Seven Axiom S

re the conversation on titanium seatposts the USE outlet store has some good deals atm

https://ultimateuse.com/ultimate-components/outlet-store

Maybe this is balls but I'm never quite sure about steel stems on carbon steerers given torque requirements. I guess you'd be ok with the dual bolt on the Nitto but not sure how comfortable I'd be with a single bolt steerer clamp at low torque settings. From recent experience it doesn't take much over 4nm to pinch carbon, especially with the sharper edges on steel stems.

Did you pinch the carbon steerer or carbon bars? And doesn't a steel stem kinda cancel out a full carbon fork? I feel like alu is the way to go, i think the alloy reached its full potential as a material for stems and San Pelligrino cans

Why would the clamping force with a two bolt be any higher than an aluminium stem? Perhaps that's not what you were inferring. Not sure I'd describe them the Sim Works (Nitto) stem as having 'sharp edges' either. In fact, they're positively smooth.

@youramericanlover - what do you mean by 'cancel it out'?

Weight

Oh. I mean, I wouldn't be buying a metal bike and building it with 105 if I cared about weight. It's me that needs to lose weight anyway. Not the bike.

Eriksen Sweetpost inbound from eBay for not much more than the J&L. A couple of minutes with a Scotch Brite pad and it should be as good as new.

I took a trip down to Del Mar to visit Summer Cycles again yesterday to talk over the frame drawings from Seven but unfortunately Craig had an emergency to deal with, so we hung out at a dog beach in San Diego instead:

Either way, the frame drawing will be probably be approved today over Zoom which means production will start almost immediately. Very stoked for this. I cannot wait.

Dibs dog if split

Na. You can have this one instead. Less desirable spec:

Another beauty

Well. Spec signed off. Barely any changes made. I’ve also ordered a Praxis Zayante crankset as per the picture below. I love this R7000 group. I honestly think it’s amazing, however the cranks are a little ugly. I think for $300 inclusive of the bottom bracket, these are a good value. I particularly like how easy it is to change chainrings. For example if I wanted to spend a week riding in the mountains here, whacking on some sub compact rings and moving the front derailleur down is very easy.

Final drawing below too. It’s representative of the real dimensions at hand. I’m happy with the proportions.

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Oh. The bidon on the down tube is illustrative only. It won’t be that close to the tyre.

Also managed to just grab an unused topeak master blaster 🙏🏻 Been trying to find one for ages so am stoked to have finally done so.

Congrats. This will be a stunner of a bike. When do you expect to receive the frame?

Good shout on the cranks Jake. 105 and Ultegra are both fugly.

Although if you buy a 105 groupset and then upgrade the cranks to Praxis aren't you getting close to Dura Ace money?

I'd go with Dura Ace. It gets all the girls*.

*or boys or pumpkins or whatever you're in to.

I think I paid ~400 USD for the group landed at my door from Merlin. Ultegra was just under twice that but DA was still over three times as expensive.

I’ve had the 105 group for a couple of months now on the steel Seven, anyway. It’s superb.

@Cupcakes hard to say. Within 4 weeks for sure. Probably closer to 3 but maybe even quicker. It’s a straight forward frame that they like to sneak into their build queue as it helps them hit their production quota. Apparently.

No. I won’t be using a Silca from 1976.

Me: (-_-｡)

managed to just grab an unused topeak master blaster

Me: _|___| _ ╰(º o º╰)

Hahaha. New pumps don't require pegs. Old ones do! Was my point. It was always my intention to use a frame pump.

I love my 70’s pump nipple

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Love love love dis bike. Will be using a strap with mine anyway so nip not required.

you dont like 70s pump peg but you like 70s brakes?

I fitted the Kent Eriksen post to the steel seven. Man. What a difference. A lot less road hum coming up to the saddle. Really took the sting out of things. If that’s what a post can do, what will a whole frame do 😱

will a whole frame do 😱

Ride to the moon?

Seven has been built and is in California. Should be at the shop tomorrow and maybe built up by the weekend. Maybe.

Final bits that I now have are these Kirk brass barrel adjusters and Sim Works by Nitto Misirlou bars.

Still figuring out what to do from a wheel perspective, but I will probably just buy some nicer tyres in the mean time. The Schwalbe Pro One's are fast but I don't think they're very nice to ride.

Honestly, get the Specialized turbo tires. You'll never go back.