The Dominance of Argon18 in Triathlons: A Look at Their Road Bikes

Optimal Balance is ARGON 18’s bicycle manufacturing philosophy.

For 25 years, ARGON 18 has been seeking the perfect balance of stiffness, comfort, and lightness.

A high-performance frame must be stiff, but it should not be as rigid as a railway sleeper.

Stiffness needs to be applied where reinforcement is needed to allow the rider to exert every bit of energy.

Increasing stiffness can enhance riding stability and steering precision without causing discomfort to the rider.

A high-performance frame must be light, but it cannot sacrifice stiffness or comfort.

A lightweight frame accelerates quickly and is advantageous for climbing,

but if it is made too light at the expense of other performance, that is not ARGON 18’s design philosophy.

Comfort is an essential element of a high-performance frame.

Race-oriented frame designs often tend to be both light and stiff, but comfort is an indispensable part of the overall design.

Anyone who has ridden a bike with an unsuitable frame size or poor frame quality has experienced the pain,

and they have learned that comfort determines the joy of riding.

After all, you don’t want to end up with injuries from cycling, right?

▲HDS: The horizontal dual system is a technical concept proposed by ARGON 18.

▲The concept of HDS is simple: different frame tubes bear different loads and pressures.

And ARGON 18 distinguishes the two types of loads by drawing a diagonal line from the top edge of the head tube to the rear dropout, dividing the frame into two parts.

• The upper part is called the [Comfort Zone], which bears the weight of the rider and must have flexibility to absorb and dissipate road bumps and vibrations.

• The lower part is called the [Power Zone], responsible for transmitting the rider’s power completely to the rear wheel, converting it into maximum forward thrust;

therefore, the power zone needs to strengthen the lateral stiffness of the down tube, bottom bracket, and rear stays.

▲The concept is easy to understand, but how to blend the conflicting comfort and efficiency into a single frame… is difficult!

This difficulty is the value of high-end carbon fiber bikes!

Because of this, whenever ARGON 18 bikes are mentioned, the word “comfort” will never be forgotten!

▲Common feature of climbing road bikes – slender rear stays

▲Compared to the vase-shaped seat tube that is thin at the top and thick at the bottom, this rear stay that tapers from front to back is the best representation of “form follows function”; the slender rear stays of climbing bikes can provide a more comfortable road feel and a lightness when climbing!

▲The design of the bottom bracket largely determines the performance value of a carbon fiber bike; the way the bottom bracket deforms can make the difference between heaven and hell…

Bottom brackets that twist left and right not only reduce downhill stability but also waste your output power, like running on a beach, tough! Bottom brackets that move up and down can produce appropriate elasticity when climbing, just like the feeling of bouncing on a spring bed! But how to make the frame unable to twist left and right while only moving up and down is another difficulty in bike manufacturing! Therefore, purchasing a carbon fiber bike is not as simple as just looking at the price and weight; for beginners choosing a carbon fiber road bike, every bike on display in the shop looks the same, but once you ride it, you realize they are actually different! Hence, the difficulty in purchasing a road bike is not low; choosing well-known brands and looking at international reviews is the best way!

The 3D head tube system is a unique structural design of ARGON18, allowing the same bike to have three different head tube lengths!

For example, the design of the 3D head tube allows the XXS size of the Gallium Pro to have three different head tube heights of 7.7 / 9.1 / 10.1cm.

▲You might say: Is head tube length really that important? Can’t you just not cut the fork too short and add spacers!?

But in fact, there are safety height limits for adding spacers!

Moreover, the higher you add spacers, the worse the stiffness becomes, a simple lever principle, I’m sure you understand!

Therefore, ARGON 18 designed this 3D head tube to bring the bearings of the front head as close to the steering column as possible.▲This is the simplest yet smartest way to solve the rider’s handlebar height problem.

▲ARGON 18 frames of different sizes are matched with corresponding front forks of different sizes

▲Each bike can showcase delicate settings and frame personality

▲Gallium Pro offers size options for small frames, with the smallest XXS top tube measuring only 50.2cm

▲Even petite riders can handle it

This’s the one, ARGON 18 Gallium Pro

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