Enigma Esprit

MattC59

Designed by Mark, welded by Joe, polished by Jaco, built by Greg











Frame: Enigma Esprit Frame - Bead blasted with polished logos & stays.
The head badge is one of only two in existance
Forks: Columbus Minimal

Bars: 3T ErgoNova Team Bars - Black
Stem: Enigma Alu (to be swapped out for Deda Zero100 Servizio Corse Black once happy with fit)
Headset: Chris King Sotto Voce
Bar Tape: Fizik microtex - White with Logo
Front Brake Lever: Ultegra shifters 6700 carbon
Front Caliper: Ultegra 6700 grey
Rear Brake Lever: Ultegra shifters 6700 carbon
Rear Caliper: Ultegra 6700 grey

Shifters: Ultegra shifters 6700 double carbon
Cables: Gore Ride On Professional/Sealed, White
Front Mech: Ultegra 6700 grey
Rear Mech: Ultegra 6700 grey

Seat: Sella San Marco Regal-e Carbon FX
Seat Post: Deda SuperZero Black
Seat Post Clamp: Campagnolo Seat Clamp for Carbon Seat Posts

Cranks: Rotor Agilis
Chainring(s): Rotor Non-Ovalised 50-34
Chain: Dura Ace
Cassette: Ultegra 6700 11-28
Pedals: SPD-SL 6700 Ultegra Carbon
Bottom Bracket: Chris King

Front Wheel: Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 ACC
Tube: Michelin A1 Aircomp Ultralight
Tire: Vittoria Rubino Pro (Schwalbe Ultremo ZX HD on order)

Back Wheel: Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 ACC
Tube: Michelin A1 Aircomp Ultralight
Tire: Vittoria Rubino Pro (Schwalbe Ultremo ZX HD on order)

Accessories: K-Edge Garmin Egde mount on the way.

Weight: 16.4lbs

RonB

Great looking bike you have there Matt. I like the way you have matched up the BB, headset and spider of the crankset with the cage bolts and skewers...in a very fetching burgundy if I am not mistaken...stay classy 8)

MattC59

RonB wrote:

Great looking bike you have there Matt. I like the way you have matched up the BB, headset and spider of the crankset with the cage bolts and skewers...in a very fetching burgundy if I am not mistaken...stay classy 8)

Thank you very much, don't forget the cassette lock ring too

MaxwellBygraves

Lovely attention to detail. Great bike. Enjoy 8)

TMR

What skewers are they?

About time Enigma have made a decent head badge - that should be standard on all their offerings.

vespario

Very classy looking bike. Some great choices. How does it ride?

MattC59

The Mad Rapper wrote:

What skewers are they?

About time Enigma have made a decent head badge - that should be standard on all their offerings.

The Skewers are from Spin Titanium (I did apologise to the guys at Enigma ! :oops: )
These: http://www.spincycleworks.com/servlet/the-9/lightweight-QR-quick-release/Detail
I think the head badge is an option, they do the 3D version as well as polished or bead blasted into the finish.

MattC59

vespario wrote:

Very classy looking bike. Some great choices. How does it ride?

I've not had chance to give it a proper shake down; just a quick spin, but it seems great !!! Very quick, light and nimble. Hopefully, I'll be able to get out on it on Tuesday evening, so I'll report back.

napoleond

That'll do pig. That'll do.

tigerben

Sweet. Loving the contrast between the bead blasted ti the black carbon and the red details.

Hot wheels also.

styxd

It looks great, but the wheels are a funny choice and spoil it a bit in my opinion.

dw300

styxd wrote:

It looks great, but the wheels are a funny choice and spoil it a bit in my opinion.

I kinda agree .. though it could just be the tyres. I'd like to see it with all black tyres to see the difference.

Love the polished logos. Would a red seatpost clamp be too much red?

MattC59

dw300 wrote:

styxd wrote:

It looks great, but the wheels are a funny choice and spoil it a bit in my opinion.

I kinda agree .. though it could just be the tyres. I'd like to see it with all black tyres to see the difference.

Love the polished logos. Would a red seatpost clamp be too much red?

The wheels are a set I'd already got. I bought them from a mate for £400 with 1000 miles on them. £800 cheaper than new makes them a great choice I think you might be right about the tyres. They were bought to camoflage the wheels...... my old wheels were white with black tyres, these are black with white tyres....... the Mrs hasn't noticed them for the past 12months or so Black Ultremos are in the mail.

I've considered getting a nice set of hanf build wheels, or some Fulcrums, but I need to stop spending money for a while, it's already cost me a fortune ! (I like them anyway )

I'd looked for a red seat clamp and couldn't find one that matched the rest. They were all a bit too bright, or pink-ish in colour. Blue is easy to match, but red seems to vary in tone a lot. Plus, I didn't want to over do it.

noiseboyfeetman

Very nice, I like those polished stays & graphics.

rolf_f

Nice and different but you really need to get rid of the black ribbed knobbler condoms on the brake cable between the caliper arms. Those are nasty!

DavidBelcher

Nice crankset. I didn't know Rotor did anything along conventional lines - thought they were all about oval chainrings and eccentric BB spindles.

David

styxd

Could you not sell your wheels on and get some hand builts? Stans Alphas on Hope hubs are just over £400. Much lighter, much better!

kim10

Very nice build. I like the attention to detail with the red headset, crank spider etc. Have you considered finding a matching (in colour) seat post clamp, a small detail I know, but I think it will finish it off nicely.

jordan_217

Lovely Matt. Really like the frame finish and extra garnishes of bling you've added.

