This round Ireland race of 1,350 miles with 22,000 meters of ascent to be completed in 132 hours is a true test of rider and bike. Father and son are doing a relay duet with always one of them on the road while the other rests. James has hire the Enigma Echo titanium 59 bike as he has ridden it in the Lakes while visiting his dad Norman in Coniston. The bike has been completely serviced prior to this race with new DT Swiss RR 55 wheels, new Continental 4 seasons tires ,and a complete new drive train. Enigma Bike works have donated an Enigma shirt for James to wear during this epic race.

The 2019 Fred Whitton annual challenge is regarded as the toughest one day sportive in the UK. This year the riders were rewarded by a perfect day,blue skies, no rain, no wind, and a warm temperature, the weather could not have been better. Mark was riding the “Fred ” for the first time after starting cycling in 2018.He saw this as a distant goal, and after being accepted for the “Fred” upped his training, nutrition, and attitude to cycling. His new Enigma Titanium Evoke bike with the most recent Shimano Ultegra Di2 groupset consisting of a compact front mec and a 11-34 cassette offered the optimum gears for attempting all the passes.

“The best day ever on a bike” was Marks spluttered remarks on completing the “Fred” in less than his target 8 hours. “Everything was perfect,the weather, my preparation and my Enigma is a fantastic bike, I love it”.

“Roll on next year I want to do it again but faster now I know I can do it, and know the route”. You need a certain selfishness to train for months and put in the time to complete the “Fred”. But as all cyclists know time on a bike is their time, time for themselves to ride at whatever speed and effort suits their individuality. Keep Cycling… keep fit.

Two Trek bikes, a Trek Lexa with a 50 frame size for ladies betwen 5 ft and 5 ft 4, and a Carbon framed Trek 48 frame size for the smallest of lady riders. The Lexa will be permanently fitted with a pannier carrier and is geared nicely for touring the Lakes and Yorkshire Dales. These two Trek additions to my hire fleet will fill a gap in the ladies bike range. This ladies range, coupled with the mens range, now offers female cyclists a vast range of sizes from the smallest 48 frame up to a massive 60 frame.

Quote the review in Cycling weekly “an impressive ride at a very competitive price”. I have a pair of these wheels which I ride in summer on the Enigma Excell Disc bike. I must say I am impressed especially with the wheels seeming indifference to cross winds. One of my regular rides is along the shores of Morecambe Bay where the off- shore winds can be ferocious. Other deep rimmed wheels would have had me all over the road,in fact totally dangerous in such cross winds.They are here to be tried on the Enigma disc bikes and I can supply them to you with the trail fee knocked off the price.

My stable of Enigma bikes all have the experience to guide you over the passes ahead of you in ” The Fred”. These light titanium frames coupled with shimano ultegra gears give you the optimum chance to climb theses steep ramps. All attired with Continental 4 Seasons tyres they are ready to withstand everything the weather will through at you… except ice. Think about it, is your bike up to this challenge? Are you up to this challenge on your bike? Give yourself a better opportunity of completing “The Fred” in a great time on an Enigma bike.

A week in Lanzarote in December followed by a week inland near Spain’s Costa Blanca was a welcome break to training on the Tacx turbo trainer. We were very fortunate to have good dry sunny weather but was somewhat surprised at the frost on the climbs in Spain. Yes the climbs to the “port” (that’s the summit of a climb) were all gritted due to frozen morning roads! When abroad, Margaret my wife, is the guide and she always manages to find an off-road section for our road bikes,but we always get back to base.

Highly rated road and MTB wheels in all the reviews in cycling magazines.I ride on Hunt wheels my self on my Enigma Excel having a 4 seasons set for every day riding and a deep rim carbon disc wheel set for speeding about .All the Hunt wheel range is very reasonably priced and I can supply any of the wheels in their extensive range.Most of the new Enigma bikes are specked from the Enigma factory with Hunt wheels. Quality needs quality.

I recommend Hunt wheels to upgrade your current bike or on any new bike. Hunt wheels are on several bikes in the hire fleet available for you to try.