You don’t imagine what people will do with your bikes when you build them, or if you do try and envision what life the bike will live, you don’t dare to think it will carry people as far as it sometimes does. We build lifetime bikes, but it’s the rider that gives the bike that lifetime. We got this photo and note from Robert, down in Florida where he has put his Elium SL (an Elium SG when he bought it) to very good use.
I found it timely to receive this recent newsletter from Seven Cycles. My Seven Elium just reached a milestone. As of today, it has 50,030 miles on it. Twice around the world.
This bicycle has been a joy to ride since the first day. Even at 50,000 miles, it has almost all the original Ultegra components. Shifters, brakes, crankset, derailleurs, and bottom bracket are all original. The headset is original. I have replaced the chain 4 times, the cassette twice, and the shifter cables several times.
The next 50,000 may take longer, but I hope to see this bicycle reach 100,000. Thank you for building such a fine bicycle.
Robert