I think I'm gonna get me one of those them there head badges

Enjoy!

siamon

Stylistically, I think it looks spot on, wheels, tyres, condoms et al. It's the geometry I don't get? Did you transfer the dimensions from a previous bike?

cubedean

I have to say that this is absolutely lovely! I would love a ti frame

MattC59

siamon wrote:

Stylistically, I think it looks spot on, wheels, tyres, condoms et al. It's the geometry I don't get? Did you transfer the dimensions from a previous bike?

Cheerrs
What is it that you don't get about the geometry ?

Geometry is 73 degree seat tube and 73 degree head tube. I think it looks a little more relaxed due to the angle the photo is taken from. Having the flat top tube also makes the geometry appear more relaxed than a compact frame. In the photo, the bars look higher than they are as well.

MattC59

Rolf F wrote:

Nice and different but you really need to get rid of the black ribbed knobbler condoms on the brake cable between the caliper arms. Those are nasty!

They're part of the Gore sealed system. I've had a set of the gear cables on my MTB for about four years now, and they've not needed touching once. They've seen all manner of filth and regular soakings and are still as smooth as the day that I installed them.

the_fuggler

Very, very nice. Enjoy!

Zoomer37

Thats a great looking bike mate.

Out of interest, has getting the correct postion on those 3T bars been a pain in the ass? I got them and I seem to be forever pissing about with them in the quest to find a decent hand position for the hoods n drops.

rolf_f

siamon wrote:

Stylistically, I think it looks spot on, wheels, tyres, condoms et al. It's the geometry I don't get? Did you transfer the dimensions from a previous bike?

Why don't you get it? The saddle looks slightly low but it would fit anyone very conventionally who has slightly shorter than average legs.

It's really nice to see someone go to the trouble of supporting British framemaking - I wish more would. Wheels are fine!

MattC59 wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

Nice and different but you really need to get rid of the black ribbed knobbler condoms on the brake cable between the caliper arms. Those are nasty!

They're part of the Gore sealed system. I've had a set of the gear cables on my MTB for about four years now, and they've not needed touching once. They've seen all manner of filth and regular soakings and are still as smooth as the day that I installed them.

Ahhh right. I have to admit to never having noticed any non-smoothness in my brakes but a) I'm crap at noticing subtle deterioration and b) I'm a bit obsessive about bike cleaning so probably nothing gets in anyway! I did nearly comment that they looked like something off an MTB though

nathancom

MattC59 wrote:

siamon wrote:

Stylistically, I think it looks spot on, wheels, tyres, condoms et al. It's the geometry I don't get? Did you transfer the dimensions from a previous bike?

Cheerrs
What is it that you don't get about the geometry ?

Geometry is 73 degree seat tube and 73 degree head tube. I think it looks a little more relaxed due to the angle the photo is taken from. Having the flat top tube also makes the geometry appear more relaxed than a compact frame. In the photo, the bars look higher than they are as well.

Excellent bikes, most comfortable and enjoyable ride I have come across. Your's is really distinctive as well - think the wheels actually go ok with it.

siamon

Matt/Rolf,

Just thought the rear end looks very upright (short chainstays) and racy whilst the front end looks like it has a more relaxed bias. Plus the central triangle looks larger than current fashions for the saddle height. Kind of remind me of a Merckx Molteni/Majestic, which is why I asked if the geometry was transferred from another bike.

I agree with the comment above, it looks distinctive yet also has a kind of reserved stylishness which is an unusual combination.

And Rolf, I appreciate the comment about British frame builders but I thought you rolled on a LOOK? Personally I have a Roberts

antlaff

Great Job...but really like the head badge

MattC59

Rolf F wrote:

The saddle looks slightly low but it would fit anyone very conventionally who has slightly shorter than average legs.

The saddle height is actually identical to my Trek, I have 34" inside leg and an 6'2". The reason it looks low is that it's not a compact frame, it has a horizontal top tube, rather than the sloping top tube that you see on a lot of bikes these days. I liked the classic look to go with the skinny tubes.

Rolf F wrote:

MattC59 wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

Nice and different but you really need to get rid of the black ribbed knobbler condoms on the brake cable between the caliper arms. Those are nasty!

They're part of the Gore sealed system. I've had a set of the gear cables on my MTB for about four years now, and they've not needed touching once. They've seen all manner of filth and regular soakings and are still as smooth as the day that I installed them.

Ahhh right. I have to admit to never having noticed any non-smoothness in my brakes but a) I'm crap at noticing subtle deterioration and b) I'm a bit obsessive about bike cleaning so probably nothing gets in anyway! I did nearly comment that they looked like something off an MTB though

The gore system has a continuous ptfe liner from lever to caliper/derailleur, so you're never n danger of any sh*te getting into the cables. The knobbly condom basically acts as the seal at the end of the liner. These are the road specific version (not sure the difference, I think it's to do with the way the liner enters the lever), but if htey last like those on my mtb, then I'll be happy

MattC59

siamon wrote:

Matt/Rolf,

Just thought the rear end looks very upright (short chainstays) and racy whilst the front end looks like it has a more relaxed bias. Plus the central triangle looks larger than current fashions for the saddle height. Kind of remind me of a Merckx Molteni/Majestic, which is why I asked if the geometry was transferred from another bike.

The back end does look quite upright in the photos, but I think that's down to the angle that the photo's been taken from. The front end is no more relaxed than any other 73 degree head angled bike, again, I think it looks relaxed due to my cr*p photographic skills :oops:

You're right, I know what you mean re: the Merckx bikes That's the sort of look I was after, to go with the skinny-ish tubes. The main triangle is larger, but that's just down to it being a classic shape rather than a compact shape. Having a horizontal top tube means that the seat tube is longer, so less seat post is showing.