tl;dr: 2008 entry-level Time carbon bike with 10-speed Ultegra groupset. DTSwiss R1900 wheels. Maybe a rare bike, I just know I love it.
After spending 16 years as an adult, I decided to continue my fat loss journey by mounting the mighty steed that got me anywhere and everywhere in my childhood and teen years.
Decided to have a bike fit (for measurements) before hitting the used market and while chatting with the shop’s manager he told me he had a used bike that happened to be the right size for me. The price was a bit higher than someone else would’ve bought it for but it did come with (supposedly) only 2000kms and the sweet deal of a free maintenance (new cables, tires and adjustments) by the shop’s mechanics (and in his mind hopefully a new regular customer). He brought it to the shop a few days later, I tested it and felt it was good enough and convenient enough not to hit the online ads.
I feel like I came upon a bit of a Unicorn in that there isn’t much information out there about this bike other than it’s an entry-level Time, which by itself is already a mid-high tier bike for its time and built on their tried and tested carbon braiding and resin transfer molding process. It seems to have only been produced in 2007-08 and comes with a 10-speed Ultegra groupset. The wheels are a pair of solid DTSwiss R1900 that don’t complain about having to carry my big butt.
After three months of owning it I just want to shout to the world I love my bike. It’s a bit on the nervous side, but that’s mostly me still getting used to how reactive it is.
Location - Luxemburg City’s promenade along the Alzette river between the Hamm and Pulvermühl neighbourhoods.
PS: Yes, I know my front light is supposed to point down :P Yes, the stem is high, Comfort > Aero. I have the original stem for when I get used to riding lower and I stop kneeing my belly. xD
I guess it’s the advantage of a small country. Lots of repeated sections and if they don’t come through your village, you’re often not far away from a spot to see them.