Tubeset Overview | Seven Cycles

Tubeset Overview & Ride Category Matching

Seven offers five distinct tubesets for the majority of our bike models. Choosing the best tubeset for your riding can be simple:

Material	Carbon fork for any riding: road, gravel, or mountain	Suspension fork for gravel or mountain bike riding
Titanium	Figure 4
Carbon	Figure 2	Figure 3
Not sure which material	Figure 5	Figure 6

Tubing Configurations

Figure 1 defines the fundamental differences between Seven's five tubesets, along with simple graphic examples of how each differs.

tubeset overview — Figure 1: Seven has all the meaningful tube variants. Whatever the ride performance you want, Seven has it covered.

All Materials: All Riding Categories

Figure 2 shows frame model appropriateness for riding categories with unsuspended, rigid forks. The carbon PRO and CT designs excel on pavement and dirt roads. Titanium's shock absorption capabilities tend to outshine carbon on trails and rough terrain. If you tour or travel, titanium is the way to go.

tubesets vs categories — Figure 2: Seven offers numerous tubeset designs for all kinds of riding. Every tubeset excels in different ways.

All Materials: Offroad, Suspension-Centric Bikes

Figure 3 shows model appropriateness when using a suspension fork. The fork changes the behavior and performance of the frame material.

tubesets vs categories suspension fork — Figure 3: As the terrain gets rougher and benefits from front suspension, titanium still provides a smoother overall ride. Carbon tends to be lighter and more actively transmits vibration and shock to the rider.

Titanium Riding Categories

Figure 4 shows Seven's carbon-titanium frames and category appropriateness with unsuspended, rigid forks.

FlowState Rear Triangle Option

Seven's Flowstate rear triangle provides the smoothest ride of any hardtail frame design. Available on the S and SL titanium models only.

Carbon-Titanium Riding Categories

Figure 5 shows Seven's carbon-titanium frames and category appropriateness with unsuspended, rigid forks.

MidTail Upgrade: Dropped Seat Stays

The PRO is available with our MidTail upgrade. The CT model is not available with the upgrade. Figure 5 shows that the dropped seat stays provide additional performance and smoothness as the terrain gets rougher. The MidTail can be ideal for gravel and road riding.

midtail dropped seat stays — Photo 2: **MidTail** seat stays on a gravel Evergreen Pro 753. The MidTail option is not available on bikes with tires larger than 53 mm (2.0") tires.

george working on a PRO — Figure 5: The falling lines of the carbon PRO and CT designs represent performance decline as the terrain gets rougher. Carbon prefers smoother terrain, such as pavement and maintained dirt roads. Rougher terrain transmits more shock to the rider. This can be good or bad, depending on your riding style and cycling intentions.

Carbon-Titanium with Suspension Fork, Offroad-Centric Riding Categories

Figure 6 shows the focused riding categories at which Seven's carbon-titanium excels. Carbon is not the ideal material for mountain bike frames due to its harsh ride and susceptibility to damage. Regardless, Seven's carbon mated to titanium provides the best balance of performance of any carbon-centric bike.