Enigma
benji90
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Anyone know what has happened to enigma bikes webpage?
Assume I have the address right? www.enigmabikes.com
Please dont tell me they have gone pop, not now I have finally persuaded the Missus to let me have one!!
Assume I have the address right? www.enigmabikes.com
Please dont tell me they have gone pop, not now I have finally persuaded the Missus to let me have one!!
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Looks like at least the hosting has gone south!0
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Say... That's a nice bike..
Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)0 -
Hi, I spoke to them today and am riding a bike there on Thursday, so I guess they are still in business. Been drooling over the website daily, looks broken to me today, but I think the firm is sound.0
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I spoke to them today also... gave them the balance on my etape frame about lunchtime.... so truly hope nothing has happened to them this afternoon :shock:0
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Website is still offline, even now. They were advertising Halfords Bikes when I just tried the www.enigmabikes.com website.0
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I just think it's a mistake of the webmasters not to keep their domain or web space updated personally. They'll probably be back online soon.0
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giant mancp wrote:I just think it's a mistake of the webmasters not to keep their domain or web space updated personally. They'll probably be back online soon.
Be an unfortunate oversight, given the context!___________________
Strava is not Zen.0 -
I am guessing the same thing about the webmaster. A few months ago I was (wistfully) looking at Phil Woods touring hubs, or trying to, and found the same problem with their site. It persisted for a few days and I had really begun to worry they might have been sold or gone under or some such (e-mails to their address bounced) when finally there was a blurb saying 'technical difficulties' and shortly after that the site bounced up again, same as ever.
I sure hope that's the deal here.0 -
I just phoned them up. It's a website problem.0
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Thanks. You saved me the bother. I just looked up their number and was about to give them a ring myself.0
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calvjones wrote:giant mancp wrote:I just think it's a mistake of the webmasters not to keep their domain or web space updated personally. They'll probably be back online soon.
Be an unfortunate oversight, given the context!0 -
giant mancp wrote:calvjones wrote:giant mancp wrote:I just think it's a mistake of the webmasters not to keep their domain or web space updated personally. They'll probably be back online soon.
Be an unfortunate oversight, given the context!
Indeed - Hamleys (big toy shop in the UK for the uninitiated) website was a famous example: in the run-up to Xmas last year as well, so somewhat unfortunate timing.0 -
Hoopdriver wrote:Thanks. You saved me the bother. I just looked up their number and was about to give them a ring myself.
I have a vested interest shall we say!0 -
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Enigma is not only still alive but is very well and healthy so please don't be concerned. We are changing our website host and unfortunately it's gone a little bit wrong. Trying to deal with call centres on the other side of the world has been a nightmare!!
We hope to be back on line by the end of the day (Wednesday) but it may well be tomorrow.
My apologies to anyone who has tried to contact us by email. Please feel free to call us on 01323 741807 for any information you may require.
Jim Walker
Director
Enigma Titanium Ltd0 -
Our website should be back online between 3 and 5pm today.
A temporary mirror site can be found on www.enigmabikes.net with a temporary email address of jim@enigmabikes.net for anyone who needs to contact us urgently.
My apologies once again for the inconveniance.
Jim Walker0 -
I was just reading about Enigma on the net and came across this on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_Titanium
According to that, all of their frames are made in Taiwan? I was under the impression that all of their frames were hand made in the UK?0 -
Their steel frames are all made in the UK as are most of their their custom titanium ones. Not sure about the general production titanium models - some of those at least are made in Taiwan. But the steel ones are all definitely made here in the UK.0
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Hoopdriver wrote:Their steel frames are all made in the UK as are most of their their custom titanium ones. Not sure about the general production titanium models - some of those at least are made in Taiwan. But the steel ones are all definitely made here in the UK.0
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The Mad Rapper wrote:I was under the impression that all of their frames were hand made in the UK?
I think it is a little ambiguous, but my interpretation is that the "off the shelf" titanium models, such as Eclipse, Etape, Echo et al are all still made in Taiwan.
