Delta7 Road Bike

[KLabs]

Hey Guys, have any of you used or know something about these frames/bikes. They look very interesting

Here's a link ... http://www.delta7bikes.com/ascend-road-bike.htm

[Craigagogo]

I have never ridden or even seen one of these but the concept has got me thinking what if...

What if there is a whistling wind noise through those tubes when giving full gas?

What if (when) it got all covered in road spooge? I would just power-wash the thing to clean the matrix otherwise a tedious job...regardless, what a pain.

The Delta 7 Ascend road bike frame weighs only 1.9 pounds

or 862 g (likely for the 50 cm size)

Frame weight 2.4lbs (56cm)

or 1088 g for the 56 cm road frame

So disappointing weight but perhaps this concept would provide unique riding qualities like enhanced vibration dampening...Idunno

The idea has been around for a few years now.

[HammerTime2]

What if there is a whistling wind noise through those tubes when giving full gas?

Then there will be a whistling wind noise through those tubes when giving full gas.

[btompkins0112]

Whistling and not particularly light or not, that's one ugly bike.

[Craigagogo]

What if there is a whistling wind noise through those tubes when giving full gas?

Then there will be a whistling wind noise through those tubes when giving full gas.

Always the witty repartee.

Made me chuckle as always

[KLabs]

So, can't see anything good about this design ...

What about Renovo Hardwood Bicycles ... http://www.renovobikes.com/

[Powerful Pete]

A member here has chronicled in great detail a Renovo build. Certainly a beautiful frame.

Read all about it here.

[Bianchi10]

efficient or not, that is hideous!

[KLabs]

A member here has chronicled in great detail a Renovo build. Certainly a beautiful frame.
Read all about it here.

Thanks Powerful Pete

[KLabs]

efficient or not, that is hideous!

I thought that it looked quite interesting ... definitely not hideous

I haven't seen any good comments so far, about this bike ... has anybody here actually ridden this bike

I wonder why they haven't used this design in the tail stays ...

[Frankie13]

I have seen the bike in person mounted with Lightweight wheels at the Vegas bike show in 2009. Defiantly different but it did look cool.

[kevosinn]

I rode it at interbike 2009 and I loved it. Im not sure if they are even around anymore though?

[BikeNerd2453]

I rode it at interbike 2009 and I loved it. Im not sure if they are even around anymore though?

A bunch of them broke, I think I saw 2 or 3 of the demo bikes with the entire HT snapped off...

[kevosinn]

WOA glad that didnt happen to me

[agfu]

I haven't seen any good comments so far, about this bike ... has anybody here actually ridden this bike

There was a review by RBA in 2010 on this bike

http://www.roadbikeaction.com/Bike-Test ... scend.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;