My Time Skylon
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Thank you all for your comments and suggestions!
So, it seems that I have to sand my bars to matt or glossy carbon. It's the cheapest option.
So, it seems that I have to sand my bars to matt or glossy carbon. It's the cheapest option.
kgt wrote:Thank you all for your comments and suggestions!
So, it seems that I have to sand my bars to matt or glossy carbon. It's the cheapest option.
No worries
Sometimes a single splash of color is cool
Also the main thing is how you like it
You know your thread reminded me of the Look I had years ago.
Back then they did all their own work too
The older Look frames & Time were quite similar I thought
I remember in 2005 I had just come off two failed early Cervelo R2.5 frames
When I went back to Look (had a KG381 Team & later a 585) I could not believe how clean the workmanship inside of the BB & the headtube were
Thanks for the pics & piqued my interest in Time now
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Beautiful bike @kgt! Also, aren't Time frames lifetime warranty? The Tour magazine you quoted says 2, though I could have sworn it's lifetime--or at least it used to be. How is the Time climbing and, more importantly, how does it feel descending? Planted and inspiring confidence, or otherwise?
Yes, it has a lifetime warranty.
The ride quality is extremely refined. Stiff and balanced and smooth and responsive... anything a rider could ask IMO. With the aktiv fork (have not tried it but friends have) it is much probably the top performing frame in descents. The way aktiv technology filters the vibrations when going downhill at high speeds is really amazing.
To sum up, I do not think it is a frame for everyone (it is expensive to start with) but certainly a frame for the real connoisseur.
See a recent review here:
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/technspec ... TJyCsklHfY
and another one in french:
https://www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post ... rche-aktiv
It is really a shame that not many teams are using it but Time is a relatively small company. Still it is pro bike of the year according to the french site Vélo 101:
The ride quality is extremely refined. Stiff and balanced and smooth and responsive... anything a rider could ask IMO. With the aktiv fork (have not tried it but friends have) it is much probably the top performing frame in descents. The way aktiv technology filters the vibrations when going downhill at high speeds is really amazing.
To sum up, I do not think it is a frame for everyone (it is expensive to start with) but certainly a frame for the real connoisseur.
See a recent review here:
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/technspec ... TJyCsklHfY
and another one in french:
https://www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post ... rche-aktiv
It is really a shame that not many teams are using it but Time is a relatively small company. Still it is pro bike of the year according to the french site Vélo 101:
I just saw that model at my LBS and it looks really really nice.. kind of not liking the Activ fork tho..
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Recent photos with the SMP composit:
Really lovely bike KGT, something different, would love to ride one someday.
Am just curious as to why you chose Gatorskin tubulars, do you have particularly bad roads where you ride?
My only familiarity with Gatorskins are with the clinchers, which are kinda rubbish in the ride quality stakes - do the Gatorskin tubs fare any better?
Am just curious as to why you chose Gatorskin tubulars, do you have particularly bad roads where you ride?
My only familiarity with Gatorskins are with the clinchers, which are kinda rubbish in the ride quality stakes - do the Gatorskin tubs fare any better?
You are right, gatorskins' ride quality is... bad. I just prefer them because I ride alone and the roads here are not the best. I used to ride on Vittoria corsa, Vredestein fortezza and Continental competition but I always had flats, sooner or later. These gatorskins just don't flat!
My next set might be Veloflex Arenberg, Vittoria corsa g or Continental sprint. For the moment I enjoy my puncture free rides.
My next set might be Veloflex Arenberg, Vittoria corsa g or Continental sprint. For the moment I enjoy my puncture free rides.
It's beautiful, but with black TIME handlebar, TIME pedals and a nice saddle like FX carbon, kit carbonio...
I need a Skylon too.
I need a Skylon too.
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Question to owners with a Time Skylon running a SRAM ETAP Groupset. Have you come across any clearance issues when trying to run a SRAM Quarq Power Meter?
I ask this because I am upgrading to a PM, and the PM won't clear the frame.
Any suggestions?
I ask this because I am upgrading to a PM, and the PM won't clear the frame.
Any suggestions?
You mean the selle SMP saddle? I have it since May and I like it a lot so far. So much I am considering of buying the full carbon, super expensive one!
kgt wrote:You are right, gatorskins' ride quality is... bad. I just prefer them because I ride alone and the roads here are not the best. I used to ride on Vittoria corsa, Vredestein fortezza and Continental competition but I always had flats, sooner or later. These gatorskins just don't flat!
My next set might be Veloflex Arenberg, Vittoria corsa g or Continental sprint. For the moment I enjoy my puncture free rides.
I am running Arenberg 's on my Skylon, beautiful tyres recommend them. I find Vittoria wear very quickly I have Pave's on my Protos
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Time Skylon
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The bike with my new 'test saddle', a full carbon Selle Italia C64. The shape is very familiar (SLR like). It feels firmer than SLR, it has a little give due to its full carbon construction and it lets you move on it as there is practically no friction. It's a very impressive item in terms of design.
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