Nicholai’s Gearbox Gravel Bike: The Argon GX Pinion

Back in February, Germany-based NICOLAI Bikes released its Argon GX, the company’s first official gravel bike (coverage here). The Argon GX clears 700C x 45mm or 650B x 50mm tires with a 7020-T6 aluminum frame that features several complex milled parts, including the seat stay yoke, a combined bottom bracket/chain stay yoke, and dropouts, all made possible via NICOLAI’s “Hollow Mill” technology. Today, Nicolai added a gearbox version to the Argon GX range. The Argon GX Pinion has the same geometry and features as the Argon GX, but with sliding dropouts, a Pinion/Gates drivetrain, and rack and fender mounts, it’s geared more toward touring, trekking, and bikepacking.

NICOLAI offers two different versions of the PINION gearbox for the Argon GX Pinion—the 18-speed variant, P1.18, and the 12-speed variant, C1.12. The P1.18 has a total gear ratio of 636% with constant gear steps of 11.5% and weighs 2700g. The C1.12 variant offers 600% total gearing with 17.7% gear increments and weighs 2280g.

The Nicolai Argon GX Pinion complete starts at 4,125€ and is built using Nicolai’s “Tailor Made” semi-custom process. You can specify a choice of over 50 colors for the Argon GX Pinion, each in high gloss or satin finish, or the frame can also be hard anodized with a choice of black, bronze, or titanium colors. From there you choose from a variety of parts using their build configurator. Learn more over at nicolai-bicycles.com.

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