The bike itself is a work of art. I have owned several different gravel bikes and I've never felt as comfortable and confident so quickly as I did on this bike. It has sharp, confident handling like a road bike, but can handle the trails as well as any rigid gravel bike I've ridden. It has that amazing distinctive Pinarello panache. The two areas I'd have preferred something different were the cassette/rear derailleur which didn't have the range I need for steep climbs, so swapped out to an AXS Eagle derailleur and MTB-range cassette. The wheelset is a great wheelset but I prefer riding lighter carbon wheels so those came off as soon as I got the bike.
Two months now and I still haven't had a ride (I ride most days) that I didn't go farther than I planned.
Though it was on sale, buying a bike at this price you are hoping you feel you've gotten your moneys worth. I absolutely do. My local bike shop, recommended I get the Di2 shifting over the 105 and it certainly is an upgrade. It would be hard to go back now....On rides, I feel like more of my effort is actually going into the pedals. Stiffer frame ? IDK. My only minor complaint is the Hutchinson tires are very hard to get off the Look rims when changing tubes. Hopefully that changes my next set of tires.
I would recommend this bike Di2 or 105 to anyone looking for a endurance type bike.
I recently built up a couple bicycles with full internal routing using the Coefficient RR handlebars. There were limited internally routed stems available. I've had several sets of ENVE wheels and forks in the past and have always thought highly of their designs quality control.
PROS: Out of the box this stem looks great! The -7 option worked for one bike while the +12 was a better fit for the other bike. Both stems are comparable in design and filament. They also look great on the bike. The routing design is well thought out and worked very well with the Coefficient bars. I did like how ENVE separated the hose routing into two individual openings. Their tolerances were very tight but easily accommodate one brake cable. Adding a second shift cable would be tight but doable.
CONS: I was very diligent to maintain the same bolt configuration when disassembling these stems. In the build process one bolt was out of sequence and I found it wanted to cross thread easily. You will want to put each bolt back in the factory location when re-installing. Not a difficult task but a touch annoying. The spacers are cheap plastic and look that way. At this price point a higher quality material would be welcomed.
It will be interesting to see if this design holds up as more manufacturers join the internal routing game.
Purchased an Enve Melee after a high speed crash destroyed my S-Works Tarmac. Sz 52, 40cm bars, 100mm stem, built up with SRAM Red AXS with a Quarq power meter. Rolling on Carolina 50mm wheels, Industry 9 hubs and GP 5000 TL 28mm tires. I currently have approximately 400 miles on it both trainer and outside. If I compare it to my Tarmac the geometry is almost exactly the same, matter of fact, the only difference is a 4mm longer top tube and about 150gms heavier.
This thing is stiff...but in the right places. I think that is mostly a function of my going from QR skewers to thru axles. Fully built it's about 1.5lbs heavier than my Tarmac but I went from rim brake 11 speed to disc brake 12 speed and I think that is the main reason. It doesn't feel like it has the same snappiness as my Tarmac did when climbing but all out sprinting and cornering at speed I don't notice a difference.
My only complaint if I had one is that it is only available in one color. I typically build my own bikes because I don't want anyone to have the same bike I do and with only a single paint color that significantly increases the odds I will see another that is at least similar.
Long story short, I don't have any regrets and I am happy with my purchase, would definitely buy it again and recommend the Melee to the serious cyclist!!
