http://argonautcycles.com/blog Fresh from the Argonaut workshop Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:37:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [gallery] Bill Parianos's champagne road bike shipped yesterday, and I hope he get what's left of the summer riding down in Australia. This turned out exactly like how I like to make bikes: seamless, cohesive, understated, yet really beautiful. The off-white looks great against the black Campy Chorus, and the gold ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/02/25/bill-p-s-road-bike-is-on-the-way-to-australia/ [gallery] Joshua's MAX track bike arrived Thursday from the painter and it looks killer! The biggest challenge on this frame were the seatstays. On MAX frames there isn't a very obvious way to tie them into the seat lug especially when the lugs are being chromed. I decided to essentially mask ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/01/30/fresh-paint-joshuas-max-track/ [gallery] I finally finished Bill's frame....well, second frame really. I can't emphasize enough how much I appreciate Bill's patience on this bike. The delivery is a little late to say the least. Adam's Interbike build, Joshua's chromed MAX, and the tricycle all took longer than expected and delayed Bill's ride. I originally ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/01/24/bill-p-s-road-off-to-the-painter/ I'm revamping my price structure this month and it's going to become effective February 1, so if you're on the fence jump over! Prices for lugged and fillet brazed frames will both increase to $2200.00, and there will be a flat $100 tubing upgrade charge for anything other than Columbus ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2010/01/06/price-increase-effective-feb-1/ [gallery] This was sitting under the tree at my brother's house on Christmas morning. I made it for my nephew, William, who is turning two this January. It might be a little bit before he's able to ride it by himself, but it should be pretty epic once he can. Here's the ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2009/12/28/williams-custom-tricycle/ [gallery] I finally got Joshua's bike back from the plater and it looks killer!  The lug detail turned out really well, especially at the seat tube joint.  The bottom half of the lug and stays will be painted, and the top half will be masked. http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2009/12/19/fresh-chrome-joshuas-track/ [gallery] Bill's bike is pretty close to being finished.  He's getting a fairly staigtforward road bike with a relatively relaxed geometry, but a more performance oriented tube set.  I'm using a Columbus 6/4/6 35mm downtube, True Temper 31.8 tt, True Temper externally butted 9/6/1 seat tube, and Columbus Life S-bend stays. ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2009/11/20/in-the-works-bill-p-road/ [gallery] Joshua's track frame is being chromed at the moment.  The head tube lugs, seat lug, seat stays, and chain stays are all going to be plated. There are a lot of custom touches on this frame.  I hand carved all the lugs including the bottom bracket, and had a pair of ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2009/11/17/off-to-be-plated-joshuas-max-track/ [gallery] Joshua's front triangle and chain stays are ready to be brazed up. Next up: fastback style seat stays and then off to be chromed! http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2009/10/20/progress-report/ I finished up carving the lugs for Joshua's lugged Columbus MAX track bike the other day and was pleased with the result. The MAX lugs don't leave a whole lot of room for creativity, but done carefully they can look good. I'll leave out a few of the ... http://argonautcycles.com/blog/2009/10/10/in-the-works-joshua-levine-lugged-max/