Argon 18 Krypton All Road Bike

Argon 18 Krypton All Road bike frame: The Ultimate Combination of Comfort and Versatility

With the release of the revamped Argon 18 Krypton All Road, you can now have it all in one gorgeous two-wheeled package. Focusing on reliability, versatility, and simplicity, the designers at Argon 18 have developed an endurance-oriented road bike that offers exceptional gravel capabilities.

Just because a rider is looking for comfort in a bike frame doesn’t mean that that frame should feel sluggish or dead. Argon 18 wants you to feel comfortable and fast on your Krypton All Road and wants you to see no limits to your riding adventures. Considering round-the-world record holder Mark Beaumont helped provide feedback and suggestions in the designing of the Krypton All Road, it’s no surprise that this is a bike that can be ridden long distances, day-in day-out.

Focusing on the carbon layup, Argon 18 designers used an elite mix of carbon to keep the frame light while ensuring it could absorb vibrations for rough roads and gravel trails. Using their Topological Compliance System, the Krypton All Road frame finds the optimal balance of comfort and performance to ensure even the longest rides are enjoyable. To make getting your perfect set-up even easier, Argon 18 designers apply their 3D headset with cable integration for easy maintenance and dialed-in fit options. It allows you to adjust the front end stack according to your needs – 0mm if you rather like a steeper drop to the bars, 15mm if you like to stay fairly low but want to give your back a break, and 30mm if you really do like the added comfort a higher stack can offer you. But since it is all designed to work with the frame, even the highest stack setting will not compromise the rigidity or handling, in the way spacers might.

Optimal Geometry in the Krypton All Road

They didn’t have to change anything about the geometry from the earlier iterations since they were still very happy with how the rider/bike interface worked. But they did make some pretty impressive changes to how the bike interacts with the road. They wanted it to be able to handle everything from smooth tarmac to rough cobbles to challenging gravel paths.

And for that to happen, the first place you naturally look is tire clearance. The Krypton Pro All Road can now handle up to 40mm tires, depending on your set-up. So if you are running a 1x groupset, you can fit 40mm as measured on the bike. There are limits to tire size if you run the frame with fenders (35mm) and if you are using Shimano Di2, the tire limit is also 35mm. It goes up to 38mm with SRAM AXS. In any case, those are all pretty impressive numbers for tire width, especially when you consider how they have managed to keep the chainstays short at 415mm to enhance the snappiness of the handling. And they have also succeeded in getting these tire sizes in the smallest frame size, which is remarkably XXS.

The frame also offers fender and rack mounts as well as bosses for a third water bottle under the down tube. A nifty down tube storage chamber also provides a place to stash tools necessary for extended days on the road. Available in six sizes, the Argon 18 Krypton All Road offers an exceptional level of performance at a reasonable price. It’s the sort of bike that can solve your n+1 problem forever.

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