The Melee is a modern road racer that delivers on ENVE’s RFrançais (French)eal-World Fast™ design philosophy. Built for agility and response, with 35 mm of tire clearance, the Melee is ready for criteriums and classics alike. It has a group SRAM RIVAL and the wheelset DT 521DB.
Description
The Melee takes design cues from our own Custom Road, but where the Custom Road prioritizes customization, the Melee prioritizes efficiency and speed. With geometry and handling characteristics optimized for 27 to 32 mm tires, the Melee is a modern road race bike engineered to provide the performance competitive riders demand. The Melee performs in all the areas that count – efficient power transmission, weight, aerodynamics and versatility. To achieve the versatility today’s road racers require, the Melee provides riders with up to 35 mm of tire clearance.
Building on ENVE’s foundation of Real-World Fast™ aero technologies, the Melee has been designed to complement the SES™ wheel line and to deliver aero efficiency that places it amongst the fastest bikes on the road. Tailoring tube shapes to complement SES™ rim shapes allows the Melee to efficiently pair with any ENVE SES™ or Foundation wheelset. Features such as the Integrated Front-End ensures the Melee is aerodynamically optimized as the wires and hoses are routed internally to be out of sight and out of the wind.
At ENVE, we believe that you are only as fast as your fit allows. Ensuring that the majority of riders out there achieve their ideal fit and the intended ride experience, the Melee is offered in seven frame sizes with five fork rakes. Additionally, handlebar width, stem length, and seatpost setback are chosen à la carte to ensure the correct fit from the start. These options make the Melee the most readily customizable fixed geometry race bike on the market.
● Real-World Fast™ aero optimization
● Tube shapes complement SES rim shapes
● Max Tire Clearance: 35 mm
● Frame Weight: 850 grams (56cm, Painted, No Hardware)
● Aegean Blue color is available in the US only
The Melee takes design cues from our own Custom Road, but where the Custom Road prioritizes customization, the Melee prioritizes efficiency and speed.
At the foundation of performance are bike fit and geometry. If those two fundamentals are not established, all the engineering wizardry won’t save your ride. You need a sound fit and refined geometry to give you the confidence and comfort needed to tap into your bike’s performance. Offered in seven sizes with five fork rakes, the Melee has your ideal fit in mind – like no other race bike on the market.
While three fork rakes can service the bulk of the rider’s needs, we’ve added two extra fork rakes to specifically accommodate the smallest and largest of riders. This ensures that the Melee, regardless of size, will deliver the same level of responsive, confidence-inspiring handling required of a race bike.
We’ve created the Best Fit Calculator to help the rider (or bike fitter) identify exactly what frame size, stem length, spacer stack, and seatpost offset combination will meet their required fit stack, fit reach, and saddle position needs.
The Integrated Front-End routes wires and hoses through the bar, stem, and headset, where they’re secured using ENVE’s anti-rattle finishing kit – allowing them to remain silent, out of sight, and out of the wind.
The ENVE Best-Fit Calculator™️ is a tool designed to help you select the ENVE Chassis configuration that will best meet your fitment requirements.
This model is equipped with DT 521DB wheels, an Italia Model X saddle, a SRAM Rival AXS2X groupset
Frame/Fork |
Melee |
Wheelset |
DT 521DB |
Handlebar |
47cm, 50cm = 38cm |
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52cm, 54cm = 40cm |
56cm, 58cm = 42cm |
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60cm = 44cm |
|
Stem |
ENVE Aero IN-Route |
|
47cm, 50cm = 80mm |
52cm = 90mm |
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54cm, 56cm, 58cm = 100mm |
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60cm = 110mm |
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Seatpost |
Melee D shape Carbon |
Saddle |
Italia Model X |
Wheels |
DT 521DB |
Handlebar Tape |
ENVE, Black |
Rotor Lockring, CL F/R |
ENVE, CL Inner |
Shifter/Brake L/R |
Sram Rival AXS |
Front Derailleur |
Sram Rival AXS |
Rear Derailleur |
Sram Rival AXS |
Brake Rotor F/R |
Sram Paceline 160 CL |
Crank |
Sram Rival 48/35t |
|
(47cm, 50cm) 165mm |
(52cm) 170mm |
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(54cm, 56cm) 172.5mm |
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(58cm, 60cm) 175mm |
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Bottom Bracket |
Sram BB Dub T47 85.5 |
Cassette |
Sram Rival, 10-36t |
Chain |
Sram Rival |
Battery |
Charger Sram AXS Charger |
Frame Material | ENVE M.O.D Carbon |
Fork Material | ENVE M.O.D Carbon |
Target Application | Road Race/Performance |
Sizes (cm) | 47, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 |
Fork Rake | 55, 51, 47, 43, 39 |
Frame Size/Fork Rake | 47cm/55, 50cm/51, 52cm/47, 54cm/47, 56cm/43, 58cm/43, 60cm/39 |
Frame Weight | 850g +/- 2% (Size 56, Painted, No Hardware) |
Headset | ENVE Integrated IS52/IS52 Internal Drop-In |
Headset Bearing | 1.5″ IS52 Upper and Lower |
Seat Post Diameter | ENVE Aero |
BB Type | T47 Inboard Bearing |
Brake Mount | Flat Mount |
Front Axle | 12×100 (Total Length: 122, TP:1.5, TL:15) |
Rear Axle | 12×142 (Total Length: 168, TP:1.0, TL:14) |
Minimum Tire Size | 25c |
Optimal Tire Size | 27c-32c |
Maximum Listed Tire Clearance | 35c |
Frame Routing | Internal |
- Year
- Summer 2023
- Gender
- Unisex
- Frame
- carbon
- Motor
- Non-electric
- Buying a bike
- To assembly your bike, please let us know : your weight, your height.