I failed miserably at multiple choice, back in the dark ages, but these are the numbers I'm going with (***) on a Axiom, for a 5' 9" 155lb rider, who does mostly road training/club rides, around 100-miles a week.
Handling: Stable 1 *** FIVE*** Agile 10
DriveTrain Rigidity: Lightweight 1 ***SEVEN*** Stiff 10
Vertical Compliance: Comfortable 1 ***FOUR*** Stiff 10
Weight/Performance: Lightweight 1 ***EIGHT*** Performance 10
All numbers are Seven's default guidelines, except I moved up Vertical Compliance a notch.
Your numbers/thoughts?
truman
03-30-2007, 06:33 AM
I just completed the order process for an ID8. I'm similar in size to you and do mostly hard, fast recreational riding (7,000+ miles/year). Coming from my 10 year old Merlin, I asked them to make this bike a little more agile and responsive without sacrificing comfort. I'm sure it will be great.
pjkad
03-30-2007, 05:43 PM
Sure you want the vertical to be that stiff? I went with more compliance (i.e. comfort) on my Axiom and it did not impact the lateral stiffness (which is what counts for your performance). Just a thought..
I changed vertical compliance back to the default three - so everything will come in at signature size 'as is.'
When I downloaded the Seven spec data, their text had vertical complaince at 3, but the chart showed it at 4 (I presume it was a mis-print).
Thanks for the input.
CoLiKe20
04-02-2007, 10:12 PM
I changed vertical compliance back to the default three - so everything will come in at signature size 'as is.'
When I downloaded the Seven spec data, their text had vertical complaince at 3, but the chart showed it at 4 (I presume it was a mis-print).
Thanks for the input.
I don't know if this is within your budget or not. I traded the Ksyriums to Reynolds KOM carbon tubular wheels and noticed a pretty remarkable improvement over rough pavements.
I ride a Seven Aerios.