BikerZ's Seven - actual photos!

[bikerz]

I love, love, love this bike!

On the rides this last weekend, I wasn't scooting all over the place trying to get comfortable on the saddle - in fact, I now know what all you people mean when you say "the saddle disappeared". Wow. That what the proper fit can do - I am finally in the right position relative to the saddle and pedals.

The bartape is exactly the color I wanted (Fizik). It's not quite a "cushy" as what I had before, but hasn't bothered me so far. The bars are a little lower than on the Specialized Sequoia, but I feel pretty comfortable there, and that has been the general trend for me.

Chris at Robinson Wheelworks (my LBS) did a great job getting the fit specs and building up the bike - I am as pleased as can be!

It took me a while to get photos I liked of the bike, but here they are:

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[mimitabby]

very cool cassette! you'll have to keep that baby clean!

[bikerz]

Mimi, I know - it may never look this good again!

And this photo got missed:

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[SadieKate]

Wowee! Lookee that thing! Hot!

Now that you are reporting success with saddle comfort, may I say "told you so!" :D

PS -- MelissaM, good job at pushing her.

[bikerz]

Now that you are reporting success with saddle comfort, may I say "told you so!"

Yes, you may! :o

[Adventure Girl]

I love, love, love this bike!I'm soooo glad!

While talking with you, I always got the impression that you LOVED cycling but didn't LOVE your (old) bike. Congratulations! And I'm glad you didn't settle on something else, you got exactly the bike you would love! Yeah!!!:D :p :) :cool: :D

[maillotpois]

Oh that's just excellent!

[rij73]

DROOL........

Beautiful bike. What is your gearing? How come XTR derailleur? Do you have a weight for the complete build?

Just curious... :o

EDIT: Just read all about it on the other thread. Still interested in the weight of the bike, but I know about the gearing now. Guess you want to go climb some serious hills!!!

[dex]

Wow, that's just...gorgeous! :D

[7rider]

Very nice. Many happy miles ahead for you.

What were those handlebars again??

Is that front wheel a 650, or does the angle of the picture just make it look smaller than the rear?

Oh...and what's the range on the cassette? With a 24 low up front, it looks like you'd be able to scale the Alps while seated with that bike! Kewl!!!

Congrats again....

[cosc]

Wow, your bike is beautiful. Looks slinky fast and comfy.:D

[bikerz]

Thanks, everyone for all your kind comments! It's a whole new thing having a bike I love! :)


Do you have a weight for the complete build?
The complete build is 19 pounds, more or less * (that's without water bottles and seat bag). My old bike was 22 pounds, same wheels and basically same components , so I think a good part of the difference must be in the frame itself. The Seven site says this frame weighs 3.2 lbs.

Yes, the hills around here can be serious, and the gearing is what lets me ride (veeerrryyy slowly) up them, rather than walk!


What were those handlebars again??
Salsa "Short and Shallow" (like me! :p )


Is that front wheel a 650, or does the angle of the picture just make it look smaller than the rear?

No, they're both 700s - it just a strange angle.


Oh...and what's the range on the cassette? With a 24 low up front, it looks like you'd be able to scale the Alps while seated with that bike! Kewl!!!
The Alps! :eek: No, they just help this heavy rider get up the Bay Area hills! The range of the gearing is great - 11-34 in back and 24-38-52 in front, and I've got everything from 2.6 mph going up (that takes some serious balance skills, let me tell ya!) and 40+ mph going down! This is the range I had on my old bike, and I think it is just the ticket for me.



* weighed by getting a friend to stand on the bathroom scale, with and without the bike! Probably not scientifically accurate!

[rij73]

* weighed by getting a friend to stand on the bathroom scale, with and without the bike! Probably not scientifically accurate!

Heck, that's the way I weigh our bikes! 19lbs is the same as my husband's Specialized Roubaix all carbon! Now I'm even more jealous! Build your bike with a flat bar and high-end grip shifters, and I'd be stealing it from you. :p

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS BIKE!!!!!!

[Jo-n-NY]

Wishing you much luck along with Safe and enjoyable riding miles. It's a beauty!!!

