Enigma introduced the Ecroix ST this year, and while the frameset only costs £192 less than its titanium Ecroix, your money gets you a premium all-rounder with an impressively tight and lively ride, handbuilt and painted in Sussex, England.
The £1,250 frame (£1,680 with fork and headset) uses a mainly Columbus Zona Nivacrom double-butted main-tube and rear stay set, stiffened and lightened with a Life Niobium seat-tube. At 1,950g it’s light for a steel frame designed to handle off-piste hammering and you’re not looking at a big weight penalty over the titanium or aluminium bikes here.
The ring-reinforced 44mm head-tube takes a tapered, colour-matched carbon cyclocross fork and for an extra £37 you can get a colour-matched stem. A custom-painted carbon seatpost adds £45 and we reckon the effect is well worth it.
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All Enigma’s Signature series frames are immaculately handmade in Hailsham with very neat TIG-welding. Cables are kept external and mostly naked for easy servicing and the monogrammed bottom bracket shell uses durable external bearings. There’s a slight curve and flare to the chainstays but while the A-frame seatstays run straight that still leaves space for 28mm tyres and mudguards or 35mm rubber without guards.
Our sample came with a quick-release rear axle, while new bikes will get 142x12mm thru-axles. To keep the tubes as clean and strong as possible Enigma produces dedicated Di2/EPS/eTap frames. After consistency issues with third-party painters Enigma created its in-house ‘Paintworks’ and two colours are included in the basic price. Full-custom paintjobs and custom sizing/geometry are also available and you can even make a lugged and brazed version of the Ecroix yourself on Enigma’s week-long frame-building course.
- US Price: $2,250 for frame / fork / headset
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