Enve Melee

[tmanley]

It's fine. Not nearly as exciting as their custom road. I don't care for sloping geometries in general, but this top-tube angle is straight up enduro territory. I'm sure it'll be well built just like their other components, but above and beyond nothing to write home about, and certainly nothing that inherently screams ENVE from design alone.

With the sloping TT this geometry won't work for me and the 350mm seatpost. Not enough distance for the 90cm I need between BB and saddle. Oh well.

[cpark]

What do you think about the new Enve Melee?
https://www.enve.com/lp-melee/

If I would need a new roadbike I would definitely consider this frame set because it ticks so many boxes

I think it's a compelling offer.
I have a Swroks Tarmac and 2 Aethos and I wish it had a bit more tire clearance, so I can ride on rough unpacked road.

[meditationride]

Early ride impressions for this bike is that I think it's sublime.
I have mine equipped with 12spd ultegra di2, aeolus rsl 51 wheels + gp5ks. Previous bikes for comparison were cervelo R3, C3, and ridley xtrail. I have no experience with other "superbike" frames and builds so this enve melee represents a significant upgrade.
I find it more plush and smooth than the C3 and happier to accelerate/climb/corner than the R3. It is a very confident ride and the feedback encourages to put more power to the pedals.
Downhill was an adjustment as it'll coast faster than the previous bikes but mid corner corrections are easily handled.
Overall, it feels fantastic.

[pmprego]

Early ride impressions for this bike is that I think it's sublime.
I have mine equipped with 12spd ultegra di2, aeolus rsl 51 wheels + gp5ks. Previous bikes for comparison were cervelo R3, C3, and ridley xtrail. I have no experience with other "superbike" frames and builds so this enve melee represents a significant upgrade.
I find it more plush and smooth than the C3 and happier to accelerate/climb/corner than the R3. It is a very confident ride and the feedback encourages to put more power to the pedals.
Downhill was an adjustment as it'll coast faster than the previous bikes but mid corner corrections are easily handled.
Overall, it feels fantastic.

Seems like just the perfect build!

[stannymenza]

Early ride impressions for this bike is that I think it's sublime.
I have mine equipped with 12spd ultegra di2, aeolus rsl 51 wheels + gp5ks. Previous bikes for comparison were cervelo R3, C3, and ridley xtrail. I have no experience with other "superbike" frames and builds so this enve melee represents a significant upgrade.
I find it more plush and smooth than the C3 and happier to accelerate/climb/corner than the R3. It is a very confident ride and the feedback encourages to put more power to the pedals.
Downhill was an adjustment as it'll coast faster than the previous bikes but mid corner corrections are easily handled.
Overall, it feels fantastic.

Any idea on the weight, and what size?

[bananastand]

Need pics my friend! and frame weight/size

[meditationride]

been out with this fun ride!
Whether it makes me go faster is secondary to how it feels and the laughs it gives in my opinion. It actually makes climbing fun and hilarious of how easy it feels? I'm still in the honeymoon phase.
Comfort-wise, I feel pretty good the next day after a hilly 100km ride. That was not the case with my previous bikes.
Unfortunately I don't have a scale, it's a 54cm frame, 100mm stem, 42cm bars, non-setback post.
Build quality from what's visible are close tolerances with no odd corrections or compensations in shape. Paint is smooth, consistent, no excess around mouldings or hardware. Mechanic states no sharp edges and buildup was uneventful. Seatpost mechanism is odd, 3 separate pieces held in by 1 screw. It does slip a few mm during my rides.

[pmprego]

been out with this fun ride!
Whether it makes me go faster is secondary to how it feels and the laughs it gives in my opinion. It actually makes climbing fun and hilarious of how easy it feels? I'm still in the honeymoon phase.
Comfort-wise, I feel pretty good the next day after a hilly 100km ride. That was not the case with my previous bikes.
Unfortunately I don't have a scale, it's a 54cm frame, 100mm stem, 42cm bars, non-setback post.
Build quality from what's visible are close tolerances with no odd corrections or compensations in shape. Paint is smooth, consistent, no excess around mouldings or hardware. Mechanic states no sharp edges and buildup was uneventful. Seatpost mechanism is odd, 3 separate pieces held in by 1 screw. It does slip a few mm during my rides.

