[Closed] New Bike - 29er, titanium, Single Speed, Seven Cycles, Niche content.....

Dang... that's a lot of lovingly shaped titanium! I bet you have security like Fort Knox to protect those beauties 😯

Nice collection

You only have six Sevens - you need another one! 🙂

Lovely collection; very nice.

Watch this space. there's a TT bike in the pipeline! Then, I have to say my work is done....

If you own 7 Sevens and get them together in one room, does some sort of mystical portal open up in the fabric of space time? seems like it should... 🙂

It should open and give me a share in the bleedin' company after this outlay over the years!

that first one has really ugly dropouts

Do you invest in titanium futures? 😉

I kept scrolling and there was just more and more Sevens 😯

Lovely bikes. Don't think my two built up bikes would come to the same value as just one of those 7s

Actually the dropouts don't look so ugly in real life, but they are quite big I agree. Like so many of Seven's more unique concepts (like the Duo, cough, cough!), they are really nicely made, really nicely engineered, but maybe not the best looking. They do however do a brilliant job and are super strong and stiff.

I can admit to a bit of brand loyalty, but this goes beyond obsession
do you get them at trade? why do you like seven so much? not having a go, just curious.

I wish I did get them at trade, but sadly no. I understand your question though.

Firstly I love the ride of titanium, which does somewhat narrow the field somewhat. I used to break carbon, and steel is nice, but I like the concept of a bike for life. I am not exactly a standard size, being tall, but relatively short in the leg with a long torso and ape-like arms! So, custom makes sense, and whenever I have fancied a new genre of bike, I have never found anything better than a Seven in a custom made frame.

Lots of manufacturers probably make equally nice bikes in each category, but Seven have always looked after me and their customer service is 1st rate. Highly recommended.

i was going to say those niner forks cost a fortune but then i saw your other 'children'

if you sell the niner let me know 😉

Steady on fontmoss, I haven't even ridden it yet! I think this one's a keeper.

spoilsport!

like the niner fork, the rest is a load tat;-)

how much (if it's OK to ask 😳 ) was the Niner fork?

Yes I am jealous/envious with huge debts and no job.

Would it not have been easier to simply post your bank statements and or a pic of your huge k**b!

Sorry for the anger but what you expect?

That's OK to ask. I think the RRP is £330. I pre-ordered mine, and by the time it eventually arrived, it was £300 on the dot. Expensive? Hard to tell. On the one hand, it's almost twice the price of a White Brothers, or the old faithful RC31. On the other, a decent suspension fork seems to run to twice that price these days, and a decent carbon road fork is about £300ish, so its probably about right. It is really nicely made, well thought out and from an initial spin seems to ride really nice. LOADS of mud clearance too.

Of course I did expect the odd post like that speaker2animals. Given the bikes, you probably wouldn't want to see my bank statements though as there isn't much left! I work hard, live like a monk to afford them, save well and like nice bikes. Sorry if that offends you.

leave the guy alone, seven and titanium in the title were prob enough to tell you not to open it if you'd be offended, the rest of us like seeing lovely bikes, this is in fact a bike forum where many of us spend far too much, relative to our incomes, on bikes.

BTW do you deal with Seven direct or via Sigmasport.

They are my local LBS and are always telling me to stop faffing around and changing bikes every 12-18 months - and just buy a Seven. In truth it would make sense financially provided of course I didn't get bored of it.

blimey, just one of those would be enough for most people - i know how much i love me [i]only[/i] merlin!

very nice, lucky bastard!

GJP, I was in exactly the same position as you. Actually once you have ridden one, and although I know it is a cliche, it will be the last bike you buy (well, OK in my case 'of that type'!). In the long run, you only have to change a fairly expensive 'stock' bike twice to justify the cost, particularly if you swap all of the kit over.

Mine came from a couple of sources. I bought the first 4 in New Zealand when I was living there. These were done directly through Seven as they don't have a distributor in that part of the world. The last few were through Sigma Sport, as Seven won't deal direct where they do have a distributor. Sigma know their stuff. Mark Murphy used to be their expert, but he has moved on to work for Specialized. Lee has taken over as their Seven expert and is really helpful. It's a lot of cash but well worth it in the long run.

Nice bikes, but do you swap the saddle and seatpost between them all?

Or do you have 6 thompson seatposts and saddles?

Think that is the first ever 29er that I like, and that looks "right"

What a beautiful collection though! Whats your job? Whatever it is, i want it 😆

You must ride an awful lot. Please tell me you do.

They get well used, don't worry!

Im a 29er chap all the way, and yours looks fantastic (tho I do agree, the dropouts lose out asthetically).

Lovely bikes, thanks for sharing.

weight of the 29er? got to be light with those forks(which are lush). OCD gone good.

Not sure on the weight. It's light all right. I am guessing about 19lbs all up.

Certainly much lighter than my standard Sola with suspension forks and gears, although the Phil Wood and White Industries kit isn't actually especially light.

Airwolf, that's six posts and saddles. I guess I have a Fizik shaped bum!

Will, thanks for the comments. I guess being quite tall I do fit into the category of what 29ers were designed for. It looks better proportioned than my 26 inch wheel bikes given my size somehow. The ride is definitely different. Not as twitchy or chuckable, but heaps more stable. A completely different animal. Definitely not a replacement for a 26 inch bike, but something quite different.

The burning question is, as Mrs moreears wants to know is:

[b]How much?[/b]

Solarider - Thanks for the info. I know Lee very well - he is my personal shopper 😆

kona_ona. That one will have to remain a secret! More than they should have, less than they could have but worth every penny!

