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The Enve Melee is one of the most extraordinary bikes on the market, and Jesse dives deep into his riding experience to explore its place in the cycling world. We also cover the Gran Fondo frenzy in Australia as we seek an eyewitness report on the unexpected Bowral Classic cancellation.
Strength Training is the hot topic in cycling YouTube right now! We tackle your burning subscriber questions and Chris shares his personal journey.
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Chapters:
00:00 intro
00:30 Enve Melee Ride Review
04:20 Melee: What Is It?
05:22 Melee: Negatives
08:56 Melee: Aerodynamics
15:29 Melee: Positives
20:40 SRAM vs Shimano Discussion
30:26 Melee Marketing
37:06 Melee: Who Is It For?
47:48 Fake UCI Race Bikes
51:30 Gran Fondo Chaos
1:05:36 Sub Q: Strength Training
1:22:14 Kit Brand Drop Rides
1:32:30 Best Sporting Nation.
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43 Comments
No fin way is a bike worth 15k
27:46, give me a few months….
Don’t understand how Bowral classic organisers didn’t contact the traffic management company to confirm the date… in the days leading up to?
Just a phone call or email, “hey, all good for this weekend?”
Someone isn’t telling the full story. This is insanely poor management. Wouldn’t be surprised if this is the end of classics in NSW. Didn’t the other one get cancelled too earlier this year?
I think unintentionally Jesse just retired Duraace and Ultegra 12 speed group-sets. I said this when you did that Moots bike test, Jessy should be a sponsored YouTuber/Racer. If specialized doesn’t jump on it they are stupid. Great review!
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Great stuff as always. Thanks.
To be fair, Saint Piran are the one pro team in the UK. They’re kind of a big deal – and raced the top races like the Tour of Britain. Their owner – Ricky – also owns a bike shop 🤦♂️
I saw a St Piran frameset being sold for £250 on Facebook the other week. I noticed at the time it had no UCI sticker. Just gone and found the listing now, it's your size Jesse.
I used to work out in the gym four days a week but only do upper body and core work, no legs whatsoever. My cycling came from my work commute five days a week. I've never felt stronger and been able to sustain a consistent effort better than that period of my life. Strength training even other parts of my body seemed to massively help me on the bike. I did see a GCN vid i think where they said overall strength training can certainly help towards bike power and fitness. Guess it's the fast twitch fibers and body gets used to power surges
I saw someone comment this on another video, it seems you can disable 'double tap' on SRAM which makes the shifting faster. The drawback (as I understood it) is it disables the way you front shift with the double press of buttons. Also, theres new SRAM multiclics which look more like the Shimano sprint shifters.
Was it 10 months ago you said it's not good for pro use?
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NO…,of course it's not, £7k at best & im being reserved in saying that as 15 thousand dollars for this 🤔 who the class fool…!!
10 months ago you said it was the worst
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxHaKBs-jEMCCSOewmygNu7zNgw8Et5hJ_?si=N-o80BOTYX6BbPtN
10:30 I find ENVE Melee headset upper and lower bearings are both IS52. So same bearing size used for them. It's quite typical sizing so you can easily find 3rd party replacement. I think it's made to livability.
6:50 I think you use 50/37 with 10-36T. If you ride flat route you really want 10-33T. The difference is 14T cog in 36T cog out. 15-14-13T cog connection is what you really need for flat-ish terrain. (so I run that setup). I discussed this with Dan but he was nah whatever.
At the Bowral Classic, surely there is a meeting the day before on site to go through event day logistics, was no one from Altus there? Maybe they weren’t and someone just thought they missed the meeting
Hi Jessie and Chris just wanted to know how Jesse found the cache wheels compared to the wheels on his tervello and which he would recommend. I’m looking at upgrading from C 38 wheel on tarmac SL6.
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I think a difference is that, in a bunch, if you mess up you can put a bunch of people in the hospital.
Whereas, if you mess up in run club, pretty much can only hurt yourself.
Nice footage gents! Definitely a shock when we woke up. Surely you get your ducks in a row the week prior and confirm dates, but hey that's just me. Turned out to be a good day out though.
This IS a Chinese bike….maybe Taiwan at best 😂😂
And everyone still went for a ride. Goes to show we don’t need these overpriced fondos – round up some mates, pick a rural town, go spend your money there and explore somewhere new without all the faff 👌🏽
I thought Pas Normal was an Ali Express brand! 😂
Chris, check out tooocycling (yes, there are 3 o in the name) rear taillight camera. I have been running one for a few years, and it works great.
Wow. That’s a fabulous bike review. Send these guys more bikes to review industry
Jessie's honeymoon with the Enve is over? 😂
The bike are the same weight one has red one has Ultegra. Love that !! Goes to show you got need to spend 10k for a light bike
Re the spirit of Fondo. We got a text 2 years ago on way to Mudgee where rain caused the maxi course to be impassable. So turned into the fastest 105 I’ve ever done – then went and did our own adventure after food stop at the village – still a great weekend
The people want full gas! In the US shop rides are often the best way to find like minded people to smash with
That video from Peaks Challenge makes it look like a nightmare
Great show again guys, as always! 👍
I watched the most recent GCN show, on high bike prices, while I waited for Ep106 to drop. Oh, dear, I won't be doing that again for a while, but the back to back was interesting.
Sort out adding that rear INSTA camera, Chris; your event footage is always great to watch.
🐼ering makes me think of another cycling podcast…
One of the best episodes guys. The genuine honesty shown throughout the show was awesome. First JC's unicorn-esq bike review (Dave Arthur take notes please) where he's rewritten the guidebook to bike review, then Chris' raw and personal chat about his previous eating and attitude to body health and how its changes for the better. Chapeau lads
Re event cancellations: a recent State Road Champs were cancelled a few days prior due to a traffic management issue. No refunds for travel and accommodation. At club level, we've had to cancel numerous road events recently due to a lack of volunteer traffic management. So, this is a big issue for the sport.
I'm 100% for anyone trying to pull one on the UCI.
Bowral Classic – I think whilst some people are focussed on the let down by the traffic management company, it sounds like a big shout out should go to the local Police who still tried to support and create a safe environment for the riders. Cops often don't get a good wrap, but clearly here they were very supportive. 👍
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I have sram red with. shimano sprint shifters. wired into the sram brakes. works like a dream
Can't watch the watt life anymore. Constantly complaining about something
At least the riders got a refund. What if it was the other way around (like in the US) where it’s “no refund”.
Would love to see you guys try out a Soloist, especially with all the "aero-ish and a race bike, but a lil more compliant" chat about the Enve – I feel like that's sort of the pitch Cervelo is making with the Soloist? Hope to hear your thoughts!
You guys spent way too much time on this bike just say don’t buy it lol sounds like expensive trash
The Melee looks more Chinese than the Tavelo for about four times the price!
emmmmmm ohhhh deeeee!!!!! get it up yaaaassss