Personally, whilst it would be nice if they were all made in the UK, and I believe that to be Enigma's ultimate goal, that wouldn't put me off buying one though as I believe that many of the top brand cycle manufacturers outsource their manufacturing to the far east and the quality is very good.
My interpretation may well be wrong though, in which case, no doubt others will correct me.
"Abominable" was certainly very happy with the Echo anyway, by all accounts - see http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=127272430 -
Bamford wrote:The Mad Rapper wrote:I was under the impression that all of their frames were hand made in the UK?
I think it is a little ambiguous, but my interpretation is that the "off the shelf" titanium models, such as Eclipse, Etape, Echo et al are all still made in Taiwan.
Personally, whilst it would be nice if they were all made in the UK, and I believe that to be Enigma's ultimate goal, that wouldn't put me off buying one though as I believe that many of the top brand cycle manufacturers outsource their manufacturing to the far east and the quality is very good.
My interpretation may well be wrong though, in which case, no doubt others will correct me.
"Abominable" was certainly very happy with the Echo anyway, by all accounts - see http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=127272430 -
giant mancp wrote:Would be great if Enigma find themselves in the position of being able to manufacture the tubing and construct all their bikes in the UK. I remember having a converstation with Jim Walker about it at their Open Day.
They've recently been trying to recruit a welder, so maybe that might happen sooner, rather than later. Let's hope so, because I think it would be a real selling point if all of their models were manufactured within the U.K.0 -
I'm contacting them by e-mail shortly to try and arrange a visit to test a few bikes. Given their reputation here, can I rest easy in the knowledge that the fact their off the shelf frames are made in Taiwan will have no impact on quality? I presume they have rigid QC checks?0
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Also, looking at their web site, the Ti frames are all offered with a brush finish - can they be painted like the steel frames?0
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I think all their frames are top quality tbh, never heard of any returns. I would have thought different finishes are available. Best thing to do it contact them and take it from there, great people to do business with.0
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giant mancp wrote:I think all their frames are top quality tbh, never heard of any returns. I would have thought different finishes are available. Best thing to do it contact them and take it from there, great people to do business with.
Will do, thanks0 -
The Mad Rapper wrote:Also, looking at their web site, the Ti frames are all offered with a brush finish - can they be painted like the steel frames?
It's not something I would choose, because not having to worry about paint chips is one of the attractions of a titanium frame.
Have a look at the following links
http://www.enigmabikes.com/finishes.html
http://pub28.bravenet.com/forum/static/ ... 0&cmd=show0 -
Bamford wrote:The Mad Rapper wrote:Also, looking at their web site, the Ti frames are all offered with a brush finish - can they be painted like the steel frames?
It's not something I would choose, because not having to worry about paint chips is one of the attractions of a titanium frame.
Have a look at the following links
http://www.enigmabikes.com/finishes.html
http://pub28.bravenet.com/forum/static/ ... 0&cmd=show
Thanks Bamford, I've seen that already. Have you looked through the Owner's Gallery as well? Some great images there.
I am torn between leaving it bare, as you say, and having it painted. The photos of the fully white Elite look amazing, but I'll want to gauge the quality of the paintwork for myself.0 -
The Mad Rapper wrote:I am torn between leaving it bare, as you say, and having it painted. The photos of the fully white Elite look amazing, but I'll want to gauge the quality of the paintwork for myself.
Have a look at these links and then tell me you still want it painted
http://www.velodramatic.com/images/wallpapers/gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/velodramat ... 555684312/0 -
Bamford wrote:The Mad Rapper wrote:I am torn between leaving it bare, as you say, and having it painted. The photos of the fully white Elite look amazing, but I'll want to gauge the quality of the paintwork for myself.
Have a look at these links and then tell me you still want it painted
http://www.velodramatic.com/images/wallpapers/gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/velodramat ... 555684312/
Wow! The photos in the first link are Bike Porn! Amazing! :shock:
I didn't realise the logo could be blasted onto the head tube - looks so much better than the red sticker, n'est pas?0