ARGON 18 GREY MATTER WITH SHIMANO GRX 820 AND ENVE GOODNESS

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  • Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
  • I headed to the Shimano Service Centre near Milton Keynes to build up this, quite frankly awesome Argon 18 Grey Matter with some glorious parts from Enve and a GRX 820 groupset, the 12 speed GRX which was released last year.
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  • @zbigniewnykiel
    @zbigniewnykiel Місяць тому +7

    Thanks for Envee, Argon, Shimano and rest of partners to help Chris with sharing the world seen by his eyes!!!

  • @cb6866
    @cb6866 Місяць тому +3

    Thanks Chris and builder for that , a beautiful bike to be sure !

  • @m1les7
    @m1les7 Місяць тому +2

    Fantastic vid.
    So cool to watch someone who knows what they’re doing building a bike!
    Very therapeutic, I can’t pump the tyres up without breaking something!❤️😂😂

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому

      You and me both! Haha! But thank you! Julien is a fantastic mechanic

  • @mrpond3326
    @mrpond3326 Місяць тому +1

    I have the same with simple config and I love it, affordable good gravel bike

  • @dominicbritt
    @dominicbritt Місяць тому +2

    Julian is feeling the heat with the cameras rolling 😂. I’ve done one of his courses and it was excellent.

  • @simonlamoon
    @simonlamoon Місяць тому +1

    Such a stunning bike. I’ll sadly never get to ride anything like that but it’s a pleasure to watch yours come to life Chris. Expertise is top of the game 🤘

  • @redauwg911
    @redauwg911 Місяць тому +3

    that is one beautiful argon 18👍

  • @paulraymond8574
    @paulraymond8574 Місяць тому +1

    I've said it before but i find these bike builds so chilled 😎 & the bike looks epic 👌

  • @malcontent510
    @malcontent510 Місяць тому +2

    3:56 I'm just here for "the squint" & I noticed there's a bike build going on

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому

      😂

    • @greatgoofy
      @greatgoofy Місяць тому

      I thought he's was going to do his take on Monty Python and the holy grail, where they keep running dramatically at the castle.

    • @wandafool1
      @wandafool1 Місяць тому

      Looking like a fat kid at cake shop waiting for cashier to finish ringing up the cake! Hahahahah! seriously I would look like that too.

  • @zmuzzy101
    @zmuzzy101 Місяць тому +1

    Very nice bike. Has an old school feel with the colour scheme.

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому

      I think so too! Really cool isn’t it?

    • @zmuzzy101
      @zmuzzy101 Місяць тому

      @@ChrisHallRides very. Which upgrades are you most excited about?

  • @grahambell9831
    @grahambell9831 Місяць тому +1

    Very well put together video Chris...... very stylish......as is the finished Argon bike 👏 ....... Very cool colour 😎 👌

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks! 👍 Really nice isn't it!?

    • @grahambell9831
      @grahambell9831 Місяць тому

      @ChrisHallRides Hi Chris, It most certainly is!
      It is REALLY REALLY good!
      The green paint is just so nice 😍 👌

  • @MrAnnoyingGames
    @MrAnnoyingGames Місяць тому +1

    🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @waisinglee1509
    @waisinglee1509 Місяць тому +1

    Wowsers...

  • @uriahkaufman7442
    @uriahkaufman7442 Місяць тому +1

    Hi Chris, these Argon bikes look fantastic! I recently had a mishap with my road bike and am in the market for a new bike. Thinking I might as well get a bike that can handle gravel riding and events because they look like a ton of fun, as well as being my road bike. I am curious, for gnarly gravel races, would you recommend GRX820 or DI2 GRX? Thinking I’ll stick with a 2x drivetrain since it’s multi purpose. Leaning towards the updated Cervelo Aspero, but open to options. Thank you for your advice!

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому +1

      If you’re going 2x then definitely look at di2 as an option, especially as you want to use it as a road bike as well. 820 1x in this setup is amazing for getting you up pretty much anything. You can have one bike to do everything but it will have some limitations at certain points. For proper rough stuff a 1x groupset will give you better easy gears but might not have a big enough gear on the road. Depends on what your preference is. If it’s more road I’d look at something like the krypton as price wise they’re very good, has frame storage and also can take tyres up to 40mm. If you’re more off road focused check out the dark matter as an adventure rig.

  • @user-dn8jf6xy4r
    @user-dn8jf6xy4r 22 дні тому +1

    Hi Chris, could you tell me pls what size is this frame ? Many thanks.

  • @tylerboylehoban2834
    @tylerboylehoban2834 Місяць тому +1

    curious what you think of those wheels! they are a decent price and look to be good value but haven't seen many reviews on them!

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому

      They seem incredibly bomb proof and ride fantastic. I used them at dirty reiver. Nice and wide internal so good for big tires

  • @kevinlyon9501
    @kevinlyon9501 Місяць тому +1

    Will be interested to hear your thoughts on how it rides compared to the Dark Matter. Have tried couple of one by bikes never really got on with them, that or I needed longer to get used to it.

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому +1

      The new 12 speed GRX is exceptional. Really impressed with it on the rides I’ve done.

  • @pumpkinmeerkat3692
    @pumpkinmeerkat3692 Місяць тому +1

    not sure why Enve sells a gravel specific post without provisions for activating with a road shifter

  • @mitchoi3581
    @mitchoi3581 Місяць тому +1

    I couldn't make out the BB that was used. Was that a Wheels Mfg? Nice build!

  • @AlpiBoiMedia
    @AlpiBoiMedia Місяць тому +1

    I've been eyeing this frame, but i can only find 1 or 2 reviews here in youtube. Hoping to hear your thoughts.

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому +1

      I used it at dirty reiver. Genuinely really impressed, I’ve not ridden an alloy bike in a long time and it rides fantastic. I’ll be doing a proper review video soon

  • @ixxgxx
    @ixxgxx 22 дні тому +1

    I have this stock bike. what is this one regarding components and what for? I find I need a lower gear for off road climbing but this thing screams on the road faster than my old tri felt ar4 carbon bike in tri position. Its so smoothe I'm turning into my tri backpacker and half im bike. I also need the paint code for some scratches but no one seems to know how to get at the toppest levels.

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  21 день тому

      It's a fantastic bike isn't it? I have done a gravel race on it but will be mainly using it as my go to all the time rider especially when in the winter here in the UK

    • @ixxgxx
      @ixxgxx 20 днів тому

      @@ChrisHallRides so what's the max back sprocket i can get for climbing w rival1 stock? What did they put on the back?

  • @91722854
    @91722854 Місяць тому +1

    what is the size of the max cog on the cassette?

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому

      10-51

    • @91722854
      @91722854 Місяць тому

      @@ChrisHallRides how is the grx derailleur able to handle 51t? thought 42t was the max?

  • @biketrybe7071
    @biketrybe7071 Місяць тому +1

    Nice build. Is that a Wheels Manufacturing thread-through BB?

  • @wandafool1
    @wandafool1 Місяць тому +1

    This isn't a carbon bike?

    • @ChrisHallRides
      @ChrisHallRides  Місяць тому +1

      It’s aluminium

    • @wandafool1
      @wandafool1 Місяць тому

      @@ChrisHallRides if looks could kill....

    • @alanhill7965
      @alanhill7965 Місяць тому

      Great to watch first thing before work down here in Australia ,lovely bike Chris !

  • @notpablo8369
    @notpablo8369 Місяць тому +1

    Wished they bring back Di2 on 12-speed groupsets 🫢