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08-22-2008, 10:15 AM #1
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08-22-2008, 11:16 AM #2
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VB - what's the next one to be??
CAMost days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
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08-22-2008, 12:41 PM #3
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Yay! You will love it.
The only downside I found was that it totally spoiled me for buying other bikes. I just bought my first mountain bike. First one, and I still ended up with a custom Titus Racer X Ti. I kept thinking, "those off-the-shelf bikes will never be right for me"!
My Seven has me totally spoiled. I'm sure it will do the same for you. Happy riding!
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08-22-2008, 11:03 PM #4
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Another Alaris. But it's likely not going to be for at least another year or two.
Originally Posted by CA_in_NC
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08-24-2008, 05:02 PM #5
Back at it!
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Can I ask why? I'm considering an Axiom or an Alaris, and I'm leaning that way in part because Ti lasts, and it could be a forever bike. What would make you get another of the same frame? Originally Posted by Velobambina
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08-25-2008, 01:19 AM #6
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Because I like it.
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09-09-2008, 09:25 AM #7
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I have a Seven Axiom Steel and it's a super bike -
5 handling
8 drive train rigidity
3 vertical compliance
9 weight to performance
I wanted something that would be comfortable on long rides, but also sprint well. It does this beautifully!
My two quibbles:
-to be honest, I just don't love having such a fancy bike - it took me 2.5 years to save up for it (and it has lower-end wheels, a lot of free parts, etc) and it just feels a bit excessive to me. Yes, I have a weird shape (very short with long torso) but I bet if I'd tried long enough I might have found something. I feel a little self-conscious, because the rest of my life is strongly crunchy and un-consumerist - no car, all farmers markets and farm share and veggie garden, no tv, no fancy clothes.
-when I did the bike pickup, the store was rushed and my final fitting was inconclusive. It took a long time to fiddle around with little things like seat height, fore-aft, etc to get that "perfect" Seven fit. I'm still fiddling, to be honest! I trust that slowly I'll find the jackpot fit - I'm pretty close - but you sort of expect that a custom bike will be perfect from the get-go!
That said, the frame and its performance are pretty awesome.
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