Oversized downtubes

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by duff_duffy

Let’s just get rid of downtubes and a few others while we’re at it.

That's one school of thought. The other school of thought is that one downtube isn't enough:

[Louis]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

That's one school of thought. The other school of thought is that one downtube isn't enough:

Plus, you don't have to worry about stripping your DT water bottle bosses!

[duff_duffy]

These are on my wish list! My favorite bike of all time was my Haro Master which had the double top tube, it’s time for a double down tube!

Originally Posted by Mark McM

That's one school of thought. The other school of thought is that one downtube isn't enough:

[Blue Jays]

Remember the ultra-short RIGI with the bifurcated seat tube back in the 1980s? Wild design back in the day.

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by tomato coupe

That bike has a hinge where the top tube meets the seat tube, so even a skinny downtube would prevent the hinge from doing its job.

I wondered what it would be like to ride one of those; probably like a wet noodle.


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[cribbit]

Heh was wondering if that aero seven was gonna get PSA'd

I have three of them! 65cm, 58cm, 48cm. Not very many were made - difficult to make, controversial aesthetic.

Personally, I love em. Especially my biggest one. It works better when the teardrop doesn't get sheared by the top tube. At 65cm there's a gap, 58cm meets exactly, 48cm cuts heavily like this.

[Louis]

Originally Posted by cribbit

Heh was wondering if that aero seven was gonna get PSA'd

I have three of them! 65cm, 58cm, 48cm. Not very many were made - difficult to make, controversial aesthetic.

Personally, I love em. Especially my biggest one. It works better when the teardrop doesn't get sheared by the top tube. At 65cm there's a gap, 58cm meets exactly, 48cm cuts heavily like this.

Are any of them built up? Since DD didn't have the fortitude to post a side-view of his, could you? I'd be interested in seeing what they look like.

[cribbit]

None built up atm. Will eventually do the largest one. The other two maybe some day.

[robt57]

Originally Posted by duff_duffy

Now to contrast the Seven…here was a Litespeed I owned that did a big down tube justice with the style. However, this had to be the worst riding bike I ever owned but boy could you fly on it!

Yeah, had a Blade, beatifully crafted metal work. Had a Saber prior and had to have the Blade because it was so much better. It wasn't.. the upgrade i wish I'd never made. I could toss drop bars and ride the Saber on double centuries. The Blade I wanted off of by 25 miles. 20k TT fine...

Blade spent it last few seasons as a SS, pretty bourgeois SS at that.

[Louis]

Originally Posted by cribbit

None built up atm. Will eventually do the largest one. The other two maybe some day.

Cool.

The 65 one sure is big! But the size of the DT helps mitigate the optics of the front end, so it appears much more normal than the rear triangle.

[cribbit]

I'm really tempted to get one of them sent back for track dropouts

[54ny77]

well the nice thing about that frame is you could take a honing stone and sharpen the edge, bring the bike over to family dinners and offer to slice the meats. think of the possibilities.

[Louis]

No, no, no - that's what disc brakes are for.

[54ny77]

someone at seven probably said, "hey guys, that meivici ae is one seriously butt ugly frame. let's see if we can one-up those guys in new york."

[cribbit]

The Seven frames look better in person than photos imo

The big one is currently 3rd on my backlog, tempted to bump it up