ARGONAUT CUSTOM BICYCLES
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF POSSIBLE
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Ben Farver started his custom bike building career working with steel in 2007. He built bikes out of steel because that’s the material he loved to ride, and felt had the best overall ride quality. However, the quest for more performance eventually led Ben to carbon, but not the sort of carbon you find on the racks of most bike shops. Carbon piqued Ben’s interest not so much because of the ideal strength to weight ratio, but instead because of the nearly limitless potential for customization.
Nearly 10 years later, Ben and the team at Argonaut Cycles are building bikes that retain the feeling of the original steel bikes made in the early days, but lighter, stiffer where it counts, and with a ride quality that we feel is truly transcendent. Every Argonaut is unique to the individual owner. Every Argonaut rides like an Argonaut.
REDEFINING CUSTOM
Custom means far more than just unique geometry and custom paint. It means a patented moulding process, developed over years, enabling Argonaut to untether from the kinds of angle, headtube length, and chainstay restrictions other bike manufacturers have to adhere to. It means realising the true potential of carbon.
Moving beyond geometry—because, yes, geometry is just the beginning—we enter into another defining element of the Argonaut custom build process layup. Whether applied to one of their proven geometries, or a geometry built for your unique body shape, riding style, and needs, layup is how they merge art and technology to yield bicycles that redefine custom.
By shifting the layup patterns across every single frame they craft and are able to control stiffness in all directions: horizontal, vertical, and torsional. Depending on the structural end goal and rider profile associated with each build, they can add or subtract layers and/or change ply orientation to achieve that end goal. Argonaut only purchase top-of-the-line raw carbon materials directly from their suppliers—who configure them to our their exacting specifications—every inch of carbon that goes into their custom bike builds far exceeds industry standards.
It’s through their patented moulding process and meticulous layups, we both redefine and fully embrace what it truly means to be custom.
At the end of the day, you could say it's a decentralised process—to take in all your data, information, and dreams, and create a bold new universe in the form of a custom carbon bicycle. Argonaut build you a ride unparalleled and like no one.
THE BIKES
Argonaut offer two bikes, a road bike (RM3) and a gravel bike (GR3) There is a custom option and a Supernuat option for each one.
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CUSTOM
Custom, is the comprehensive custom build process Argonaut is known for, where they go beyond traditional limits and create the perfect one-of-one: custom geometry, custom layup, custom build, and custom painted bicycle. You will have the option of selecting from curated build groups found on the website or to work directly in sourcing your own unique build. All your n=1 are is to determine final fit details and custom layup patterns. The lead time for a Custom Argonaut is twelve weeks.
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SUPERNAUT ​​
If the true rider’s spirit could be distilled into one bicycle, the Supernaut would be it. Close to two decades of custom craftsmanship, hands on experience, and data interpretation have resulted in its incomparable ride quality. The Supernaut champions all things supreme— feathery weight, the best possible components, and ships ready to rip. Every element of the Supernaut is in the service of ride quality and best-in-class riding experience. All Supernaut frames are hand made in Bend Oregon. The Supernuat features stock geometry and will be tailored to your fit specifications with careful selection of stem length, spacers, bar width, crank length, and seat post set-back.​​​
ROAD
RM3 Custom Frameset: £8,100. (Frame, Fork, Headset, Painted Enve Aero Stem, Custom Layup, Custom Geo, Standard Paint)​​
RM3 Custom Full Bike Price: TBD
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​RM3 Supernaut Frameset: £6,175 (Frame, Fork, Headset)
​RM3 Supernaut Full Bike Price: £14,250​​​​
GRAVEL
GR3 Custom Frameset: £8100.
(Frame, Fork, Headset, Painted Enve Aero Stem, Custom Layup, Custom Geo, Standard Paint)
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GR3 Custom Full Bike Price: TBD
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GR3 Supernaut Frameset: £6,175. (Frame, Fork, Headset)
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GR3 Supernuat Full Bike Price: £12,350
M A D E I N THE U S A
Designed, tested, and built in Bend, Argonaut proudly employ 20+ dedicated, talented, and experienced individuals who are encouraged to embody the ethos of continuous improvement. Argonaut Cycles is a team, looking out for one another, lifting each other up, elevating their game. They are dedicated to the process of doing things better so that the next person down the line is able to do their job better. This means paying liveable wages, offering health care, and being 100% accountable at every stage of the journey.
