Inside the New Nitrogen Pro: Now You Can Have It All
Argon 18 has a reputation for engineering for performance in the cycling industry. The new Nitrogen Pro represents the next evolution in our pursuit of aerodynamics, compliance, and efficiency, in a single race platform.
In our latest White Paper, the Argon 18 R&D team dives into the science behind Nitrogen Pro, exploring how every millimeter of the frame, fork, and cockpit contributes to creating decisive instants that define victory: race-winning moment
From Concept to Wind Tunnel
The White Paper details how more than 130 aerodynamic profiles were tested to calculate the optimal balance between aerodynamics, stiffness, and weight.
You’ll see how our engineers refined Nitrogen Pro’s shapes and forms, including the bike’s off-axis headtube, truncated NACA downtube and newly-designed ATTEN Aero cockpit, using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and FEA (Finite Element Analysis), to bring their theoretical efficiency estimates to life.
A Complete System Approach
Unlike traditional aero frames developed in isolation, Nitrogen Pro was conceived as part of a complete system: frame, fork, cockpit, and wheelset, where every element acts in “aerodynamic harmony”. An essential feature of Nitrogen Pro’s aerodynamic system is the ATTEN x Scope Artech 6.A+ wheelset, co-developed in partnership with Scope Cycling.
Lightweight, Stiff, and Compliant
With a sub-950 g frame, weighing in at 6.95 kg for a complete build, Nitrogen Pro sits close to UCI’s minimum road bike weight. The refined carbon layup achieves +6% headtube stiffness and +23% bottom bracket stiffness compared to the Argon 18 SUM Pro road bike. At the same time, Nitrogen Pro’s unprecedented compliance offers an exceptional ride feel across a range of demanding surfaces, so racers can save every watt for the final sprint, and enjoy the ride more than ever.
Read the Full White Paper
The full Nitrogen Pro White Paper details every step of our engineering process, including aero data, stiffness-to-weight analysis, and the technical rationale behind each design choice.
