Argon 18 are a Montreal-based bike manufacturer that has had plenty of success in road, track and triathlon competition. In 2018 they launched their Dark Matter gravel bike and it has since received a minor update this year, mostly in the form of more bosses for bikepacking. It's not just a bike for bikepacking, Argon says that the Dark Matter is also capable of gravel racing with the best gravel bikes.
I rode the Argon 18 Dark Matter at the FNLD GRVL event earlier in the month, a 177km gravel race that took place in Lahti, Finland. The course was very high-paced and a real test of the Dark Matter’s performance.
