Gates schon los? Für den Gates Carbon Drive braucht man einen besonderen Rahmen. Da sich der Riemen nicht wie eine Kette öffnen lässt, muss man den Rahmen öffnen. Ein Gates kompatibler Rahmen benötigt einen Verschluss am rechten Teil des Hinterbaus, damit der Riemen eingelegt und gewechselt werden kann. Darum haben wir oberhalb des rechten Ausfallendes ein unauffälliges, herausnehmbares Passstück montiert. Die Ausfallenden sind horizontal verschiebbar, damit Du den Riemen spannen kannst. Ein Kettenspanner mit Gewinde und Sechskantaufnahme erleichtert die Justierung des Hinterrads und das Einstellen der Riemenspannung. Jede Kette gleicht Schräglauf aus, der Gates Carbon Drive kann dies nicht. Die Riemenlinie muss absolut gerade sein, der Rahmen muss dafür präzise gefertigt sein. Tretlagerachse und Hinterachse müssen parallel stehen. Nur so läuft der Gates Carbon Drive fehlerfrei und verschleißarm. Wir haben mit Gates den Carbon Drive und unsere Rahmen aufeinander abgestimmt. Darum gewährleisten wir mit Gates höchste Präzision und beste Funktion dieses Systems in Kombination mit einem Nicolai Rahmen. Gates ready? In order to fit a bike with the Gates Carbon Drive system, certain technical requirements must be met. The frame needs a break in the drive side of the rear triangle in order to insert the belt as the belt cannot be split. To achieve this we‘ve designed a low profile removeable part above the right dropout. A Gates frame also needs the ability to tension the belt. For this we use horizontal drop outs that slide precisely in grooves on the frame. These have “chain tugs” adjusted with a hex socket to simplify rear wheel alignment and easily set the perfect belt tension. For correct operation of the Gates Carbon Drive a precise belt line is essential. Unlike a chain, the Carbon Drive cannot cope with any mis-alignment - only perfect frame alignment and a bottom bracket axle and rear axle perfectly in line will give trouble free operation and a long belt life life. Our close R&D partnership with the Gates company during the design of the Carbon Drive was the ideal way to bring this technology to the public. This means we can guarantee the perfect function of the system when used with a Nicolai frame. Cross country Recommended fork travel: 120 mm Frame shown: Size: S Colour: black anodised Material: butted tubes from EN AW-AL Zn4.5Mg1.5Mn, rear-end: VCS light (Various Cross Section) Extra Love Parts: black anodised Features: Gates Carbondrive ready RDM dropout, HWT parts (hollow weld technology), adjustable chainstay length Weight: 1,90kg (as shown) ** Tech Type Font Sticker available: www.apliquet.com Argon CC29 / RoCC What sugar icing means to the confectioner, the Argon CC 29er’s welding seam means to our welders: an affair of honour and pride. Okay … yes, you’ve got us … we employ human welders instead of robots. Robots do not have ears but we always keep our ears open to your ideas of how you wish your dream Argon to be. Our Argon CC 29er is in fact as unique as a Paris-Dakar race car. Riders with normal needs are better served by normal bikes with normal frames. But for a small range of applications the Argon CC 29 is unbeatable, for example, exclusive custom geometries and extreme racing applications. The rear end, made of rectangular VCS Lite profiles and several hollow machined and welded parts, makes the Argon able to accelerate by the slightest twitch of the rider’s muscles. The secret of this explosive performance is called HWT - Hollow Weld Technology. We build lightweight yet extremely durable aluminum frames. The geometry utilises the advantages of smooth-running 29-inch wheels yet maintains the agility of the 26 inch bikes. The RoCC version has slidable dropouts and can be operated with a hub gear or as single speed. And when the drivetrain is equipped with the Gates Carbon Drive you can finally say ‘goodbye’ to the derailleur. { 01 } Argon HWT yoke { 02 } 10mm Rohloff dropouts { 03 } headtube gusset and cable guide { 04 } HWT yoke and VCS light profile rear end