Yes and yes!

No, only due to the gumwall tires. The rest of both bikes is hot.

Both are very pretty. I like the gumwalls. The massive HED stickers are a detractor.

Both are sweet looking rides. :thumb:

I'm ambivalent about the gumwalls mostly although I think I would prefer them slightly more with black tires (or maybe a color that accents the frame). Still hot to me though.

Seven Axiom SL
http://i.imgur.com/jIcZ0wz.jpg

Wow, nice bike :thumb:
The only nit I can pick is the mounting of the front tire.

Thank you for your kind words. You are 100% right, gotta fix both tires and get them perfectly centered with the stem or the campagnolo sticker...whichever ends up looking nicer.

Not a bad second post. Hot.

Thanks. I'm a bit of a lurker...been following this thread for a long time. Figured it was time to share.

^Not one nit, Nibix. That's one smoking hot bike. Well done, good sir!

Well, it's certainly fancy. Mostly tasteful, too - just not a fan of the wheels.

The Seven is hot; well done!

I give that one an hot, but I'm a huge Altamira fan. I haven't owned a lot of road bikes (mountain biker for a long time) but the altamira is the best one I've owned. Not the lightest around at 17-4 ready to ride with cages and pedals but god it's a great riding bike. I'll post pictures of mine at some point.

Trek

http://s21.postimg.org/apey9rqh3/Zippa.jpg

I call fake on the trek with the extremely tall seatpost. Either that is a 49cm frame with a 6'7 person or they pull the seat up extremely high.

You'd be very wrong - it's a 56cm frame with a drop of 16cm after I took out of bottom spacer this past weekend and fits me just perfectly. Just because it probably doesn't work for you doesn't mean other can't ride with that kind of drop ... and ride comfortably as well. I'm 6ft tall with a good amount of reach not 6'7''.

If you've followed my pictures showing the evolution of this bike you'd see that the saddle height is pretty much the one thing that's remained constant.

It is a really nice Trek. Not that I doubt you, and really just out of interest I'd like to see a picture of you riding it in the drops. You must have Treebeard arms to be able to ride in the drops with a level back and level forearms. I just can't visualize it.

It's really not that much drop when you visualize a level top tube.

I wish I had photos of me riding my bike to look at even for vanity purposes trust me but the people are ride with aren't "cool" like that - I've never seen anyone photographing anything on any ride I've been on. Have you ever read http://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...-yell-you.html - it's kinda like that sometimes but I'm not complaining about them, actually I love it when I ride with them because they're all faster and better riders than me so while I'm focusing on not getting dropped often happens I try learn a thing or two every ride I go on.

Also I choose not to race for certain reasons even though I could race so there aren't any race photos of my on my bike although I have seen people photograph me countless times on a rides and I know they were photographing me because I see their lens follow me even after I've passed - never knew what that's about.

Trust me I can't wait for a good photo to add to that You on Your Bike Thread....

Adam Hansen is also 6ft tall and I think he rides with a 17cm drop. I ride with 16cm so it's as close as I could find quickly searching stuff and from the odd reflection I see of myself it's relatively the same posture...

Here is his bike ... looks extreme right.
http://s16.postimg.org/5v3d38511/image.jpg


Here is is on said bike
http://s17.postimg.org/dul1px3xb/Untitled.jpg





That's the thing it looks a lot more extreme than it actually really is. With some reach and bend it's actually really doable.
I was just talking to another member about how from doing boxing I found out I have longer than usual arms so reach isn't an issue that's the stem part. The saddle height gives me the level of bend in my knees that keeps me comfortable. Together I end up with what you see there.

what kind of Trek is that and what's its fit? H1 or H2?

Yup I think that's what makes it look so exaggerated, it's only like 16cm saddle to bar drop.

H2 by default when I bought it, got it as close to H1 as possible with the configuration you see there.

Here are my two entries for the day.

Up first is my 2015 Altamira 2.0, Carbon bars and post, 11 speed Ultegra groupset minus the crank (I'm getting one), Hutchinson Fusion 3's and light weight tubes. Weighs 17-4 with carbon pedals and cages.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...psjt9qhtao.jpg

This is my 2012 Diamonback Podium 5. Mavi Ksyruim wheels, Continental tires with lightweight tubes, 105 10 speed groupset minus crank (may or may not get one) and carbon pedals. 18-0 ready to ride. Very comfortable bike.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...pspzuepzlw.jpg

You could probably shave 1/2 pound by replacing those oval wheels. I remember mine were practically boat anchors. :)

Both bikes look good. Now quit cross chaining them! :P