It slips every ride??

[wickedstealthy]

It's fine. Not nearly as exciting as their custom road. I don't care for sloping geometries in general, but this top-tube angle is straight up enduro territory. I'm sure it'll be well built just like their other components, but above and beyond nothing to write home about, and certainly nothing that inherently screams ENVE from design alone.

Colnago V3Rs or the new Basso have relative tall stacks with proper seatpost length

Are there any good examples of bikes with taller stack and good looking top tubes? Especially in big sizes (58,61). It seems that most brands make short seat tube to expose seatpost, but that means either sloping tope tube, or lots of spacers. Or handlebars with rise. All three options are pretty ugly

[wheelsONfire]

been out with this fun ride!
Whether it makes me go faster is secondary to how it feels and the laughs it gives in my opinion. It actually makes climbing fun and hilarious of how easy it feels? I'm still in the honeymoon phase.
Comfort-wise, I feel pretty good the next day after a hilly 100km ride. That was not the case with my previous bikes.
Unfortunately I don't have a scale, it's a 54cm frame, 100mm stem, 42cm bars, non-setback post.
Build quality from what's visible are close tolerances with no odd corrections or compensations in shape. Paint is smooth, consistent, no excess around mouldings or hardware. Mechanic states no sharp edges and buildup was uneventful. Seatpost mechanism is odd, 3 separate pieces held in by 1 screw. It does slip a few mm during my rides.

If it slips, it's not good QC. I have less than 4Nm on any round seatpost and using Bike Ahead i can use as little as 2Nm and no slip.

[tomtom]

been out with this fun ride!
Whether it makes me go faster is secondary to how it feels and the laughs it gives in my opinion. It actually makes climbing fun and hilarious of how easy it feels? I'm still in the honeymoon phase.
Comfort-wise, I feel pretty good the next day after a hilly 100km ride. That was not the case with my previous bikes.
Unfortunately I don't have a scale, it's a 54cm frame, 100mm stem, 42cm bars, non-setback post.
Build quality from what's visible are close tolerances with no odd corrections or compensations in shape. Paint is smooth, consistent, no excess around mouldings or hardware. Mechanic states no sharp edges and buildup was uneventful. Seatpost mechanism is odd, 3 separate pieces held in by 1 screw. It does slip a few mm during my rides.

Supernice build ! Shiny black wheels.....have not seen that much on the roads in the Netherlands. Can you please remove the "hiddious" Ultegra discs (they are not even the same )?! They mess up the beautiful frame/bike imo.....

[ccie6872]

been out with this fun ride!
Whether it makes me go faster is secondary to how it feels and the laughs it gives in my opinion. It actually makes climbing fun and hilarious of how easy it feels? I'm still in the honeymoon phase.
Comfort-wise, I feel pretty good the next day after a hilly 100km ride. That was not the case with my previous bikes.
Unfortunately I don't have a scale, it's a 54cm frame, 100mm stem, 42cm bars, non-setback post.
Build quality from what's visible are close tolerances with no odd corrections or compensations in shape. Paint is smooth, consistent, no excess around mouldings or hardware. Mechanic states no sharp edges and buildup was uneventful. Seatpost mechanism is odd, 3 separate pieces held in by 1 screw. It does slip a few mm during my rides.

If it slips, it's not good QC. I have less than 4Nm on any round seatpost and using Bike Ahead i can use as little as 2Nm and no slip.

FWIW - 500 miles on mine and I have had zero seatpost slipping issues.

[V3Rs]

Seems like many of the bikes using aero seatposts slip... I read that using valve grinding paste in lieu of the more common
carbon paste is the trick...

[spdntrxi]

Seems like many of the bikes using aero seatposts slip... I read that using valve grinding paste in lieu of the more common
carbon paste is the trick...

I tighten.. bump it around slightly with a rubber mallet and re-tighten and it does not slip from there.

[TobinHatesYou]

This is why I like the Madone seatpost design. The wedge is on the post and it pushes out against the ST, putting it in tension rather than crushing it.