Worlds pro bike: Mary McConneloug’s Seven IMX 29 SL
- By Caley Fretz
- Published Sep. 5, 2012
- Updated Oct. 11, 2012 at 5:22 PM EDT
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Four-time national champion and two-time Olympian Mary McConneloug will line up for the XC world championships this weeked in Leogang, Austria with her trusty Seven IMX 29 SL, a butted Ti and carbon 29" hardtail. McConneloug has been riding for Seven since 1999, and has worked with the company, and the rest of her sponsors, to build up her ultimate XC rig. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
The custom Seven frame is built around Mary's 67.2cm saddle height and 77cm bar-to-saddle reach figures, with a 71-degree overized head tube and 73-degree seat tube angle. The frame itself is a mix of butted Ti tubing, which is used on the headtube, downtube, and stays, and carbon fiber tubing, used for the top and seat tubes. Components all come from the SRAM family, and include a RockShoc SID World Cup fork, Quarq power meter, Truvative seatpost and cockpit and XX drivetrain. McConneloug rides Crank Brothers Eggbeater 11 pedals, and runs 160mm front and rear rotors with her XX brakes. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
The IMX 29 SL. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Seven Cycles builds frames out of Watertown, Massachusetts. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Front end of the IMX. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Seat collar details. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
McConneloug ordered up an oversized head tube this year so she could use the lighter SID 29 fork. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Seven's Ti-carbon junctions are beautiful. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
The use of carbon top and seat tubes sheds weight. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
A Fizik Aliante saddle. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Rear dropouts. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
McConneloug trains with a Quarq power meter, but doesn't usually race with it. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
1.9" Kenda Karma rubber and NoTubes' super light ZTR Race Gold rims. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Truvative Noir carbon bars. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
A Garmin 800 loaded with European maps is useful for a world traveller like McConneloug. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
ESI grips are super lightweight and comfortable. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
The RockShox remote lockout lever has been up close and personal with Mother Earth a few times. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
McConneloug's Seven is built around a 2.2" tire maximum, so the 1.9" Karma's currently mounted have plenty of space. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Crank Brothers Eggbeater 11 pedals have four different titanium parts and weigh only 174 grams. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Swoopy. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Seven IMX 29 SL. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
Carbon skewer levers shed a tiny bit of weight. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
Mary McConneloug's Seven IMX 29 SL
A standard threaded bottom bracket for easy maintenance. Photo: Caley Fretz | Singletrack.com
FILED UNDER: 29er / Bikes and Tech / Gallery / MTB TAGS: Mary McConneloug / Seven Cycles
Caley Fretz
Tech Editor Caley Fretz came on board with VN in September 2010, and now splits his year between Boulder, Colorado and Annecy, France. Beyond his journalistic pursuits, he is a category 1 road, 'cross and track racer. He also holds a pro XC mountain bike license, though unlicensed racing is now more his style.
