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Hand made in Canada byPhilippe Juteau
June 2008
- Perfect positioning with Juteau-Cantin - François Parisien with Team R.A.C.E. Pro - The Plutonium, at home on any road
- Sam McGlone Wins the Ironman 70.3 of Hawaii
- Twenty years ago, Seoul was the place and GervaisRioux was there
Perfect positioning with Juteau-Cantin The days of plumb-line fiddling are over!
For the buyer, purchasing a bicycle involves many decisions, most of whichrevolve around personal preferences. Of all the choices to be made,choosing the correct frame size might seem one of the most"objective", but this is often not quite the case, particularly whenbody measurements are inaccurately assessed.
These same measurements then have to be validated when transposed tothe bike at delivery. Today, as more and more riders seek the perfectposition down to the millimeter, there seems to be no really effective meansfor establishing accurate data.
In this respect, Juteau-Cantin tools, exclusively distributed by Argon
18, offer effective, practical solutions that combine accuracy and an
elegant simplicity. Hand made in Canada, they are the result of years of bike-shop experience in fitting riders of all kinds to bikes of all kinds,
fulfilling both the shop's and the customer's needs. Of the range of tools
available, two in particular stand out as "must-haves" for any shop:
The Measuring Station Built of steel and hardwood, this device easily and accurately establishesthe customer's height and inseam, tibia, forearm and foot length. It comeswith data file cards to be completed for each customer and, importantly, avery complete manual that lists the frame geometries for more than thirtypopular bike brands.
The Platform
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The Measuring Station
The Platform
François decided to use a XS
Gallium
This positioning tool offers a very stable working surface. The cyclist canmount the bike and participate in establishing the optimal position incomplete safety. The Platform system includes long steel squares thatfacilitate a reliable determination of reference points, such as saddlesetback and angle, stem length and height as well as handlebar dimensions.
To learn more about these tools, visit the "Positioning Tools" page on theArgon 18 website.
Juteau-Cantin tools, perfect positioning made easy.
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François Parisien with Team R.A.C.E. Pro
2005 Canadian road champ now rides on a Gallium
The rumor about the transfer of ex-Canadian road champion François
Parisien had spread last week. But since June 1st the situation is
official: François has joined the ranks of Team R.A.C.E. pro and for the
remaining of the season, he will race on the Gallium.
By joining Steve Bauer's squad, François is assured to take the start at the
important races in Philly that will take place in the coming days (the Lehigh
Valley Classic, the Reading Classic and the Philadelphia International
Championship). He will then race at the Tour de la Beauce before going
back in Beauce for the Canadian road Championship a month later.
His ultimate goal is to secure a spot on the Canadian National team going
to the Olympics.
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The PlutoniumAt home on any road
With an eye on emerging market trends, last year Argon 18 decided to
subject one of its road models to a complete makeover, turning it into ahigh-performance commuter bike. We refer, of course, to the
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Longer wheelbase for greater
stability
Plutonium. This unique machine has been redesigned expressly to
facilitate "the daily travel to and from a person's workplace and home", as
Wikipedia defines "commuting". But this bike offers much more.
The new Plutonium is a more versatile machine, when compared to the
Krypton or Gallium models, which are real thoroughbreds specificallydesigned for road training and racing.
Apart from its lean and clean lines, what distinguishes the Plutonium?
Well, the AFS geometry has been tweaked, with a longer wheelbase yielding
greater stability and a taller head tube for a more upright position.
The frameset incorporates the threaded eyelets required for mounting a
rack and panniers and the 700 X 28 tires offer durability, comfort and
control on rural gravel roads as well as bumpy pavement downtown. Day
trippers, take note.
Add to this a smart mix of components including Shimano 105 shift
levers, a Shimano Ultegra ten-speed derailleurs and a FSA Gossamer
compact crankset and you have a bike that performs on any kind of
road; that's the Plutonium.
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Sam McGlone Wins the Ironman 70.3 of Hawaii "May is my favorite time of year"
Last weekend Samantha McGlone won the Ironman 70.3 of Hawaii for a
second time in a row. Race analysts and athletes present at the racewere agreeing that Sam looked very comfortable during the race. So we
asked her about her training during the month of May.
"May is my favorite time of year - the days are getting longer and the
weather is finally warming up. Also the long training block of winter is
coming to an end and the racing is starting. That means more race
specific preparation. Some of my favorite workouts include long bricks at
race intensity. I often do two bricks each week. The typical Brick workout is
Bike-Run combo.
I like to do a longer ride (2-3 hours) with intervals at 1/2 Ironman race
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Gervais Rioux with Steve
Bauer
Olympics in 1976. On that day, something clicked for me, I knew that's
what I wanted to do. So, yes, Seoul was important to me, absolutely,
and all the more so that I had missed the Games in Los Angeles. In 1983,
I'd had an excellent season, so logically, I had reason to expect to be
selected for the Olympic team, but I crashed early in '84, which led to
lingering injuries and.anyway, all that to say that my dream was
postponed.
B.P.: At the time, you were probably the country's most experienced rider.
Did you nevertheless feel some sort of pressure or anxiety following the
announcement of your presence on the team? Did you feel a need to
change your training program?
G.R.: In terms of training, I had planned to hit a second peak in
September, so yes, in that sense, my season had been planned around
Seoul. At any rate, I had won one of the two selection races in late July orearly August, so it was a little too late to change much in my training by
then, with the Games slated for September. Also, I was familiar with the
Canadian selection process; I had already represented Canada at seven
or eight World Championships and at the Commonwealth Games
twice. That was useful experience.
B.P.: Nervousness didn't seem to affect you. You didn't feel nervous, there
at the start line, surrounded by all those international riders? What comes
to mind when you think of that moment today?
G.R.: The nerves would kick in maybe ten minutes before the gun, nosooner. On the line, yes, I was anxious to get going! In Seoul, though, we
had a plan from the start and I remember discussing this with Ken Reid
and Gaétan Boucher, the team director, telling them that I was going to
attack early.
B.P.: Which you did.
G.R.: Oh yeah! Since the course presented no particular challenge, a very
active, dynamic race was to be expected, so, as planned, I attacked about
thirty kilometers into the race. We had a good group in the break,
working well together and we rode a little over a hundred
kilometers off the front, culminating with about 3'30'' on the bunch. They
caught us about thirty km from the finish, but I wasn't quite done with my
plan, so I jumped in with the counter-attack, in a group of nine this time,
but these guys were not working well together. At one point, someone
attacked and I thought that since I'd just spent the day in a race-long break
working hard, it wasn't my job to get on the front and work at that point in
the race. Well, this break was caught too and in the end, Olaf Ludwig won.
B.P.: Today, twenty years later, you have bikes of your own design that are
going to Beijing. How does it feel to know that athletes are going torepresent their respective countries riding your bikes?
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G.R.: Oh, pride, great pride! In Beijing, we'll have Lauren Groves, who is
shooting for a podium spot and perhaps Carolyn Murray, if all goes to plan;
both will be on our bikes. Samantha McGlone was riding an Argon 18 in
Athens. These athletes put their trust in our bikes, they rely on them to
accomplish their inspiring performances and they represent our company.Quite a bit of teamwork was required to get to this point and all of this
shows just how far Argon 18 has come since its inception. Remember, too,
that Argon 18 has been ridden to a number of Canadian
Championship titles and has three Triathlon World Championships
under its belt, not to mention the many international victories in
cycling and triathlon both.
And we're just getting started.