Seven Cycles Article Directory

Quick Links General Topics Seven's Bike Building History Bike Design Bike Geometry Dual Suspension Materials Titanium Carbon Fiber Steel Manufacturing Processes

General

• Tracking your Seven bike order online: Where's My Bike
• Torque settings

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Bike Building History

• Seven's long history and experience with carbon fiber framebuilding
• 1988 bike design history: Building Rob Vandermark's Singularity dual wheel size gravel bike

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Designing For Speed & Performance; Comparing Carbon & Titanium

• Aerodynamic Gains In Wind Tunnels Do Not Show Up In Pro Peloton Speed

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Bike Design

• Seven's tubeset & model weight limits
• Seven's travel bike design
• Equipment and cargo weight standards
• Rider weight really matters
• Seven's frame boss placement guidelines and limits
• Seven's head tube badge variants explainer

Dual Suspension

Seven's bearing service kit

Chainstays

• Seven's chainstay designs
• Seven's drivetrain stiffness comparison
• Seven's A-Frame drivetrain stiffness comparison
• Seven's chainstay design philosophy
• Seven's chopped chainstay design

Seat Stays

• Seven's seat stay designs

Options & Upgrades

• Seven's travel bike designs: BTC S&S couplers
• Seven's dropouts with our integrated derailleur hanger design
• Seven's dropout options
• Seven's singlespeed tensioning system options
• Seven's modular disc brake mount design

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Bike Geometry

• The difference between frame reach and top tube length.
• Seven's Slang geometry explainer

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Titanium

• Comparing Seven's titanium tubesets
• Overview of Seven's titanium and carbon-titanium tubesets
• 2012: Seven's Titanium Technology & Manufacturing Methodology
• 2017: Seven Titanium Titanium White Paper excerpt for Cyclefit.
• 1995: Merlin Metalworks Titanium Primer (PDF). written by Rob Vandermark and Ted Costantino. Still very relevant 30 years later.
• 1997: Opportunities for the titanium industry in bicycles and wheelchairs. Rob Vandermark and Ted Costantino. JOM Volume 49, Number 6. June 1997. Pages 24-27.

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Carbon Fiber

• Overview of Seven's carbon-titanium and titanium tubesets
• Seven's long history and experience with carbon fiber framebuilding

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Steel

• Steel frame care and maintenance

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Manufacturing Processes

• Clocked screw alignment: Don't do it.
• 2024: Where was your frame made and what's its likely warranty