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eaglejackson
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by eaglejackson on Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:13 pm
greentimgreen wrote:What a great problem to have! I wouldn't swap my Z-zero for anything, but i've heard many times that the z5 is at least 90% as good in feel and performance. For that reason alone I'd change brand if i were in your shoes. On a recent trip to San Fran I stopped in at Above Category and saw an Argonaut they had there - I spent 10minutes just looking at it. An amazing bike, superb attention to detail.
Thanks. I didn't know they had an Argonaut at Above Category. Next time I'm in SF I should go have a look.
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coppercook62
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by coppercook62 on Fri Apr 22, 2016 5:12 pm
as far as how they ride I am hard pressed to tell difference. The difference in the bike are he hand made the tube for the T5 and he used Enve tubes for the SL. There is a you tube video of him explaining how he made it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGav0y4oSI4 My SL I got almost all the features he offered. Twin stays, internal brake, inset headset,PF30 etc. On the T5 these where standard. So from a purchasing point of view it is probably its probably a wash if you get all add ons on SL.
The T5 is probably 30 grams lighter.
Hope that helps.
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RussellS
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by RussellS on Sat Apr 23, 2016 8:28 pm
Not sure where you see a problem. In the second picture from the top it does look like there is a crack in the shell on the right side. Maybe the mechanics put the King BB in and out twice a day or more for six months straight. And a couple were heavy handed. Rest of the pictures just look like a frame that has been tossed into a car many times a day and dropped on the floor at every mechanic's shop three times a day for six months straight. Frame will get scuffed up. Drive a Rolls Royce every day for a year or two on gravel roads and parked in garages every day. It will get scratched and scuffed and banged up. Just use.
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Rippin
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by Rippin on Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:16 am
I don't see a problem with the Argonaut in the pics - that's just the way unidirectional carbon looks. I've seen an Argonaut up close and the finish on the carbon surface is the best that I've come across.
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Calnago
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by Calnago on Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:09 am
Have to say... I like the lines of the Argonaut a lot. And I saw one for real last weekend in the wild. It looked very nice. And the finish seemed excellent.
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kgt
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by kgt on Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:50 am
Rippin wrote:I don't see a problem with the Argonaut in the pics - that's just the way unidirectional carbon looks.
+1
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DavidMLee
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by DavidMLee on Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:17 pm
One vote for Argonaut cycles.
I say their paint job is somewhat superb..
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Denavelo
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by Denavelo on Thu May 05, 2016 9:59 pm
For sale @ Blacksmith Cycles... Kind of a smoking deal considering all that's included... Too bad my cards are maxed out and this isn't a 56cm with a 160mm HT. I'd have to come up with the money for it..
http://blacksmithcycle.com/pages/sale-frames
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