gold is staying. i think in time people will learn to love them

lesz42

whats it like to ride? one rare frame that, nice to see something a bit different!

pastey_boy

rides really nice. climbs as good as any bike ive owned and handled ok on the black bits. been a while since ive had an xc type bike and im glad ive got another one. ive just swapped the dropper post for a very light titanium one. when my new wheels turn up its gonna be seriously light yet solid. thinking of swapping the xt brakes for something lighter and also might treat myself to a nice light chainset

pastey_boy

got the new wheels and tyres on and a new chainset too and saved a ton of weight. will update pics after ive completed my chores

pastey_boy

ok ok i give in ha ha ive got rid of the offending gold/yellow hoses and cables and also got rid of the bash guard and added an outer ring to take advantage of the speed i should get up to. new wheels and tyres are on along with a different chainset and brakes. thats it finished now im not gonna change anything for a good while now unless i break something.

saltyman

looking great.

The Big Cheese

Couldnt agree more, that looks great now, changing the kit that you did made all the difference (well I think anyway) 8)

pastey_boy

i did some soul searching and realised it was criminal to bling up such a classy frame so i de-blinged to a safe yet tasteful level. just seen some fox f32,s in titanium grey 120mm travel 15mm thru axle. my front wheel can be converted to take them but im wary of ruining the handling although i may just get away with an extra 20mm at the front. what do you think ?

timdrayton

dunno about that, its perfect with 100mm forks on, anymore might make it twitchy

i somtimes run 80mm rigids




thats abit low at the front, i reckon 100mms perfect

pastey_boy

ive decided to keep it 100mm , ive just come from using 160mm lyriks so i need to adapt a bit. ive kinda gone full circle, i started out with a titanium hardtail then went through many different bikes, some good some bad but now im back to where i started and loving it. the ego feels great, i can fly up climbs and the handlings great on the downs. ive got it under 23lbs without going for any silly light components, it feels solid beneath me yet very comfy even with 2.0 tyres.

mancjon

Think you made the right choice when you modified the kit, it looks brilliant now. Think my next bike, when i can afford it, will be a titanium hardtail and i love the look of the egos.

pastey_boy

interestingly i,ve just measured the axle to crown measurement on the rebas fitted and a pair of fox f32 120mm forks and the difference is about 3mm so i reckon i can fit a pair of the fox 120,s without messing with the handling one bit plus i will have a more capable bike. anyone want to purchase a pair of reba teams with pushloc 100m immaculate used twice ha ha ha

timdrayton

where did you get the seatpost btw?

pastey_boy

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Only-Ti-UltraLigh ... 414e5da8ba
i bid on mine and got it for a silly £20 posted. mine weighs 188grams and its 31.6mm 400 long its very strong and adds a lot of comfort but even at the buy it now price its a steal

pastey_boy

ok i took the plunge and got a pair of fox f32 remote rl,s in black with 15mm thru axle. they are 120mm travel but as ive mentioned the axle to crown distance is only 3 or 4 mm longer than the reba team 100mm forks fitted so i should be able to hammer a bit more with confidence without losing the lightweigh xc feel. got to wait for the 15mm coverters for my roval hubs to turn up. looking forward to trying them out. the main reason for getting rid of the rebas is the fact i have to pump them up to silly levels for them to work with my body weight but the foxes only need 125 psi in one valve as opposed to the 175psi ive had to put in the positive and negative valves on the rebas. dont get me wrong the reba is a fantastic fork, very adjustable, light and stiff as hell but i fear long term longevity with such high pressures. big thanks to the staff at je james,s in sheffield for sorting me out after a bit of a mix up

pastey_boy

ok its all finished apart from the swanky saddle i have on the way. really happy with it and it rides as good as it looks. i look forward to a long and happy summer aboard her
i have updated the pics on page one of this thread :P

The Northern Monkey

pastey_boy
POIDH!!!

pastey_boy

bigbenj_08 wrote:

pastey_boy
POIDH!!!

eh ? :?

Da Mighty Chicken

Pics Or It Didn't Happen

pastey_boy

just updated the pics at the start of the thread otherwise it would be a little bit too heavy on pics