Jamis Sequel flat bar bike blends urban & adventure, and you can win one now

Written by Zach Overholt Oct 19, 2018 2:00 p.m. ET

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So you need a bike to ride around town, but you’d also like something capable of a little adventure? Sounds like you might need something like the new Jamis Sequel – a flat bar adventure bike perfectly suited for the mean streets, or the endless gravel roads just outside of town.

Starting with a Reynolds 520 frame with double butted chomoly main tubes, the Sequel uses Jamis’ Size Specific Design Geometry. Their SSD geo utilizes two different fork offsets and three BB drops depending on the size to offer the ideal ride, no matter what size.

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El Zee Bee

6 years ago

All black WTB Byways. That should make the tanwall haters happy.

JBikes

6 years ago

I do not understand the trend/allure of paint jobs on new bike that look like I could have done it in my garage. And no, I am not a painter.

Pynchonite

6 years ago

Reply to JBikes

I think they’re imitating Surly’s powder coat. Just my guess. Smart move for this kind of bike.

JBikes

6 years ago

Reply to Pynchonite

Smart move to imitate due to Surly’s success, or this type of paint is good for a city bike?
I’ll disagree with the later as an owner of a Surly LHT. The satin finish looks cheap and shows just as many scratches and scuffs (maybe more of those) than gloss and is harder to keep clean.
Plus we have cool products like paint protection film now.

I’m sure someone likes it though.

Pynchonite

6 years ago

Reply to JBikes

For this kind of utility bike, any kind of visual nod to Surly is going to connote quality. I’ve had a few Surlys now and that’s what the photos made me think of immediately. Whether the paint’s any good is another question.

Anny Roo

6 years ago

Weird that Jamis would partner with Blackburn for this. Blackburn is a Vista Outdoor brand and I don’t see Jamis as a company that would take sides in the assault weapons issue, at least not aligning with an assault weapons firm. Bad business especially in the adventure cycling market which doesn’t overlap much with the pro-assault weapons crowd. Interesting to see how it plays out.

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Heffe

6 years ago

Reply to Anny Roo

You notice that Giro has a lot of ads going as well, custom helmets and a big snowjob promo ‘article’ on cyclingtips. By announcing that they intended to sell off these subsidiaries, and now a lot of promotion, Vista is probably trying to sugar coat the bad taste left in normal people’s mouths by Blackburn et al being owned by an arms distributor.

mjw12867

6 years ago

Reply to Anny Roo

Thank God Jamis is not as narrow minded as some people.

Really?

6 years ago

Reply to Anny Roo

Adventure cycling and bike-packing is one area that does align with gun owners and hunters. Reminds me of when I first realized the multi-day possibilities of adventure by canoe. Just like there is always the right bike for the task at hand, rifles and pistols often fit well with adventure.

Huffagnolo Super Magna

6 years ago

Reply to Anny Roo

How does one take sides on firearms when partnering with another bike brand? Blackburn or Giro or Bell have had zero to do with firearms, they are bike/helmet brands and have been since the start!

If you want to do good promote cycling which is good for mental health! That is what all of those companies do! Better mental health leads to less issues in society.

Back to the bike, it is a neat bike! Steel is real and Jamis does a good job with it.

craigmedred

6 years ago

Reply to Anny Roo

does Jamis offers an assault rifle mount on this bike? here in Alaska, where there is real adventure, it is always good to be armed for bear.

Tim

6 years ago

Threaded bottom bracket. External cable routing. Yes and yes.

Biker

6 years ago

Make it belt drive next year and I’m in!

eddiecycle

6 years ago

Lol now hybrids are called “adventure bikes”

M Biker

6 years ago

Reply to eddiecycle

The stub of a stem is also part of the hybrid “new and improved adventure” marketspeak gobbledygook I’m sure…

Gary

6 years ago

Reply to eddiecycle

Don’t see many hybrids with clearance for 650x47s, much less actually equipped with 650x47s.

What we’ve almost come full circle to, here, is early mountain bikes. This looks a helluva lot like a steel Rock Hopper from the mid-80’s with a disc brake conversion and a modern(ish) drivetrain.

bmwt

6 years ago

Vista Outdoor has been planning to get out of most of these bicycle brands (Bell, Giro, Blackburn, etc) and even firearm brands predating the events that “woke” the bike folk of their ownership. So no worries people – all that happens when this gets rehashed is bring out the 2nd Amendment thumpers. It took a long time to bring down big Tobacco (watching that frighted the gun manufacturers as it should any corporation that produces a product that is hazardous to it’s owners and society) – It will take longer to make us safe from mass killings.
Vista Outdoors is just going to stick to ammo sales. The only really curious thing is why they thought it was a good idea to own these bicycle products brands. History repeatedly proves it’s a bad investment long and short-term. Gun brands as investment that’s another story – long-term might change but one can only wish.

https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2018/05/01/vista-outdoor-sell-firearms-and-sports-brands-including-bell-giro-and

bl666

6 years ago

nice specific engineering, reasonable price.

Bob Wright

6 years ago

Wow what a bunch of barking moon bats!
Nice bike for the price.
I’m glad I’ve held out for a new commuter bike.
I’ll have to add my. PRO 2A .stickers, just to piss off the morons out there.
Fortunately, firearms manufactures like Savage (vista outdoors).who make modern sporting rifles are protected from B.S.frivolous lawsuits.

Oh B.T.W. if the military has a FULL AUTO m4 carbine assault rifle.
And my SEMI AUTO AR15’S is semi auto only than I DO NOT own an assult weapon.
It’s more than just semantics.

Back to the Sequel.
Local bike shop is good friends with the Jamis rep so I should have one to demo soon!

6 years ago

Desert Storm Sequel…looks perfect for the AZ desert.

travis

6 years ago

I really really wish I could get this as a frameset.. I’ve looked at one at the LBS and decided I’m getting one.
BUT, the first thing I’m doing is upgrading to the M8000 SLX groupset, brakes and all. 1×11 46-11/32t
will match my riding well and I’ll feel much better about the better brakes given the amount of weight I haul in my trailer…

Travis

6 years ago

UPDATE:

Ordered a 19″ in tan about a week ago after taking another test ride. Expecting to hear from the LBS any day now. Also, ordered and am about to receive the full SLX groupset from Jensonusa as well as a pair of
Vittoria Mezcal 27.5 x 2.25. I’m expecting them to just clear the frame, but we’ll see. I’ll throw a post here once I put up a walk around and review on youtube…