TIME ALPE D'HUEZ
SALE > $2990.00
TIME is at the forefront of carbon fibre manufacturing and bike production, utilizing two unique processes: Braided Carbon Structure and Resin Transfer Molding. These techniques allow them to build bikes that are immensely strong, lightweight, and stable. They are among the few bike companies in the world that produce frames using these advanced methods, which are also employed in aerospace, elite motorsports, and the automotive industry.
TIME is at the forefront of carbon fibre manufacturing and bike production, utilizing two unique processes: Braided Carbon Structure and Resin Transfer Molding. These techniques allow them to build bikes that are immensely strong, lightweight, and stable. They are among the few bike companies in the world that produce frames using these advanced methods, which are also employed in aerospace, elite motorsports, and the automotive industry.
SALE > $2990.00
Sale > $2990.00
Sale > $2990
Braided Carbon Structure is our term for the weaving of fibres into complex bi-directional ‘socks.’ These tubes are easy to tune with different materials – TIME currently choses from 16 filaments to perfectly tailor our layups. This process allows something that is unheard of in the cycling world; continuous, unbroken fibres that run the full length of a structure.
Braided Carbon Structure is our term for the weaving of fibres into complex bi-directional ‘socks.’ These tubes are easy to tune with different materials – TIME currently choses from 16 filaments to perfectly tailor our layups. This process allows something that is unheard of in the cycling world; continuous, unbroken fibres that run the full length of a structure.
The Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) process is ubiquitous in aerospace and high-end automotive applications but it’s almost unheard of in cycling. The RTM process turns the soft, dry fibre frame layup into the solid, strong and flexible bike frame. The way we do it greatly reduces the potential for defects within the structure and enables us to create superior frames.
The Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) process is ubiquitous in aerospace and high-end automotive applications but it’s almost unheard of in cycling. The RTM process turns the soft, dry fibre frame layup into the solid, strong and flexible bike frame. The way we do it greatly reduces the potential for defects within the structure and enables us to create superior frames.
Dyneema® has been making headlines in the cycling news for a few years now, but to date very few manufacturers have been able to incorporate this advanced material in their products. This is due largely to the limitations of prepreg carbon construction–bike manufacturers being restricted to common fibres offered by large carbon suppliers, and the high temperatures used for curing prepreg frames is above the recommended maximum for Dyneema® fibers. The tight profitability of commodities dictates that unique or expensive products that are not in wide demand are simply not worth producing.
TIME is different. Because we weave our own braided carbon structures (BCS) we have been able to test strands of sustainable Bio-Based Dyneema® fibres since they first became available from DSM. Additionally, the lower resin temperature of the RTM injection process is well within the recommended range.
Dyneema® has been making headlines in the cycling news for a few years now, but to date very few manufacturers have been able to incorporate this advanced material in their products. This is due largely to the limitations of prepreg carbon construction–bike manufacturers being restricted to common fibres offered by large carbon suppliers, and the high temperatures used for curing prepreg frames is above the recommended maximum for Dyneema® fibers. The tight profitability of commodities dictates that unique or expensive products that are not in wide demand are simply not worth producing.
TIME is different. Because we weave our own braided carbon structures (BCS) we have been able to test strands of sustainable Bio-Based Dyneema® fibres since they first became available from DSM. Additionally, the lower resin temperature of the RTM injection process is well within the recommended range.
Both the Braided Carbon Structure and Resin Transfer Moulding processes allow TIME to control every individual strand of carbon used in the construction of a frame. With more than 30 years experience of TIME have elevated the standard in creating carbon fibre to match the level found in Formula One.
Both the Braided Carbon Structure and Resin Transfer Moulding processes allow TIME to control every individual strand of carbon used in the construction of a frame. With more than 30 years experience of TIME have elevated the standard in creating carbon fibre to match the level found in Formula One.
