Enigma Etape Mk3 Ultegra 8020 Titanium Road Bike
Versatile, Adaptable, 4 Season Endurance All-Road Bike
The Etape is designed for All-Road riding, bridging the gap between road and gravel to create a supremely comfortable 4 season endurance machine, suited to a wide range of conditions.
The Etape has been part of the Enigma range longer than any other model and for good reason. As well as being hugely versatile it’s perfectly suited to mixed riding on the rough roads so typically found in the UK. From a fast road ride with friends, a week-long tour, audax or endurance race, the Etape will keep you comfortable and confident whatever the conditions.
Over the years the Etape has evolved from its roots as a rim-brake winter road bike and now thanks to disc brakes features generous tyre clearance of up to 35mm. Though intended primarily as a road bike, the Etape is fully capable of light gravel or off-road riding and is perfectly suited to touring and bike packing.
Like our other Core range models, the Etape features size specific tubing. We specify our custom 3Al/2.5V tube set with varying tube diameters and butt profiles to suit different size frames. This ensures riders across the size range get a consistent ride feel, with optimised stiffness, comfort and weight saving.
As the Etape is aimed at endurance riding, it features a higher stack height and more compliant frame than some of our other models, ensuring you remain comfortable over long distances. If you’re looking for more race focused geometry and don’t need the extra tyre clearance and mounts, we suggest you look at our Evoke model. If the Etape sounds good but more off-road capability is important to you, check out our Escape gravel bike.
The Etape geometry is honed as a result of more than a decade’s worth of direct rider feedback and our range of stock sizes from 52cm – 60cm will cover most cyclist’s needs.
Features
- Designed & hand finished in the UK
- Grade 9 3AL 2.5V double-butted titanium tube set, with size specific tubing
- 12x100mm 12x142mm Bolt Thru axles
- New tapered headtube
- External cable routing for maximum versatility, full length cable runs protect against the weather, and make maintenance easy when replacement or servicing is require
- Hand brushed finish with glass bead logos
- British threaded bottom bracket
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31.6mm seatpost for added stiffness
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Increased tyre clearance, optimized for 28 or 32mm with mudguards or 35mm without mudguards.
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Discrete and easy to use mudguard/pannier mounts. Three bottle cage mounts for touring
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Available for mechanical or electronic gearing
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We specialise in building bespoke and custom bikes. We offer the spec below as a suggestion but would be happy to quote for any custom build that you have in mind.
Buying Guide
All Enigma framesets can be built to any custom specification by our in house professional mechanics, please contact us for details and prices. All bikes when purchased come with a free set up, custom bike fit with our Body Scanning CRM laser fitting module & a free service when collected in-store. For more information on deciding the best fit if you cannot make it to our retail outlet then please use the following Bike Sizing Guide.retail outlet then please use the following Bike Sizing Guide.
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