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  1. I managed to get a Time VX and have been riding it for a month or so now. I
    compared it to my Eddy Merckx EX and my C40 and my Look so far.

    There's not much in the comparison though. The Time is obviously the closest
    thing to the perfect bike I've ridden so far. Though I did the Windmill
    Century on the C40 since I went there with a couple of friends who also ride
    C40's and it was just too cool to see a Honda with three C40's on the roof
    rack.

    The time isn't as rigid as the C40 but way stiffer than the other bikes. One
    thing is curious about the Time. When you hit a bump it bumps but there is
    almost no after effects like vibrations or anything like that.

    The C40 and the EX don't seem to have any oscillation frequencies in which a
    hands-off wobble might occur but the Time definitely does have some of that.
    But the slightest touch on the bars dampens it completely out as on all good
    bikes.

    The C40 is definitely lighter but on the other hand I put all of the light
    stuff on the C40 and the Time just has nice parts chosen off of my shelf and
    not because they were particularly light.

    So if you're chosing a new bike try to find one of the older Time VX's. I
    would recommend a new Time but they've changed from building frames in sizes
    to making small, medium and large bikes which is something that you'd expect
    from Murray.

  2. "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I managed to get a Time VX and have been riding it for a month or so now. I
    compared it to my Eddy Merckx EX and my C40 and my Look so far.

    There's not much in the comparison though. The Time is obviously the
    closest thing to the perfect bike I've ridden so far. Though I did the
    Windmill Century on the C40 since I went there with a couple of friends
    who also ride C40's and it was just too cool to see a Honda with three
    C40's on the roof rack.

    The time isn't as rigid as the C40 but way stiffer than the other bikes.
    One thing is curious about the Time. When you hit a bump it bumps but
    there is almost no after effects like vibrations or anything like that.

    The C40 and the EX don't seem to have any oscillation frequencies in which
    a hands-off wobble might occur but the Time definitely does have some of
    that. But the slightest touch on the bars dampens it completely out as on
    all good bikes.

    The C40 is definitely lighter but on the other hand I put all of the light
    stuff on the C40 and the Time just has nice parts chosen off of my shelf
    and not because they were particularly light.

    So if you're chosing a new bike try to find one of the older Time VX's. I
    would recommend a new Time but they've changed from building frames in
    sizes to making small, medium and large bikes which is something that
    you'd expect from Murray.

    I think you should write a review.

  3. Tom Kunich said:

    So if you're chosing a new bike try to find one of the older Time VX's. I
    would recommend a new Time but they've changed from building frames in sizes
    to making small, medium and large bikes which is something that you'd expect

    Hmm, Time seems to name their size XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, which
    basically translates to 49 - 61cm in 2cm increments. When I bought
    my Time, I didn't really care about those letters, as the bike shop
    took the measurements from my old bike and by doing a proper fit
    (on a "fit cycle"😉.

  4. "Claus Assmann" <ca+sendmail(no-copies-please)@mine.informatik.uni-kiel.de>
    wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Tom Kunich said:

    So if you're chosing a new bike try to find one of the older Time VX's. I
    would recommend a new Time but they've changed from building frames in
    sizes
    to making small, medium and large bikes which is something that you'd
    expect

    Hmm, Time seems to name their size XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, which
    basically translates to 49 - 61cm in 2cm increments. When I bought
    my Time, I didn't really care about those letters, as the bike shop
    took the measurements from my old bike and by doing a proper fit
    (on a "fit cycle"😉.

    That's interessting Claus. Thanks for that piece of information. I didn't
    seen the XXS or XXL on their website when I looked.

  5. Tom Kunich cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

    "Claus Assmann" <ca+sendmail(no-copies-please)@mine.informatik.uni-kiel.de>
    wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Tom Kunich said:

    So if you're chosing a new bike try to find one of the older Time VX's. I
    would recommend a new Time but they've changed from building frames in
    sizes
    to making small, medium and large bikes which is something that you'd
    expect

    Hmm, Time seems to name their size XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, which
    basically translates to 49 - 61cm in 2cm increments. When I bought
    my Time, I didn't really care about those letters, as the bike shop
    took the measurements from my old bike and by doing a proper fit
    (on a "fit cycle"😉.

    Quoted message said:

    That's interessting Claus. Thanks for that piece of information. I didn't
    seen the XXS or XXL on their website when I looked.

    You're not really shure if youre 160cm or 195cm?

    --
    Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) <http://blog.reippuert.dk>

    Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.

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