Well after trying one of those Scott Sl’s and it not ‘lighting my fire’ I decided to take the plunge on the actual frame I wanted. 😀

Enigma Echo Frame 53TT/48ST
Easton EC90SL Fork
Ultegra 6700 groupset
Campagnolo Chainset
Ultegra Carbon pedals
Soul S2.0 Wheels
Easton EC70/EA90 stem Bars and post
SLR XP Saddle
Conti GP400s Tyres

Enigma Echo by eastham_david, on Flickr

Enigma Echo by eastham_david, on Flickr

Enigma Echo by eastham_david, on Flickr

Enigma Echo by eastham_david, on Flickr

Rides great, really comfy and light. 16.5lbs as in the Piccies

flame away STWers

Very nice frames , I was about to have one till a bargain merlin came my way.
See a few at work from few regulars and every one loves them

Just needs some more campy 😀

Very nice, but if I’m being picky, I prefer the gloss carbon forks. Looks a pretty sportive (comfortable) set up. Is it a race frame, or does it have a longer headtube?

And obviously you now neeed a new Garmin 500 for proper colour matching (I swapped cases with my 80 for just this reason 😳 ).

Slam the stem

You can’t have a campagnolo chainset with shimano other bits. Not allowed, you will be burned!! slam stem, new bar tape and either ultegra chainset or preferably ditch all the shimano bits for campagnolo and it’ll be lovely!

Agree re the Arthur Martha kit. Poor show that, otherwise congrats a nice ride.

ultegra groupset and a campy chainset…. tisk tisk

Nice. I like the matt look of the easton stuff, esp with the Ti finish.

The stem is just fine as it is. It is probably more Comfort orientated than race, yes.

The Ultegra is stopping for the time being as I’m well and truly skint now.

but next year I send the frame back to Mark/Jim get it modded for Electronic shifting and put some Super record EPS 11 on it. 😉

Will that pass the STW test then? 😆

I have the Ultegra chainset and it looks crap, but it did look OK on the Scott

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P1050251 by eastham_david, on Flickr

Wee bikes look great.:)

Wee bikes look great.:)

They are when you can eventually get one that fit’s.

the curse of ‘ickle’ legs 😯

Very nice. If the ultegra Chainset is a compact I’d be interested in it for my enigma etape? (Email in profile)

Just been talking to Jim at Enigma about another bike, maybe an Elite but just weighing up the options

Righto ChrisA, let me have a think about it.
It is a compact and it’s only done 150 miles.

Will that pass the STW test then?

only if you stop the ufo’s landing on your lawn!

Very nice, got one of their Ti hardtails but very tempted for one of their steel road frames.

That’s lovely… I take it you just like the saddles fairly back on the rails?

Never let those Ultegra cranks near it again, that’s a crime.

I take it you just like the saddles fairly back on the rails?

Its 41mm back from the centre of the BB, just as Paul Hewitt set it up.

only if you stop the ufo’s landing on your lawn!

Thats what a 10ft swimming pool does when you leave it on your lawn for a week 🙄

It’s wrecked the lawn !!!!

Why the big noise over a Shimano/Campag mix?

This roadie scene has some wierd rules. 🙄

Would there be the same uproar with a SRAM/Shimano mix?

Why the big noise over a Shimano/Campag mix?
This roadie scene has some wierd rules.
Would there be the same uproar with a SRAM/Shimano mix?

Burn him!!

Well, while we’re at it – why the long cage mech? 🙂

Personally I like the Ultegra chainset. However the rear mech should be a short cage, that one is way too long. Other than that I like it a lot, tempted by an Enigma myself.

That Enigma looks very nice. 😀 Really kicking myself at going for carbon when now I would love Ti.

Ignore the moaning of others Vortex and have fun! 🙂

why the long cage mech?

it’s a 30t cassette, so I thought I would play it safe and get a med cage

it’s a 30t cassette,

Oh dear.

You have the most photogenic bike collection ever…
That SS Kona, that gorgeous all-black Turner & now this…!!!
Simply lovely.

And, I see you get crop circles on your lawn…

Niice 😀 love a plain silver & black road bike.

it’s a 30t cassette,

Oh dear.

there is no pleasing the STW crowd is there? 🙄

Please see and adhere to ‘the rules’

The Rules

Then you’ll be fine

OP, nice bike.

I hope to be collecting my Excel custom, next week. I’ll be kitting the frame out with Dura Ace, mostly 9000. Still got a few bits to obtain though and I’m considering polishing the frame myself.

Looks lovely Dave!

saddle does look unusually far back relative to BB (as on all the bikes).
long femur – I guess.
🙂

long femur – I guess

No idea about this but since Paul Hewitt did a fitting for me on my Carbon Alpine I got for him, those dimensions have been great.

I duplicated them for both the Scott and this new Enigma.

Cheers Neil, got your Wales email, just about to read it.