Enigma Excellence

senrab

Hi,
Below is link to pictures of my new ride. I have been enjoying reading posts for a while and finally have something to post. The brief was to produce a beautiful comfortable mile eater capable of getting me home which is always up hill, after over estimating how far I can ride. So comfy Columbus steel frame from Enigma rolling on 25mm Continental clinchers on bomb proof 32 hole Open Pros hand built on Royce hubs. With leg friendly Campagnolo Athena triple with Chorus 20:12 ratio cassette.
To head off question on MTB pedals on road bike, the lady indoors occasionally likes to ride out with me but insists on stopping some were interesting for a walk around and cake eating and I don’t like walking like a duck on ice and some people are fussy about cleats on their interesting floors.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92962152@N ... 694620160/

Parts List
Frame: Enigma Excellence Custom Build 55cm Columbus Tubing
Forks: Enigma Hand Built Columbus Tubing

Bars: Ritchey Comp Stream 44cm Black Alloy
Stem: Ritchey Classic Silver
Headset: Chris King Silver
Bar Tape: Brookes Black Leather
Control Levers: Campagnolo Athena 11 Ergopower Power-Shift Silver Alloy
Front Brake Calliper: Campagnolo Athena Skeleton dual pivot Silver Alloy
Rear Brake Calliper: Campagnolo Athena Skeleton dual pivot Silver Alloy

Cables: Campagnolo
Front Mechanism: Campagnolo Athena 11 Triple Silver Alloy
Rear Mechanism: Campagnolo Athena 11 Triple Silver Alloy

Seat: Brookes Swift Black Titanium
Seat Post: Thompson Elite 30.6 x 330mm
Seat Post Clamp: Integrated into frame lug

Cranks: Campagnolo Athena Power Torq 172.5mm
Chainring Set: Campagnolo Athena Triple Silver Alloy 53:39:30
Chain: 11 Speed
Cassette: Chorus 29:12 Ratios: 12,13,14,15,16,17,19,21,23,26,29
Pedals: Ritchey Paradigm
Bottom Bracket: Campagnolo Power Torque (English Thread)

Front Wheel:
Rim: Open Pro 32 hole Silver
Spokes: DT Swiss
Hub: Royce Mid Flange
Tube: Unknown
Tire: Continental GP4000 700c 25mm

Rear Wheel:
Rim: Open Pro 32 hole Silver
Spokes: DT Swiss
Hub: Royce Campagnolo Compatible
Tube: Unknown
Tire: Continental GP4000 700c 25mm

Accessories: Elite bottle cages

Coach H

Now that is a bike

ianbar

niiiiiice...saw enigma posted the pics on fb.thats a sexy bike. just got my echo from them friday..damn weather not let me try mine out yet so hope weathers better for you!

senrab

Hi, Weather OK but banned from riding by doctor at moment just had 5 inch plate and hook removed from shoulder which I shattered last August was run off road by car during a Sportive, so it is now like Swiss cheese full of holes! Couple more weeks before I can ride again. Hope weather gets better soon for you.

Coach H

Why are there not more comments i wonder for this beautiful build? :?

majormantra

Nice, I particularly approve of the shiny hubs. I'd humbly suggest that it would look better with matching stem and post - perhaps a silver post?

antooony

Stunning. What a gorgeous frame and finish. Very tasteful.

jimmybloom

It is a lovely build. Well thought out and done right....... +1 for the silver post though.

senrab

Hi All,
Ordered Ritchey Classic polished silver seat post originally, however turns out tracking one down in 34.9 diameter was going to be harder than getting a triple out of Campagnolo which I had been waiting since September on. So settled on Fizik Cyrano for time being.

Garry H

That's lovely, that is. Looks much nicer than the ones they've displayed on their website. Just one question though;if it's a custom build, why the need for the spacers? Could you not have gone for a slightly longer HT? (Actually two questions; what's the paint colour called?)

Agree with the poster above, would look better with matching stem and post.

blkmcs

Beautiful bike.

senrab

Hi All,

Thanks for kind comments.

Colour is Sironi red.

Regarding spacers the bike is fitted to me but I am still working on my fitness and ability so am hoping to lower stem in future. The other dilemma I have is that this is a life time bike and what fits now may not in future so when designing frame we built in some flexibility.

I am also recovering from injury broken color bone and ribs so may need to put stem up in short term hence top spacer. Once happy that I am fully recovered plan to trim off top of tube.

Garry H

It actually looks ok with the silver spacers, I was just curious. There was another guy on here a while back with a custom Extensor and he had a silly amount of spacers on.

bigpikle

beautiful - looks like the ideal bike for a 'lifetime' bike.

I'm biased as I have 2 Enigmas and my Elite is the same colour and I just love it

ugo.santalucia

Beautiful bike...
If I may, cut the steerer to length, once you find your optimum position

VeloBod

absolutely bloody gorgeous.

nuffsaid

boblo

Corrrrrr..... :-)

the_fuggler

Must have missed this first time round. What a lovely build that is.

RideOnTime

Some great pictures.

senrab

Finally arrived yesterday the long awaited Silver Seatpost.

Its a Thomson Elite 30.6 found on a US Ebay shop.




101 by Senrab66, on Flickr

RideOnTime

classic... 8) 8)