When I ordered my Seven Axiom I specified a Reynolds Ouzo fork as I think the Wound-Ups are butt
ugly. The Seven rep said they adjust the frame for the fork that is going on it. Seems the
headtube is modified a bit for length and angle. But I guess this would mess things up a bit if I
want to go to a different fork later. Thankfully, most forks are pretty standard and have several
choices of rake.
Tim McTeague
"Mark McMaster" <
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> Fred Roses wrote:
> > "Gregg" <no###@xcite.com> wrote in message
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> >>I am thinking of ordering the Seven Axiom and was wondering if anyone
has
> >>the Seven Carbon Road Fork and the Seven Carbon Seat Post. Is it worth purchasing these two
> >>components or is there a better choice for the
money?
> >>
> >>thanks
> >
> >
> > IIRC, Seven sources both these from Wound Up, and visually anyway they look exactly the same as
> > Wound Up's standard articles. So the question might be asked more broadly...what do people think
> > of Wound Up's products and is there any way they are uniquely suited to Seven's frames?
>
> I too have a question regarding Seven frames and fork compatibility.
>
> The Wound Up fork is unusually short (axle to crown height) for a carbon fiber fork - their web
> page
http://www.advancedcomposites.com/woundup.htm) lists them as being 365.2mm tall. Most other
> carbon forks are taller - for example, the True Temper Alpha-Q fork
> (
http://www.truetemper.com/performance_tubing/pro.html) is listed as 374mm tall. Replacing one
> fork for the other would raise the stem/handlebars by nearly a centimeter, and change the frame
> angles (both head tube angle and seat tube angle) by about 1/2 degree, changing the fit and
> handling of the bicycle.
>
> Seven constantly stresses properly fitting a bicycle to the rider. To control the design of a
> frame precisely, it must be designed for specific fork dimensions. So, are Seven cycles frames
> designed specifically to the relatively short Wound Up forks? What accommodations are made if
> another fork is to be used?
>
> Mark McMaster
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