Melee Frameset

Some riders aren’t interested in riding the same road bike as everyone else. But even though they want something rare and unique, they also don’t want to sacrifice performance. That’s where the new ENVE Melee comes in.

ENVE made a name for itself with American-made carbon wheels renowned as much for their price as their performance. Along with its wheels, ENVE’s forks, handlebars, stems, and seatposts have always been at the top of the bike bling food chain.

A little over a year ago, we took a look at the Custom Road bike, ENVE’s first bike frame, which offered custom fit and astounding paint. To create it, ENVE used an array of uniquely molded carbon components that could be joined together to produce the desired geometry. For its next road bike, however, ENVE went with stock geometry to focus on pure speed and performance. Thus, the ENVE Melee was born. This new aero road frame takes the lessons ENVE learned from its Custom Road frame to create a production road bike built for racers who want something fast, versatile, and above all, unique.

The Melee builds upon ENVE's philosophy of Real-World Fast™ aero technologies. So you get a frame specifically tuned to complement Enve's SES™ wheel line, a smart move that extends to the frame's integrated front-end, too. According to Enve, the Melee rolls best on 27 to 32 mm tires, but it can also accept up to 35 mm tires, just like the Custom Road in its All-Road configuration.