WATERTOWN, Mass. (BRAIN) — Seven Cycles is bringing a new carbon tapered disc fork to market. Called the Max 45, the fork has clearance for a 45c tire and incorporates much of the research behind Seven’s 5E road fork while offering increased torsional stiffness for long-term performance on disc-brake bikes.
Aimed at the gravel grinder/mixed-terrain market, Seven says the Max 45 is an attractive option for randonneurs who include dirt roads in their rides, commuters who want a weatherproof option for rain, snow and ice, and those riding everything from unimproved Class IV roads to single-track on their dropbar bikes.
“We always want to use the best materials and the best parts, and sometimes that means designing our own,” said Seven’s founder Rob Vandermark. “This fork fills a need with the bikes we are designing every day. It’s compatible with oversized headtubes, it performs better torsionally than most of what’s on the market, and it has fender mounts, which turns out to be extremely important to riders who want to use the same bike for mixed-terrain and gravel riding, as well as foul weather commuting.”
The Max 45 retails for $545 and is available for order both with a complete Seven build or as a standalone product through the Seven website. It comes with QR9 dropouts and a 4.5-centimeter rake.
The steerer taper is 1.5 inch to 1.125 inch. The build height is 395 millimeters, and it takes post mount disc brakes with 160-millimeter rotors.
![The Max 45 tapered fork is available for order both with a complete Seven build or aftermarket.]( "The Max 45 tapered fork is available for order both with a complete Seven build or aftermarket.")
The Max 45 tapered fork is available for order both with a complete Seven build or aftermarket.