****in' 'ell!

Are those door knobs [i]real[/i] diamonds?

Great collection btw, well done. I presume all the Thomson's are Masterpiece's?

That is one hell of a slack seat tube on the duo lux!!

After this lot, they are genuine 18ct Homebase plastic!

Yep, quite a slack seat angle. Somehow the saddle and the handlebars are in the right place relative to each other, but what happens in the middle is a bit of mystery.

They are all really nice, I follow your centiments, buy right and buy once

Is that Super Record on your winter bike? Mentalist... 😉

Yep. Ride it, give it a quick wash, everything's all good. A bit extravagant I know, but you are only here once!

Good Lord! £35-40K? That is one serious set of bikes, though I have to admit no matter how much brand loyalty I had, I would have struggled to buy that full suss 🙂

Could you please repost this with some guff about being dissatisfied about the choice of bikes available to you and how you might need to change a few. The rest of us can save the thread in our favourites and conveniently leave it on screen whenever an unnecessary bike purchase (is there such a thing?) is about to happen!

Just for info - do you actually race any of those? Also, apart from the thrill of the purchase, do you honestly think you get more enjoyment from actually riding that lot rather than a smaller/more "budget" quiver? A few years ago I went through a period of excessive purchasing but finally realised the riding was not necessarily better for it.

That is a lovely collection of bikes. Doesn't really matter if they make riding better, as long as they are beautiful. Obviously, the FS fits into a different category! Get Seven to make you a jump bike/bmx and you're sorted...

Firstly, there is no such thing as an unnecessary bike purchase!

The full susser is indeed an ugly bugger. As I said, only its owner could love it.

The road and cyclocross bikes got raced, but the mountain bikes are 'just for fun'. Now unfortunately my racing days are over, but I get enough pleasure and hours in riding them for enjoyment nowadays.

Long after the 'thrill of the purchase', they all get used, and never fail to raise a smile. Having ridden other bikes, I can honestly say that they do ride better, but that might just as much be down to the fit as they were all custom rather than anything else. Well built titanium does have that shock absorbing, 'magic carpet' ride that people rave about. I am sure I would get just as much enjoyment out of a smaller and cheaper quiver if I hadn't had these, but it would be hard going back now.

I do recognise that I am extremely fortunate to be able to select from a pretty special collection whatever my mood.

Not sure what happened there. It posted twice. Oops.

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I am in awe, beautiful bikes. As a Serotta owner (TiMax 29er custom - not for me bit fits perfectly!) i know what you mean about buy once buy proper. I felt a wee bit guilty ordering a new Tallboy (carbon tut tut) but i won;t so much now. Great collection, well done 😀
And bolax to anyone that complains about cost and stuff - you obviously value them and if you can afford it then why not. Life is too short.

Most people have slightly less expensive bikes as thier Winter road bikes... not just a carbon copy with different tyres and mudguards! Love it 🙂

Where's the BMX?

I thought I was a bit silly building my winter bike with the dura ace group off my last race bike, but now I feel like it was a frugal decision.

Beautiful collection of bikes.

keavo - Member
like the niner fork, the rest is a load tat;-)

They look better in Kermit Green 😉

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this work like the maverick full sus frames?

this work like the maverick full sus frames?

Yes. By making your eyes bleed.

😉

Where did you buy the Seven frames from in the UK? Or did you have they shipped from the US?

That is a stunning collection of bikes.

Please don't be offended by this but, are you single by chance?

I have some nice bikes. But there's no way I could justify to my wife spending shed loads more on the bikes than the house!

I love sevens. Been my dream bike since 1998, but I've always held off buying one maybe just to keep the dream going!

Justificaton is in the eye of the wallet holder.

Very nice collection. Am particularly jealous of the cx bike

They are all the same frame, just with different bits added, and I claim my £7 please.

Lovely.

thats bonkers man.
good work though.

I do like having all the same brand of bikes. We have 3 Specialized bikes in our house as I like their stuff, in some cases it's the only thing that fits (my wife's xs Vita for example!!). Probably going to be 4 next year to be honest.

All of my bikes, bar the Brompton, are On-Ones/PX

Brand loyalty is like a warm blanket even if a bit unadventurous.

Absolutely. I ride a Gary Fisher 😉

on that FS bike... your spine (and consequently a hell of a lot of weight) is pretty much directly over the middle of the back wheel.

i know its ugly as sin etc, but surely sitting that far back must mean it rides like a sack o shite too? i just cant imagine pedalling with my bb 18inches in front of my ass! its like a half recumbent (sp?!)

Gosh, I thought this thread was dead. SO many questions!

Am I single? - No (and by that I don't mean I have 6 2 wheeled mistresses!).

Where from? - See me earlier response. Some from the UK (Sigma Sport) and some direct from Seven from New Zealand (not that random, I was living there!)

I did consider Kermit green for the forks, but although they look stunning, against a fairly conservative colour scheme elsewhere I had to resist the urge. Lovely colour BTW, but is it me or don't they match the colour of the frame?

The full susser? - Actually the saddle and handlebars are in a normal position relative to everything else, including the position over the rear wheel. The angles of the frame are weird admitedly and the whole frame looks strange, but weight distribution and ride are 1st rate and quite normal. It's a definite Marmite bike for sure!

Thanks for all the positive feedback all.

You don't live in wellington do you ?
I see a guy every day riding a Sola into town and things like that are not very common here. Its a lovely lovely bike, we often raise eyebrows as he sees the Serotta and i clock his Seven.
Its like themating call of the mtb'er, except we don;t mate or 'owt !

No. I was in Auckland, but sadly now back in the motherland!