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Updated: Enigma Bikes roll out Escape FB Ti Gravel Bike and all-new Eolus Hardtail Ti Mountain Bike

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Titanium and steel bike manufacturers, Enigma Bikes, recently unveiled two new off-road framesets at the Bespoked UK Handmade Bicycle Show; the Escape Flat Bar Gravel Bike, and the Eolus Hardtail. The former is a titanium piece with a custom-butted tubeset, designed for 700c wheels running tires up to 50mm wide. The latter adds a mountain bike frameset back into the Enigma line-up for the first time since the discontinuation of the Titanium Ego 29er. That’s where their similarities end, with the Eolus boasting a thoroughly modern slacked- and stretched-out geometry befitting of its singletrack shredding intentions.

Enigma Escape Flat Bar Titanium Gravel Bike

enigma escape fb titanium gravel bike

As part of their Signature program, Enigma has offered custom flat bar frames for the last ten years; they’ve now decided it’s high time they offered a stock solution for riders who aren’t so keen to ride on the drops.

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Titanium overload? Enigma spec the Escape FB with a titanium flat bar and seat post from Thomson

Enigma hasn’t simply slapped a flat bar on their regular drop-bar Escape; the Escape FB is an entirely new frameset featuring a longer toptube, 30-40mm longer than what you’ll find on a regular gravel bike. Whereas top tube lengths on the drop-bar Escape span 500mm to 600mm, the Escape FB boasts a range of 545mm to 625mm over the S-XL frame sizes.

enigma bike escape flat bar titanium gravel frameset
Claimed weight for the Escape Flat Bar frame, fork and headset is 2.1kg

The only other notable geometry difference is seen at the chainstays. Whereas the drop-bar Escape sees size-specific chainstays ranging from 425mm to 435mm, all sizes of the Escape FB get the longer 435mm rear end. That, in combination with the 142mm spacing and curvature in the stays permits sufficient clearance for 50mm wide tires on 700c wheels (or 29″ x 2.0″).

enigma escape fb frameset chainring clearance

Despite that generous tire clearance, the Enigma Escape FB is still able to run a large chainring (at least 40T as shown here) – note the curvature of the chainstays on their outboard face. The Escape FB can be spec’d with either their CSIX ADV Carbon Adventure fork with the added cage mounts (as pictured) or with their GRV carbon Gravel fork; both get eyelets for the fixing of a proper fender.

enigma escape fb ti gravel bike complete

Enigma claim that, with the use of gravel and road components, the Escape FB complete bike can weigh as little as 8kg. We’re waiting to hear back from Enigma as to the claimed weight of the frameset itself.

Grade 9 3Al/2.5V titanium tube set
The Enigma Escape FB is composed of a custom butted Grade 9 3Al/2.5V titanium tubeset

enigma escape flat bar gravel bike geometry

Enigma Eolus Titanium Hardtail

enigma eolus ti mtb hardtail 29er complete bike
Enigma say the Titanium Eolus 29er is designed around the sort of riding they do locally; singletrack trails in the woods, XC and bikepacking rides across the South Downs, and the occasional trip to more extreme terrain such as Wales or the Lake District

The all-new Eolus is a 29″ Titanium Hardtail MTB designed to run a 140mm travel fork. Now the only mountain bike in the Enigma line-up, the Eolus is much longer, lower and slacker than the Ego MTB that disappeared around 5 years ago. This custom butted 3Al 2.5V titanium tubeset boasts a 65° head tube angle, paired with a ~76° effective seat tube angle. Reach stretches from 440mm in medium up to 499mm in XL.

enigma eolus titanium hardtail mtb 29er 435mm stays 2.6" tire clearance

Chainstays are 435mm, consistent across the size range; in conjunction with the Boost rear-end and 55mm BB drop, this permits clearance for at least a (claimed) 2.6″ tire, though Enigma say it can take wider tires in some tire/rim combination scenarios.

enigma eolus braced top tube seat tube interface

Enigma say they opted for a braced toptube/seat tube design to maximize standover, while it also allows them to run cables internally, right the way from front to rear for a clean looking finish. 

enigma eolus ti hardtail mtb frame details green paint

enigma eolus geometry

Pricing & Availability

The Enigma Escape Flat Bar frames are due in January/February 2022. The frame alone will set you back £1999 while the frameset (with fork) retails at £2436. 

Waiting times for the Enigma Eolus are a little longer, not due until April 2022. Pick up the frame only for £2299.

EnigmaBikes.com

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Dave
Dave
2 years ago

Wow, both of these are amazing!

Dan
Dan
2 years ago

The 1990s called and want their mountain bike back

Avilash
Avilash
1 year ago

Does this bike comes as a full bike with all the components shown in picture(all hope and shimano)?

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