Introducing the Argonaut RM3 road bike – Money can buy you everything!

Custom doesn’t go deeper than this! The new Argonaut RM3 road bike doesn’t only feature custom geometry, even the carbon layup is optimised to match the rider’s weight, performance and riding style. All that customisation comes at a price though and only a lucky few of us will be able to fulfil their dream of owning one of these high-end Argonaut beauties.

American manufacturer Argonaut Cycles present their new, deep custom road bike, the RM3 (Road Mark 3). Designed, manufactured and tested in Bend, Oregon, it’s a bike that promises to stand out from the crowd in all respects.

The Argonaut RM3 is constructed using state of the art manufacturing technology. You can choose between the standard or the custom version with your own geometry requirements. But even the standard RM3 is unique with the carbon layup of each frame optimised according to the customer’s weight, performance and riding style.

Nowadays, almost all carbon forks are made in Asia. However, Argonaut want to put a stop to that trend and choose not to spec their high-end, custom road bikes with standard forks. The latest manufacturing methods have made it possible for them to produce the fork and stem in-house! With a standard 1 ⅛” tapered steerer tube, their new fork is said to be lighter than competing products while allowing them to keep the cable routing internal throughout.

All the details on the new RM3 frameset

• completely custom or a choice of 12 standard geometries
• the frame (from 750 g), fork (370 g) and stem (135 g in 120 mm) are all manufactured in-house in the USA
• the frameset includes the frame, fork, headset (IS41 / IS47) and stem
• the stem is available in lengths ranging from 90 to 120 mm and angles of -7°, -3.5°, 0° and +6°
• only compatible with disc brakes, a 12 x 100 mm axle up front and 12 x 142 mm at the rear
• T47 bottom bracket
• integrated seat clamp
• internal cable routing through the frame, fork and stem
• tire clearance of up to 35C with 408 mm chainstays

Size	505	515	530	540	545	550	560	565	570	575	580	595
Seat tube	426 mm	439 mm	464 mm	479 mm	488 mm	495 mm	504 mm	516 mm	522 mm	545 mm	544 mm	564 mm
Top tube	505 mm	515 mm	528 mm	540 mm	545 mm	550 mm	560 mm	565 mm	570 mm	575 mm	580 mm	595 mm
Head tube	100 mm	110 mm	130 mm	140 mm	150 mm	150 mm	160 mm	170 mm	175 mm	200 mm	195 mm	215 mm
Head angle	71.5°	71.5°	72.0°	73.0°	73.0°	73.2°	73.2°	73.2°	73.5°	73.5°	73.5°	73.5°
Seat angle	74.0°	74.0°	73.5°	73.0°	73.0°	73.0°	73.0°	73.0°	73.0°	73.0°	73.0°	72.5°
Chainstays	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm	408 mm
BB Drop	75 mm	75 mm	75 mm	72 mm	72 mm	72 mm	72 mm	70 mm	70 mm	70 mm	68 mm	68 mm
Reach	357 mm	364 mm	367 mm	371 mm	373 mm	377 mm	385 mm	387 mm	391 mm	388 mm	395 mm	399 mm
Stack	510 mm	520 mm	540 mm	550 mm	560 mm	563 mm	572 mm	580 mm	586 mm	609 mm	603 mm	622 mm

Prices

• frameset with standard geometry $ 6,000
• frameset with custom geometry $ 7,500
• custom paint job from $ 600
• complete builds from $ 11,000

If you want to find out how such an expensive bike rides before looting your account, we recommend taking a close look at our review of the predecessor. Looking for alternatives to the Argonaut RM3? Then check out our big 2020 road bike group test.

For more information about the Argonaut RM3 go to argonautcycles.com

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