{"id":7113,"date":"2018-08-01T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T19:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevencycles.com\/blog\/?p=7113"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:18:59","slug":"matt-bs-graphite-gravel-evergreen-sl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/matt-bs-graphite-gravel-evergreen-sl\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt B&#8217;s Graphite Gravel Evergreen SL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is Matt&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/bikes\/evergreen-sl.php\">Evergreen SL<\/a> turned out in the limited edition Graphite Gravel configuration, with custom decaling, a Seven Ti seatpost and alloy bar and stem. We built this one with our friend Kyle at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spincity.co\/\">Spin City Cycles<\/a> in Decatur, IL. Matt&#8217;s photos and kind words, below:<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7115 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Matt B's Graphite Gravel Evergreen SL - three quarter view\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Seven,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For years I have watched countless Sevens come through Spin City Cycles for routine maintenance and upgrades. Each time I would have the opportunity to talk to one of the owners it was impossible not to sense that they knew they owned something special.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I always appreciated that love they showed for their bike, but it was not until last week when I took delivery of my own custom Evergreen SL that I truly understood where that pride was coming from.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Very simply, the bike is perfect. It is completely customized down to the smallest detail to match my riding style, fit and aesthetic preferences.\u00a0 There is something special about being able to jump onto a brand new bike and just know that nothing needs to be changed or adjusted.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A special thanks to both of you for making this experience a reality. The service that I always receive at Spin City is truly second to none, and I am convinced they have found a perfect partner in Seven Cycles.\u00a0 Each and every question throughout the process was answered and even the smallest request you both worked together to make happen.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There have been a lot of beautiful bikes that I have admired and owned, but this one will now forever be on top of my list as the first one designed and built to meet my specific needs.\u00a0A special thanks to the both of you for what I know will be years of enjoyment.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Matt B<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7117\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel2-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Matt B's Graphite Gravel Evergreen SL\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel2-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel2-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpinCity_MattBennett_GraphiteGravel2.png 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Matt&#8217;s Evergreen SL turned out in the limited edition Graphite Gravel configuration, with custom decaling, a Seven Ti seatpost and alloy bar and stem. We built this one with our friend Kyle at Spin City Cycles in Decatur, IL. Matt&#8217;s photos and kind words, below: Seven,\u00a0 For years I have watched countless Sevens &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/matt-bs-graphite-gravel-evergreen-sl\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Matt B&#8217;s Graphite Gravel Evergreen SL&#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":[1],"tags":[297,364,964,6,22,636],"class_list":["post-7113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-evergreen-sl","tag-evergreening","tag-graphite-gravel","tag-seven-customers","tag-seven-retailers","tag-spin-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7113","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=7113"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12051,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7113\/revisions\/12051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}