Road Bikes Frequently Asked Questions
Visit our road page to see the bikes we offer.
Choose Stock or Full Custom
We offer two ways to get your dream bike:
Full Custom: Every aspect of the bike is customized and tailored specifically for you from a blank canvas. You can order your custom Seven on any one of the bikepacking model pages and supplement the design by filling out our custom bike Design Guide. Contact us with questions; we're here to help.
Rider-Ready (what some riders call stock) are Seven's predetermined bike designs that we build one at a time when you order yours. Rider-Ready bikes are quick and straightforward to order, and the best non-custom bike you can ride.
Defining Rider-Ready and Custom
| Seven's Rider-Ready Bikes | Seven's Full Custom Bikes | |
|---|---|---|
| Price complete bike start at |
$6,700 (Starting at $369/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. | |
"Why have Seven build your road bike?"
- Applied Experience: Seven road bikes have proven themselves in all conditions, from the 3,500 mile Trans Am Bike Nonstop, to criteriums of all kinds, to countless club rides with all the town line sprints. We bring this knowledge base to every new bike we build. Your Seven will have the same pedigree.
- More Framebuilding Experience: Most Sevens are built by three artisans — a framebuilder, a welder, and a framewright. On average, these three have over 40 years of framebuilding experience. There are no more experienced titanium builders on the planet. This depth helps us build better bikes.
- More Titanium Experience: Without a doubt, titanium is the best frame material for road bikes. Seven's founders have been building titanium bikes for 38, without interruption, and therefore, longer than anyone else. 30-plus years ago, Seven's founders developed the titanium tube specification that is still widely used today. If you want something built of titanium, there is no more knowledgeable team to work with.
- Continuous Innovation: One of our founders started road racing over 38 ago. We've learned continuously since those early days what makes a road bike fast and surefooted. Fast forward to today: Our latest work on vibration damping and big hit control can be felt in each of these frames. Seven has always pushed the bounds of what's possible on a bike. This design has more of what's proven and none of what's not.
- Built by riders for riders. Who built your bike? A number of our crew ride road bikes as their primary machines. We've been riding the terrible pavement of Boston, Massachusetts for more than three decades.
Made in the USA. Our founding team has been building bikes in Massachusetts for over three and a half decades. There are a lot of reasons we build bikes this way. In the end, all that really matters is whether you can feel the difference in the ride. We find that most riders do. Come visit us!
"Why does Seven's approach to road design result in the ideal bike?"
- Better handling: Available in 12 sizes and 3 fit profiles, The 732's more precise sizing provides much better rider weight distribution and center of gravity for the best handling of any stock bike.
- Unparalleled ride feel and fun for two reasons:
- Each of The 732's 12 frame sizes has a size-specific tubeset with an optimal rider weight range. Rather than a single weight limit for all sizes — as performance carbon bikes seem to have — The 732's optimal weight recommendation provides a ride feel and rider connection that has never been possible with a stock bike.
- We offer three distinct tubeset styles to meet your needs: Super stiff, our benchmark design, and a super smooth and resilient tubeset.
- Pavement Versatility: This road bike fits up to 700c x 32 mm tires — for rough pavement — down to 25 mm tires — for when the fastest riding calls to you.
- A new level of control: Again, 12 frame sizes in 3 fits with 12 distinct tubeset profiles and 3 tubeset types. Add to this Seven's innovative application of titanium, and you've got more intuitive body English control than ever.
- Complete Trust In The Equipment. Titanium for its durability and simple care. Seven's material engineering for longevity.
- Toughness: Titanium can handle abuse and impacts that would crack, rip, or dent other materials. Nearly impervious to wear damage from grit and grime — unlike carbon. Seven's titanium 3-2.5 alloy is the best material for building the toughest bikes.
- Better fit because The 732 comes in 3 distinct fit profiles: Our Standard Fit, Endurance Fit, and Aero Fit. Seven's Standard Fit, in 12 sizes, provides a riding position similar to that of popular stock bikes. Our Endurance Fit, in 12 sizes, provides a slightly higher front and has a bit shorter reach. Our Aero Fit is lower and longer than our standard fit. That's 36 sizes to choose from — compared to 5 to 7 for stock bikes. We're confident you'll have a better fit than any stock bike you've ever ridden.