What Does Rider-Ready Mean?
Seven's Rider-Ready bikes are our unique approach to building predetermined curated designs. Sort of like stock bikes, but not at all.
Comparing Bikes & Design Processes
Choose Rider-Ready Or A Stock Bike
Step Up From Stock.
Seven's Rider-Ready bikes are handbuilt one at a time in our Massachusetts factory. We call it Simple-Custom because Rider-Ready strips away the complexities of full custom and provides a straightforward pick list of our most popular custom features and options.
Stock bikes don't compare on any meaningful long-term measure.
| The Questions | Seven Rider-Ready Bikes | Performance Carbon Stock Bikes |
|---|---|---|
| "What's the price?" | Framesets (frame and fork) start at $3,580. That is unheard of for a U.S. made titanium frameset. Complete bikes start at about $5,995. Starting at $329/mo or 0% APR with PayPal. You are worth it. | Nearly all performance carbon framesets are in the $5,000+ range. Depending on what you value in a bike's performance, the total cost of ownership is significantly higher. |
| "What's the lead time?" | Currently Rider-Ready framesets are shipping within about 3. Complete bikes are shipping within about 5. More lead time details. | Sometimes in stock; sometimes 4 weeks; sometimes not available. Looking online, many sizes always seem out of stock. Hit or miss. Seasonal availability. Take what you can get. |
| "Is the frame going to be stiff enough? I hear that titanium if flexy. My old titanium bike was flexy." | Seven's innovative Rider-Ready designs mean you can choose from three distinct frame stiffness levels: Seven's Benchmark, RocketShip Stiff, and SuppleState Resilient. No carbon frame's drivetrain is stiffer than our RocketShip tubeset. No carbon frame is smoother than our SuppleState tubeset. Choices, choices. | |
| "Does the bike have the features and options I want?" | We offer all the popular options and upgrades. Customize your Rider-Ready Seven to your needs. | Stock bike usually don't have options. Cable routing is what it is. It either comes with fender mounts or it doesn't. It's either a UDH or it isn't. |
| "What kind of riding was the bike designed for?" | Within our Rider-Ready bike line, we offer 16 models, so most riders find precisely the right Seven. All models here. Our Rider-Ready bikes have so many models, subcategories, and performance profiles available that you can match your riding needs to one or more Rider-Ready builds. | Typically trying to be all things in one bike. Therefore the bike does not excel at anything. Most production brands have one or two frame models that are bolstered with a few parts kits and paint colors. Those parts don't really define the bike's usage. In short, if the brand has one gravel frame model, there's just one primary riding function. Sometimes they're kitchen sink bikes trying and be all things to all people. Sounds good; doesn't work. |
| "Titanium or carbon?" | Available in full titanium and carbon-titanium mix designs. Numerous tubeset configurations: constant wall, double butted, multi-butted, and carbon tubes with titanium lugs. Check out our tubeset explainer for more information.
"Which material should I choose?"
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Text from multiple prestigious carbon bike suppliers' 2024 owner's manual describes carbon's problems well:
"These types of bicycles are intended to [...] give a performance advantage over a relatively short product life [...] you are choosing light weight [with] shorter frame life over more frame weight and a longer frame life [...] These frames are likely to be damaged or broken in a crash. They are not designed to [...] be a rugged workhorse." This quote refers to the common "Condition 1" (performance road bike) ASTM standards. |
| "Will the bike fit properly?" | 24 or 36 sizes of stack & reach. No stock bike comes close to the fit benefits of our Rider-Ready bikes. | 4 to 7 sizes of stack & reach. To get reasonable fit you have to change parts — stem, bars, saddle, etc. This compromises handling control and your center of gravity. A $5,000 frameset that doesn't fit perfectly? |
| "Who built my bike?" | Built by Seven Cycles craftspeople in Massachusetts. The typical Seven build team of three craftspeople has 50-plus years of framebuilding experience. Most of us are lifelong riders. | Framebuilding is almost always outsourced to Asia. The term "outsourced" is used because no U.S. bike company has a majority ownership in any Chinese bike frame manufacturer. Built on an assembly line in large quantities as a commodity. Read more about where frames are built. |
Choose Rider-Ready or Custom Built
Full Custom: Every aspect of your Seven is customized and tailored specifically for you from a blank canvas. You can order your custom Seven on this page and supplement the design by filling out our custom bike Design Guide.
Rider-Ready are Seven's predetermined bike designs that we build one at a time when you order your bike.
| Rider-Ready Bikes | Full Custom Bikes | |
|---|---|---|
| Price complete bike start at |
$6,800 (Starting at $374/mo or 0% APR with PayPal.) | |
| Lead Time | Rider-Ready bikes currently shipping within 3 to 5 weeks | Complete bikes are currently shipping within about 7 to 11 weeks |
| Some exceptions apply. Lead times vary by season. See current lead times. | ||
| Titanium or carbon? | Available in full titanium and carbon-titanium mix designs. Numerous tubeset configurations: constant wall, double butted, multi-butted, and carbon tubes with titanium lugs. Check out our tubeset explainer for more information. | |
| "Is the frame going to be stiff enough? I hear that titanium if flexy. My old titanium bike was flexy." | Seven's innovative A-Type Simple-Custom designs mean you can choose from three distinct frame stiffness levels: Seven's Benchmark, RocketShip Stiff, and SuppleState Resilient. No carbon frame's drivetrain is stiffer than our RocketShip tubeset. No carbon frame is smoother than our SuppleState tubeset. Choices, choices. | |
| Available features and options | Rider-Ready bikes offer all of Seven's popular options and upgrades. | More features and options. Our Design Guides provide most of the details. |
| "Will the bike fit properly?" | 24 or 36 sizes of stack & reach. Five times more fit options than popular carbon bikes that come in 4 to 7 sizes. | Fully customized and individualized fit. |
| "Where is the frame built?" | Every Seven is built in-house by our craftspeople in Massachusetts. The typical Seven build team of three craftspeople has 50-plus years of framebuilding experience. Most of us are lifelong riders. | |