Hello,
I’m pretty interested by this bike but I’m questioning the pricing. The brakes needs some fixing and the wheel / tires are tubulars and needs to be glued. I don’t know if it’s a good idea to keep them for everyday life.
Thanks for your help. Here is the description :
Frame: Seven "Sola", Titanium, Handmade!!
Size: Small
Fork: Rock Shox Sid Carbon, 80mm with handlebar remote
Handlebar: Carbon
Shift lever: SRAM XO 3×9 Grip Shift
Switch: SRAM XO
Front derailleur: SRAM XO
Wheel : Reynolds Carbon, MTN 33 Glued!!!
Tires: Tufo 26×1.95, Glued!!!
Crank: Truvativ Carbon 175mm, 22/32/44
Brakes: Avid Juicy Ultimate Carbon
Support: Tune Alu
Saddle: Flite Carbon
Tax set: Chris King
Weight: 8.8kg.
ATTENTION: the brakes no longer work and need to be serviced or replaced.
ATTENTION: the glue from Tufo must be replaced and re-geamed
by brieucgorin
8 Comments
If it fits you and is in good condition mechanically, I say yes. Titanium is so supple and nearly indestructible. Though I might offer less to start.
TI frames last for a really long time. If the frame is in good shape AND it was a 29, it might be worth that alone. The only downside I see is that it’s built on 26 inch wheels and you are going to end up putting a bunch of money into this bike. I had to google the wheels because I’d never seen those before. I’m not sure how you would ever get tires for them, so you are going to need to replace them. Basically, you are buying a frame (and maybe a fork if it’s been maintained well).
If you just want to ride something, don’t buy this. It’s going to be expensive and a PITA. If you are really on the small side (where the 26 inch wheels make a lot more sense) and you are up for a project, then maybe offer 1,200 and be ready for a fair amount of expense and effort in building it up to something you want. Bear in mind that you can probably get a new Canyon for about the same amount of money without the hassles.
Considering it’s a [quality titanium frame](https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/components/bike-frames/mountain-bike-frames/seven-sola-29-slx-frame-review) covered in [Chris King](https://www.competitivecyclist.com/chris-king-nothreadset-headset-1-1-8in) and carbon fiber [BlackBox](https://www.sram.com/en/rockshox/learn/fork-deep-dives/boxxer-legacy) and a Reynolds MTN 33 carbon fiber wheelset, I’d say yes. Though the components are outdated, they were top/near-top-tier in their day and look to be well care for. And the Ti frame will last you forever, so you can upgrade to your heart’s content. If it fits you and you’ve got the budget, I’d jump on it.
This bike will outlive you. Buy it
If I were near you I’d be a jerk and swoop it up. Hard to say on the size but if it fit it looks great.
No, the frame is cool but that thing is an antique. It’s a 26er so you can either keep going down that road or maybe do a gravel conversion? The rest of the components were great… a quarter century ago. Now they’re about as valuable as 25 year old computer parts. Looks like you’re stuck with that fork or similar too because that does not appear to be a tapered head tube.
I could see it selling for $1000, I personally wouldn’t pay more than $500 for the frame as a project bike.
Maastricht?
Definitely worth it.