New Bike Day. The Enve Melee.

Hey TH-cam! It's been a while. Some injury's, covid, and laziness took a hold and TH-cam took a back seat! Sorry.
But here is my new bike. I'm more into credit card touring these days as i'm getting old and I like a comfy bed and a fast bike :)
Heading to Spain this summer so will have some more videos then.
Specs on the bike:
Frame - ENVE Melee 58
Bars - ENVE Composites SES AR Drop 40cm
Stem - ENVE Aero IN-Route Stem 90mm
Seatpost - ENVE Carbon Seatpost Melee D shape Carbon Aero 350mm x 0mm Offset
Saddle - ENVE x Selle Italia SLR Boost SF Carbon Railed Saddle
Tape - ENVE Handlebar Tape black 3mm
Groupset - Dura-Ace R9270 12-Speed Di2
Front Derailleur - SHIMANO Dura Ace Di2 FD-R9250 12spd
Rear Derailleur - SHIMANO Dura Ace Di2 RD-R9250 12spd
Crankset - SHIMANO Dura Ace FC-R9200 12spd 170
Chain - SHIMANO Dura Ace CN-M9100 12spd
Cassette - SHIMANO Dura Ace CN-M9100 12spd - 12-34T
Brakeset - SHIMANO Dura Ace Di2 12spd ST-R9270
Rotors Dura-Ace RT-CL900 Disc Rotor
Wheelset - ENVE SES wheelset SES 4.5
Tires - ENVE Composites SES Tire - Black 29

[@chrisfyb]

Good to see an update! This thing looks insane!

[@firstnamelastname8217]

Noice.

[@departurexx1520]

Beside the bike is nice, how is the ride? Forgiving? Easy pedalling? Fast compared to the commercial brands?

[@JohnBr0]

Yeah sorry! This was a day after it arrived and it poured with rain for a few days so I had hardly ridden it at this point.
It’s devilishly quick and incredibly comfortable, I just don’t want to get off it. I did a RETUL bike fit before the purchase to make it all fit perfectly so it feels really snug all around.
I don’t have too much to compare it too - I am coming from a Lynskey CX bike and it’s kinda like night and day as that guy weighs about 22lb.
I’ve ridden a few allied road bikes and they felt a lot more aggressive and unforgiving. The enve bounces around on the bumps, but my position on the bike makes it a lot less of an issue and it’s less aggressive than most.
I’ve knocked 16 seconds off my local park lap time in the last 2 weeks ❤

[@departurexx1520]

@@JohnBr0 Thanks for the review. I'm interested on the Melee too but I wanted a bike that can hold speed wen going 40kmh++ and can climb too. All i can say tis that, I dont want to lose out to those commercial brand out there when I'm in the group ride..

[@JohnBr0]

@@departurexx1520 it’s a dream at those speeds. I don’t see myself getting left behind on any group rides 😄

[@afoulstone]

What mount are you using for your Garmin Varia tail light? I just picked up a Melee a few weeks ago and I couldn't be happier.

[@JohnBr0]

Yeah - it’s from Etsy. It’s way better than the one that comes with the varia. Rock solid and well made. www.etsy.com/listing/1506821806/

[@VendetaBrown]

What’s she weigh?

[@JohnBr0]

16.7lb with pedals, cages and computer mount

[@zypang1447]

This bike is vomit