Description The Arsenic is specially dedicated to that increasingly popular discipline, cyclocross. Argon 18 set out to design a high-end frameset that would fulfill all the needs of ’cross racers.
Bike Setup: Campy Chorus, Easton EA70X tubulars, ritchey controls and Fixik saddle
Summary: This bike is smooth, stiff, light, and fast. It corners well, has great power transfer and looks great. The shaped tubes make it easy to pick up and comfortable to shoulder. The carbon lugs are awesome- its a very well built bike.
Strengths: handling, looks, unique, construction
Weaknesses: kind of expensive for a cross frame
Similar Products Used: Felt F1X, Lapierre, TriCross
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Bike Setup: Campy Chorus, Easton EA70X tubulars, ritchey controls and Fixik saddle
Summary: This bike is smooth, stiff, light, and fast. It corners well, has great power transfer and looks great. The shaped tubes make it easy to pick up and comfortable to shoulder. The carbon lugs are awesome- its a very well built bike.
Strengths: handling, looks, unique, construction
Weaknesses: kind of expensive for a cross frame
Similar Products Used: Felt F1X, Lapierre, TriCross
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Summary: Love this bike...I think it is my favorite ride...very responsive, and stable...huge bottom bracket area for great power transfer...built up with Rival.
Strengths: stiff, stable, responsive, very cool paint job and detailing
Weaknesses: none
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