~ JoAnn

[snapdragen]

She's a beauty! :D :cool:

[SadieKate]

I wanna red lockring! Is that Shimano, SRAM, IRD, what? I remember you saying something but I was thinking dustcap for the crank for some reason. Where'd ya get that lockring, and red spacers, too! Zooooom!

[Trek420]

I wanna red lockring! Is that Shimano, SRAM, IRD, what? I remember you saying something but I was thinking dustcap for the crank for some reason. Where'd ya get that lockring, and red spacers, too! Zooooom!

Built by Chris @ Robinson Wheelworks (Hi Chris!!!) :D :p :cool:

[bikerz]

I wanna red lockring! Is that Shimano, SRAM, IRD, what? I remember you saying something but I was thinking dustcap for the crank for some reason. Where'd ya get that lockring, and red spacers, too! Zooooom!

SRAM PG-990 (http://www.sram.com/en/srammountain/cassettes/9speed/pg990.php)!

[SadieKate]

Thanks, BikerZ. Bubba swapped over to SRAM on his Santa Cruz Superlight last year but he kept his Shimano cassette. I wonder if he knows the zoot factor he's missing out on.

On the otherhand, I'm the one with the good taste to have a red mountain bike, not him.:p

[bikerz]

I'm a little embarassed to admit that I wish the red in the cassette was the same as the red of my bar tape :o

These are the things that make me faster on my bike: :rolleyes:
- red bar tape
- red cassette
- red sunglass frames
- the carbon face on my Polar HRM (with red accents!)

If I had a entirely red bike ... wow - it's hard to imagine! :p

[7rider]

If I had a entirely red bike ... wow - it's hard to imagine! :p

Well, that wouldn't exactly be "stealth" now, would it?? :p

[Deanna]

Beautiful bike. You're going to have lots of fun on that!

[smilingcat]

wowww... beautiful bike. Almost too pretty to take it for a ride.

[Trek420]

I'm a little embarassed to admit that I wish the red in the cassette was the same as the red of my bar tape :o

These are the things that make me faster on my bike: :rolleyes:
- red bar tape
- red cassette
- red sunglass frames
- the carbon face on my Polar HRM (with red accents!)

If I had a entirely red bike ... wow - it's hard to imagine! :p

Yeah, but then you'd get too many tickets. :D

[annie]

Absolutely, perfectly gorgeous!!! If I had unlimited funds and could choose any bike I wanted, a Seven would be at the top of the list. Enjoy!!

Annie

[Aggie_Ama]

Love it! I think you have just the right amount of red to slip under the radar as a speed demon. :D

[Veronica]

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If I had a entirely red bike ... wow - it's hard to imagine! :p

You can't have my bike. :p

It's a beauty you got there! Enjoy the ride.

V.

[melissam]

PS -- MelissaM, good job at pushing her.
Oh, it was really not problem at all, because:

1. I'm pretty good at spending $$, especially if it's not mine
2. BikerZ wasn't that resistant to spending the $$

Seriously, though, it is a beautiful bike and suits BikerZ well. First ride on it, and she makes it up Jobob's Nemesis Hill. Pretty darned good, even if it was climbing under duress. (Doncha just hate it when you can't unclip, so you gotta keep pedaling up the hill? ;) )

[SadieKate]

1. I'm pretty good at spending $$, especially if it's not mineOh, oh. Folks had better be warned not to go shopping with the two of us together then!:rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

Gorgeous! Utterly gorgeous!

(and now I know what the red cassette is that is on Flossie!)

[melissam]

Oh, oh. Folks had better be warned not to go shopping with the two of us together then!:rolleyes:

Oh, I don't know about that. I think we could be the TE Personal Shoppers and help all the folks who are ambivalent about various bike/apparel/equipment purchases.

OTOH, if the two of us go shopping together, we might encourage each other to spend a LOT of money. Now that could be very dangerous indeed!

Sorry, BikerZ for the slight thread hijack. :o

Let's see if I can get this back on track...That Seven is sure pretty! Where's its next major ride going to be? :)

[bikerz]

First ride on it, and she makes it up Jobob's Nemesis Hill. Pretty darned good, even if it was climbing under duress. (Doncha just hate it when you can't unclip, so you gotta keep pedaling up the hill? ;) )

Rats! My secret is out!:rolleyes:

[massbikebabe]

I am green with envy Z!!!!

