| Time: VXS, VXRS, ...?
Does anyone have some experience with the Time frames that (s)he
could share? I want to buy one of the Time models but I don't know
enough about the differences to decide (yet). My main purpose is
for "training" rides (I'm not racing, but I'm trying to go fast...)
which last about 1-3h (most a bit more than 1h, some 2:30-3h).
The rides are in "hilly" terrain (about 700m climb on the 1h ride),
so I'm looking for a light bike (in case someone suggests that the
rider should lose weight before looking for a "light" bike: I'm
175cm, 60kg, which means I'm at the low end already).
My current bike is a Serotta Atlanta which is a a great bike, but
it's about 10 years old and after about 1:30h of riding I have a
lot of pain in the left shoulder. For the first 4 years I had the
bike I didn't have that problem. What changed is:
o I moved to a different country where the roads are significantly
worse that what I was used too.
o I broke the collarbone some years ago (and just recently again).
It seems that the ride with a carbon bike is "smoother" than with
the Serotta (which has an aluminium fork), at least that's what I
learned during my test rides in the summer.
Any feedback on those Time frames? TIA!
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