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Blueberry
11-26-2008, 10:58 AM
Just got a flyer in the mail from Seven - looks like they're introducing 3 commuter bikes. No details on the website yet (and just a mention on the blog from what I see), but I bet they'll be cool.

Model names: the Parcours, the Mokeefe and the District.

Anybody know anything else?

CA
tulip
11-26-2008, 12:00 PM
Oh my! I can only imagine!
7rider
11-26-2008, 01:41 PM
Anybody know anything else?

CA

No...but I saw that on the blog and I've been dying to see what they've got. When I saw your post...I thought they were finally up! :(
Blueberry
12-23-2008, 04:43 AM
They're up (for anyone who hasn't already seen them):

http://www.sevencycles.com/commuting.php

Not sure what I think. They certainly aren't what I was expecting. And I certainly don't expect a Surly fork on a Seven (I LOVE my Surly, don't get me wrong, but it was less than a third of the least expensive of these).

CA
BleeckerSt_Girl
12-23-2008, 06:15 AM
Several choices they made are a little odd for a serious commuter (just my own opinion). I do admire Seven road bikes a great deal.
Am I correct in that you can only see pix of the Parcours for now?
tulip
12-23-2008, 07:05 AM
A bit beefy--when I commuted I loved the lightness of my Jamis Coda, and after riding it for a few years, I wanted dropped bars for my commuter. My commute was on the long side--14 miles each way--and I would have liked drops.
GLC1968
12-23-2008, 09:51 AM
I would bet that you could get drop bars on those, if you requested it.

That Mokeefe sounds like my perfect commuter (if it had drops)! Now...if I win the lottery - I might actually consider it. :p
Kalidurga
12-23-2008, 11:14 AM
That is one cool lookin' handlebar on the Parcours.
redrhodie
12-23-2008, 01:17 PM
These are for commuters with inside storage spaces, for sure. You won't be locking that up to the fence outside.
7rider
12-27-2008, 02:05 PM
Several choices they made are a little odd for a serious commuter (just my own opinion). I do admire Seven road bikes a great deal.


Yeah, I'm a little luke-warm on them. Perhaps they are okay for bombing around Boston. And those handlebars don't really "do it" for me for where and how I commute. I don't think, anyway. I'd have to try them, perhaps.
I don't see what they offer, versus, say a customized Muse (their straight gauge touring frame) or Mudhoney (their 'cross frame) built up with discs and rack mounts and such.
But yeah, when I win the lottery, I'll get a Seven commuter.... built up just the way I want it......