http://argonautcycles.com/blog Fresh from the Argonaut workshop Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:34:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [gallery link="file" columns="4"] I got these photos back from Jared Souney the other day.  These are great photos, and highlight how the new dropouts operate. http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/07/27/glamor-shots/ [gallery link="file" columns="4"] Scott Leonard's road bike shipped out yesterday and I think he's going to be really pleased. The chrome plating on the fork turned out beautifully, and I really like how the Wright style front dropouts match the style of my new rear dropouts. This is my first time ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/06/30/fresh-paint-scotts-paris-roubaix-style-road-bike/ Richard Sachs has started a section on his forum called "Smoked Out," which is a thread dedicated to an individual builder for about a week.  I'm currently up, so check it out and fire away! http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/06/21/check-out-smoked-out-on-velocipedsalon-com/ [gallery link="file"] Who came up "Switcheroo"?  Man, that's bad.  It sounded good at 1am for some reason.  Component names are sort of like personalized licence plates or names of boats, very few are anything but really lame.  I'll keep working on it, but it will probably end up just being the ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/06/14/new-glamour-shots-also-switcheroo-dorkiest-part-name-ever/ [gallery link="file"] I just finished up Scott's fillet brazed road bike, and I couldn't be more excited about it particularly because it was my first opportunity to use my new dropouts. First, Scott's frame turned out beautifully.  This is a full Columbus Life tubeset using a 35mm downtube and an S-bend rear ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/06/07/introducing-the-switcheroo/ [gallery columns="4"] I've started working on Scott's road bike, which will be able to accommodate bigger tires when he wants to do some gravel or hard pack riding. I built the fork over the last few days and am very pleased with how it turned out.  Unicrown forks present a lot of ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/05/21/in-the-works-scotts-paris-roubaix-style-road-bike/ David Fischer took his first trip with his coupled Argonaut and sent me this picture from Indian.  Other Argonaut owners, send me ride shots and I'll post them! http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/05/12/argonaut-on-the-road/ [gallery columns="4"] Evan's bike, from conception to delivery, really exemplifies what buying a custom bike is all about. He came by the shop and we talked about what tubing to use and how he was going to ride the bike.  He had a professional fitting done by Michael Sylvester at Bicycle Fitting ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/04/30/evan-watkins-hand-delivered/ [gallery] Joshua's fixed gear MAX turned out beautifully, but unfortunately I can't take much credit.  Joshua made pretty much all of the build kit decisions, and man does he have good taste.  It's one of those bikes that looks simple and elegant at first glance, but once you get close all ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/03/13/built-up-and-off-to-tahoe-joshuas-max-fixed-gear/ [gallery] Evan's road bike is on its way to the painter. For his tube set I used a Columbus S-bend Life rear end, Columbus externally butted seat tube, Columbus TT, and True Temper S3 downtube. This will be built up with SRAM Force and custom wheels built around Chris King hubs. Evan's ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/03/11/off-to-paint-evans-s3-road/