Monday, May 26, 2008

Hardcore bike porn...


I got my first tease of the Argon 18 E-114 at Interbike last year and I fell for it -- hard. I immediately told the boys at Argon that I needed to "test" this beast ASAP. By "test", I meant send me a bike to review and then let me keep it for a few months so I can do some races on it. They got me one of the first off the production line this February (Torbjorn got one before me, but I'm not complaining) and for the last few months I've been adding minor bells and whistles. At last I think it's finally done -- enjoy the finished product.

FRAME: 2008 Argon 18 E-114
Group: Shimano Dura-Ace 10-speed
Engine: FSA K-Force SL Carbon Cranks with Q-Rings
Wheelset: Zipp 999 (rear), Blackwell 100 (front) with Argyle Wheeltags (wheeltags.com)
Hydration: Bontrager Speedbottle/Beaker Concepts Hydrotail
Aerobar: Argon 18 AHB5000
Saddle: Argon 18 ARS2000
Power Meter: iBike Aero

3 comments:

Kirk Walker said...

Zero comments? Nobody to make fun of your wheel bling? I don't believe it. I'm guessing just "fat" tire camo. Bring the eyes in... Bring the eyes in...

Marc said...

Beautiful bike....Can you give me an idea of the overall weight of your set up? How well does it absorb road shock? Do you find that the front end is as adjustable height-wise and as far as distance from saddle to cockpit as you'd like?

Alpedrengen said...

Love your bike... Do you have a photo of the ibike powermeter setup? I also have a e114 and thinking about buying an ibike pw...