{"id":3859,"date":"2015-02-16T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevencycles.com\/blog\/?p=3859"},"modified":"2020-10-07T13:03:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T18:03:25","slug":"the-overlooked-awesome-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/the-overlooked-awesome-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"The Overlooked Awesome, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7367\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/belt-drive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7367 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/belt-drive.jpg\" alt=\"Belt drive chainring on a Seven\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/belt-drive.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/belt-drive-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/belt-drive-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/belt-drive-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/belt-drive-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/belt-drive-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belt-Drive Compatibility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Overlooked Awesome is an attempt to highlight all the things, beyond geometry, that a custom bike can deliver. In <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/the-overlooked-awesome-part-i\/\">Part I<\/a>, we talked about the rider-specific tubeset. Here, in Part II, we want to highlight options.<\/p>\n<p>Every rider comes to a new bike purchase with a set of features in mind. Maybe they&#8217;re looking for a disc-brake road bike with fender mounts for rain\/winter commuting. Maybe they want an old school cyclocross race bike in their team colors. Maybe they want a bike they can do some light touring on, but can also use for a weekly group ride with friends. Or, a mountain bike with rack mounts that lets them ride single-track during the week, and go bike-packing on weekends.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7515\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/low-mount-disc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7515\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/low-mount-disc.jpg\" alt=\"Seven low mount disc\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/low-mount-disc.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/low-mount-disc-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/low-mount-disc-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/low-mount-disc-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/low-mount-disc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/low-mount-disc-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low-Mount Disc Brake Tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All those different purposes can be addressed with specific features, whether part of the frame design, an add-on, or aesthetic, as with paint or custom decals.<\/p>\n<p>For bikes that straddle categories, it can be hard to find a production offering that meets all your criteria. Seven doesn&#8217;t force you to make compromises. We build what you want.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7378\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rocker-dropouts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rocker-dropouts.jpg\" alt=\"Seven rocker dropouts\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rocker-dropouts.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rocker-dropouts-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rocker-dropouts-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rocker-dropouts-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rocker-dropouts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rocker-dropouts-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">142 x 12 Thru Axle Rocker Drop-Out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We can build a frame with cable routing for multiple brake types. We can paint your bike any color you want or order a screen printed custom decal. We can add rack and fender mounts to any frame, build a rack for the specific panniers you want to use, adapt the rear triangle to\u00a0 take wider tires. We offer multiple headtube sizes, bottom bracket shells and seat post diameters. When it comes to options, the choices are infinite, and most of them are no additional charge.<\/p>\n<p>Your bike should fit perfectly. That should go without saying. But more than that, your bike should deliver the set of features you want, without compromise because your best ideas produce your best riding, the most fun, your peak performance, and the comfort you want when you&#8217;re out on the road or trail.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what we want to give you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/customization.php\">5 Elements of Customization<\/a>, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/paint\/index.php\">paint gallery<\/a>, or see some <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/options.php\">common frame options<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/the-overlooked-awesome-part-i\/\">The Overlooked Awesome &#8211; Part I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/the-overlooked-awesome-part-iii\/\">The Overlooked Awesome &#8211; Part III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/the-overlooked-awesome-part-iv\/\">The Overlooked Awesome &#8211; Part IV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/the-overlooked-awesome-part-v\/\">The Overlooked Awesome &#8211; Part V<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Overlooked Awesome is an attempt to highlight all the things, beyond geometry, that a custom bike can deliver. In Part I, we talked about the rider-specific tubeset. Here, in Part II, we want to highlight options. Every rider comes to a new bike purchase with a set of features in mind. Maybe they&#8217;re looking &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/the-overlooked-awesome-part-ii\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Overlooked Awesome, Part II&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[530,525,527,44,531,526,78,105,20,189,524,523,51,204,528,529],"class_list":["post-3859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-142-x-12","tag-44mm-headtube","tag-belt-drive","tag-bike-build","tag-bottom-brackets","tag-cable-routing","tag-decals","tag-disc-brakes","tag-featured-option","tag-fenders","tag-options","tag-overlooked-awesome","tag-paint","tag-racks","tag-rocker","tag-thru-axle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3859"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12382,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3859\/revisions\/12382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}