Description
The Skylon frameset is the aero road bike that makes you believe every road is smooth, no matter how cracked and potholed it is.
The bottom bracket standard is BB386, which, thanks to its oversized width and diameter, increases torsional rigidity 30% over Time’s ZXRs.
While this is an aero bike, and the stiffest in Time’s lineup, they made a conscious decision to keep a great degree of comfort in the frame. That’s why the shapes aren’t as large as you’ll see elsewhere. They also made liberal use of Vectran, a liquid crystal polymer that is woven into a fiber and damps vibration. Vectran is a hallmark of Time carbon-fiber, ever since they started employing it in their forks, making the forks the most-sought after carbon-fiber fork of its era.
The frame is designed to run both brake and derailleur cables internally. Derailleur cables can be electronic or mechanical. A full set of plugs are included, and both Campagnolo and Shimano will work. Run the battery inside the seatpost for Shimano, seat tube for Campy. The front derailleur hanger is a new design that has more material to clamp the front derailleur. This should make overzealous mechanics rest easy as well as stiffen up front shifting. It’s also replaceable.
The seat mast has zero setback and comes with two clamps, one for metal rails, one for carbon. Max tire width is 25mm. Two top caps come with the frame, one is flat, one 1cm taller.
TIME is unique because every model is built 100% by hand in France with unmatched quality.
Export definition – No in-country warranty.
Rough guide
M – 1.7m to 1.8m
TIME is unique because every model is built 100% by hand and 100% in France with unmatched quality.
