Anyone here ride a Seven titanium bike?

[7rider]

Oh 7rider.....

You rang??

Well, Linda...as you can see by my username, I ride a Seven. Actually...I have three. And my DH has one. I think I have Ti addiction!

The beauty of a custom Seven (and maybe other custom builders, but I have no experience with them), is that you can dial in the ride of the bike to be what YOU want. If you like the feel of your carbon, through selection of tubing diameters, butting, and other selections that I have no clue about, Seven can custom design not only the fit of the bike, but the ride characteristics themselves. My DH and I both have the same "model" Seven - the ID8 (now called the Elium SL in their model line). DH likes a stiff, tight and fast frame. I like a more compliant ride that may lose a bit jumping off the start line, but won't beat me up after 50 miles. I never expected to race on it, and it has a fairly upright ride. So DH and I both have the same bike...but there is nothing similar about the ride (I actually don't like to ride his bike...it is too stiff).

My older Seven - an old stock Axiom - is very compliant. I often say it's like silk on the road. It rides like really nice steel. Such a sweet ride that I couldn't bear to part with it when I went custom. It's a fairly flexy flame. While not a wet noodle, it's certainly not a race bike (although I have raced it). It excels at centuries and weekend club rides.

Last year, I had a Seven Cafe Racer built up as a commuter. It's a do-everything hauler. Utilitarian to the hilt. As a friend one time told me (completely out of the blue) "Your bike is f---in' awesome!" Blush. What can I say?

Summary: Ti rules. But not all ti is the same. Seven works magic with their ti. Find a dealer that has some stock frames available for test rides. You can't ever go wrong with a Seven custom. It's a frame that will last you a lifetime.

If you want any more info, let me know.

Happy shopping!

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++++1 to what Salsabike and 7rider said...I had an Seven Elium before a ditwad driver ran me down several years ago and killed it; there wasn't any question where I was going to get my replacement dream bike - Seven again! This time I'm riding an Axiom SL and it's as sweet as ever