| Time has been making carbon fiber bicycles for a long | | | | Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels, FSA Kforce seatpost and |
| time. In that time they have gotten really good. Known | | | | Selle Italia SLR XC saddle. Built up this way it is 17.54 |
| for their pro bikes that have seen so much success in | | | | lbs with pedals. With carbon wheels and an upgrades |
| the Classics, the Edge Racer is the result of trickle | | | | to bars, cranks and stem, it would be under 16 pounds. |
| down technology. Many of the same features of the | | | | The Time Edge Racer is an all round road race bike |
| top end bikes such as the carbon molding, the self | | | | that is at home in both crits and longer road races. The |
| locking headset system and re-enforced fork were all | | | | Edge Racer isn't as stiff as some over sized carbon |
| first on the top models. The Edge Racer is second | | | | frames but it's stiff enough that I don't notice any flex |
| from the bottom of there line, but at $3000 for the | | | | during sprints and hill climbs. What I do notice is how |
| frame and fork, it isn't an entry level bike by any | | | | smooth the ride is while not limiting speed. The handling |
| means. | | | | is fast without getting twitchy at speed. I've taken |
| Unlike most companies that use pre-made carbon | | | | down hill corners at over 70 kph, and felt rock solid. |
| fabric, Time weaves carbon thread into seamless | | | | This bike has taken dirt roads and rail trails, which are |
| tubes for optimal strength and weight. This process | | | | conditions most people would subject a bike like to, |
| necessitates lugged construction which give the bike | | | | without an issue. |
| the feel of an classic steel road bike. Unlike a steel | | | | I've owned a number of road bikes over the years |
| bike, the Edge Racer is stiff at the bottom bracket and | | | | and find the Time Edge Racer to be among the best |
| very light. Because the tubing diameter is smaller than | | | | balanced. My riding can be a fast group ride on |
| a lot of bikes of the same weight, the tubes are | | | | Wednesday and then a century on the weekend so I |
| thicker and therefore more resistant to impacts such | | | | need a machine that can handle different demands |
| as stone chips and | | | | well. If I was only racing, I would look for a more |
| I've been riding the Edge Racer for about 8 months | | | | aerodynamic frame but for all round use the Time |
| now. I have it built up with SRAM Rival components, | | | | Edge Racer is hard to beat. |