This article originally appeared on BikeRadar
Canadian brand Argon 18 is looking to take on Cervélo with the launch of four new TT bikes across two new platforms – the UCI-legal E117 Tri and the totally illegal E119 Tri – the latter of which is claimed to be faster than a Cervélo P5 in real-world conditions. Argon 18 is the second sponsor and bike supplier of the Bora-Argon 18 Professional Continental team that rode the Tour de France.
Both bikes have been designed to offer practicality as well as speed and come in regular and ‘plus' versions, which come with a bevy of accessories to store ride essentials, nutrition and hydration.
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E119 Tri+
The E119 isn't a development of Argon 18's range-topping E118 Next TT bike. Rather, the brand's engineers created a whole new platform from scratch in a bid to beat the genre-leading bike of that other Canadian company – the Cervélo P5.
Argon 18 used CFD to design the new frame, making a conscious decision to forego some 0-degree speed in exchange for better performance than the P5 at real-world five to 20-degree angles. Argon 18 is measuring its aero performance in terms of CDA (and will publish its wind tunnel data in this format). By this standard, the E119 Tri is 14.89 percent more aerodynamic than the E118 Next, which is, and will continue to be, ridden by the Bora-Argon 18 professional team.
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