On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:40:28 +0100, "Tim Downie"
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>Having spotted the name Argos mentioned here (who were the makers of my own
>fine steed) I got to wondering how many other Argos owners there are out
>there on urc.
>
>Any stories to tell?
>
As you saw I have two.
An audax bike which I love to bits. 853 Frame painted red and black.
Braze-on for dynamo and lamp on front fork. Rack and mudguard
braze-ons.
Within a month I managed to push the bike against a corner of a wall
denting the top tube. But thats not the bikes fault. Nobody notices
unless I point it out.
A much better bike than this rider deserves, a delight to ride.
Next time out Transport 200 Audax on Saturday.
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A commuting bike. 725 Frame painted baby blue.
A rare straight handle barred hybrid from a custom builder. Braze-ons
for Rohloff and disc brakes. Rack and Mudguard braze-ons. Braze on
for dynamo and lamp.
I posted a little over a year ago that this bike gave me a nasty
surprise when the fork was snapped by the disc brake. Eeek! Argos
made a new stronger fork of charge including a modification to the
brake braze-on. The front brake now fits on the right hand fork blade
which will please some people on this group. Unfortunately this
prevents the use of a hub dynamo. This bike dows 32miles every work
day. I have no plans to replace it. Not as good as the other bike
but very reliable.
Next time out Later Today it takes me home.
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The main problem with Argos is the waiting time. Like other good
makers they usually have plenty of work in front of us.