I swear when I get better I am going to get me one of those. Plus, the bonus is that Seven is made here, right next to the town my college kid lives in so I can go and catch it's progress...aaaahhhhh, a dream!!!


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[bikerz]

Thanks Karen - so, which one would you get? Steel, Ti, or the Ti-Carbon? I'm jealous you live nearby - I think it would be so cool to see the frame building in progress!

[jobob]

Leebob was admiring the tres snazzy derailleur.

[Triskeliongirl]

She is absolutely georgeous!!! When you need replacement tires consider these in red: http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=13372

Red Scwalbe Stelvio, its a great tire (i use them) and will look great on your bike to bring out the red accents.

[massbikebabe]

Z;

Always had my eye on the Axiom, and I am a carbon fanatic. WHEN I build mine there are two little pictures I want to go on the down tube. A shamrock and my walker that I know I will have given up by the time I get me that bike.


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[7rider]

Wanna buy a used one??
BikerZ (and my own DH with his new ID8 that he absolutely LOVES) has got me pining for a custom. I'm still torn b/t an Axiom and the ID8. Still, I'll be selling my Signature Size Axiom frame/fork/headset/stem (rest of the parts would transfer over to the new ride) to finance my dream.

[MM_QFC!]

Gorgeous! enjoy your beautiful new ride, BikerZ!
I got my Seven Elium a few years ago...dream bike still...just love it and know that you will too. Many years of wonderful miles to you on yours!

Also, you mentioned something about being envious since you don't live near Seven's hq, so I wonder if you didn't use the "where's my frame" link on Seven's website for new owners to follow their bike's design and build process? I was on there every few days, eagerly reading about mine from specs being faxed in by my local 7 dealer to finally seeing the FedEx tracking number when it was sent my way...very interesting as well as exciting...

Mary

[northstar]

Beautiful. Hang on tight to that one. :cool: Looks like it might just take off and fly.

[Trekhawk]

WOW Z that is one beautiful bike. Now when do I get to see it in person??:D

[bikerz]

Thanks Northstar and TrekHawk!

TH - Well, I'm signed up for 3 metrics this summer - the Holstein 100, the Healdsburg Harvest and the Siskiyou - will you be at any/all of these rides? When exactly do you head back to Australia?

[Trekhawk]

Thanks Northstar an trekHawk!

TH - Well, I'm signed up for 3 metrics this summer - the Holstein 100, the Healdsburg Harvest and the Siskiyou - will you be at any/all of these rides? When exactly do you head back to Australia?

Yay!!! Im signed up for the Holstein 100 but I might do the metric if I dont get in much riding over the school summer holidays. Either way I will get to see that lovely ride of yours - worth the drive just for that.:D

We dont have any exact dates for our return yet but we think it will be sometime in November.

If you are doing the MS150 I will get to see you at that too.:)

[teigyr]

omg it's beautiful. I had been not wanting to look because I am experiencing bike lust for the Seven.

Wonderful bike! You're giving me incentive to play the lottery :D

[bikerz]

Thanks teigyr!

Sure, you could play the lottery, or, ahem :o , you could do what I did and just way overpay Uncle Sam for a year, and then use the refund for the bike! (Nothing like floating the government an interest-free loan like that :rolleyes: )

[teigyr]

ooooh, justification AND ensuring money is not spent on something else.

I am liking this.....:rolleyes:

Problem is, DH usually pays our property taxes with our return. Maybe I should stress the fact we should have priorities? I need this, I am seriously in love!

[DirtDiva]

You'd better hide that thing from me when I come to SF... ;)

[bikerz]

You'd better hide that thing from me when I come to SF... ;)

Welcome back "online"!

Ha!

(Pretty soon it will be time for you to start that thread on "Who's going riding with me when I visit?")

[DirtDiva]

Indeed. And if you can't hide the whole bike, at least put a drool cloth under that bling bling cassette and rear mech. :p

[luv2fly]

Beautiful!!!!!! Congrats!

[agrsgrl]

I love what you did with the Seven, that casette is awesome. I hope you enjoy it. I really loved my Alaris.