U.S. Built Custom Bicycles in Titanium and Titanium-Carbon Mix
U.S. Built Custom Bicycles in Titanium and Titanium-Carbon Mix
I’m no traditionalist. I began racing on steel in toe clips, wearing something called a SkidLid. I suffered enough with heavy, flexible, uncomfortable equipment that I have very little nostalgia for it. I want carbon. Hell, I commute in carbon bikes with five figure price tags due to the nature of my work. So why was I on the phone with Seven Cycles?
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We ran into Joe at the StarCrossed race in Redmond, WA. when he had just ordered his custom Axiom SL from Cascade Bicycle Studio. He opted for an oversized headtube and a BB30 bottom bracket, as well as a stealthy, blasted decal, so we were curious to see what the final build would look like. And now, here it is.
Joe says:
When we talked at StarCrossed you ask for a finished photo of the new ride. It turned out great. Looking forward to putting some long hours on it this winter. Also, it came in pretty darn light, 16.2 lbs with tire liners, cages, pedals and a power meter (~270gr for the spider alone).
Thanks to you and the rest of the Seven crew for putting together an awesome frame!
– Joe
No sooner was it here, than it was here!
This Swimming Pool Blue, steel Mudhoney belongs to our good friend Mike from Richardson Bike Mart. He told us he seems to get a new cyclocross bike every year, but they’re never quite right, so he decided to go custom and get both the fit and finish he’s been missing. Mike wanted a threaded adjuster on the down tube to tension the front derailleur and full length housing to the rear derailleur to keep the mud out. We shipped this to him a few weeks ago, and he wasted no time before getting dirty.
Mike says:
Please send along my sincere thanks and gratitude for the team at Seven Cycles that helped with my Mudhoney. I rode it on Tuesday in the rain and raced it Wednesday night in a little mud. I am confident to say this is the best handling bike I have ever ridden. The steering performance and handling could not be better. The drive train is ‘race stiff’, just like I wanted. Did some standing efforts to get my 210 lbs up the short steep climbs last night and I did not feel I missed a beat with the steel frame. I love it.
