U.S. Built Custom Bicycles in Titanium and Titanium-Carbon Mix
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Frames Starting At $2,995; Bikes From $5,995
Variable Pricing: Frameset and bike pricing change in realtime with the seasons and with rider demand. The frame base price is $2,995 but the price increases up as the season changes. A-Frames do not go on sale or have discounts. Do not wait.
A-Frame availability is limited. Once lead time extends beyond about for weeks for a frameset, this program goes into hibernation. If you see this offer available, do not hesitate.
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Seven's Slang geometry explained.
| "All I can say is wow! The bike's performance greatly exceeded my expectations. Thanks for setting me up with such a great bike." — Bob G. |
| "Holy [*], the new bike is amazing. Awesome work by the Seven team! I am just in awe!!" — Mike C. |
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Seven's Rider-Ready and A-Frame series bikes are custom built one at a time. 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 A-Type Designs | 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. You are worth it. | Nearly all performance carbon framesets are in the $4,000+ range. Check out the chart below. Depending on what you value in a bike's performance, the total cost of ownership is significantly higher. |
| What's the lead time? | Currently A-Type framesets are shipping within about five business days. Complete bikes are shipping within about five weeks. 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 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. | |
| Does the bike have the features and options I want? | We offer all the popular options and upgrades. Customize your A-Frame to your needs. More details here. | 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? | We offer six gravel A-Frame designs (3 700c wheel models and 3 dual wheel 700c + 650b wheels). That doesn't include our bikepacking models or our allroads models. Most riders find precisely the right Seven. More details here. Our A-Frame Bike Series has so many models, subcategories, and performance profiles available that you can match your riding needs to one or more A-Frame 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? | Seven's titanium is worry-free and, compared to carbon, an upgrade on every meaningful front. Better ride, more finely tuned performance, more durable, harsh conditions resistant, and more. | 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 it fit me? | 24 or 36 sizes of stack & reach. No stock bike comes close to the fit benefits of our A-Frames. | 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.[1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Built on an assembly line in large quantities as a commodity. |
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Slang gravel geometry provides a long wheelbase and a low center of gravity; its handling is stable and laid-back. It's well-suited for non-technical climbs and long dirtroad descents. (Think, "downcountry" mountain bike geometry.)
Contemporary gravel geometry, comparatively, is quicker and prefers more technical, twisty, and varied terrain. Generally preferred for competition-centric riding. This geometry is similar to the majority of popular stock performance carbon bike geometries.
If you're not sure which design is better for your type of riding, choose contemporary rather than Slang. You cannot go wrong with Seven's multipurpose contemporary geometry.
| Attribute | Contemporary (Seven's default/standard geometry) |
Slang (Seven's slack & long specialty geometry) |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Handling | Quicker handling | More stable handling |
| Optimal Terrain & Surface | Technical, rocky, rooty | Gravel, fire roads, flow |
| Climbing | Short, steep, punchy climbs | Long steady climbs |
| Descending | Short, steep, technical descents | Long, fast, flowing switchbacks |
| Technical Conditions | Lives for this | Prefers swoopy flowy terrain |
| Frameset Geometry | Contemporary: Shorter wheelbase, steeper head tube angle, rider center of gravity is rearward. "East Coast" riding. | Seven's Slang: Slacker head tube angle, longer wheelbase, steeper seat tube angle, center of gravity biased toward rear wheel; lighter front end. "West Coast" and "Rocky Mountain" riding. |
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