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Alpe d’Huez is more than a climb in Le Tour: Helicopters, police escorts, blue smoke, screaming face-painters, and a crowd of 300,000 cycling fans guarantee that every visit to the most famous summit in Le Tour will result in history being rewritten.

This unmistakable marriage of suffering, spectacle, and sportsmanship is woven into every thread of every Alpe d’Huez frame we make. To ride the TIME Alpe d’Huez disc is to enjoy something that eludes description and can’t be duplicated.

The TIME Alpe d’Huez is the Ultimate Road Bike, and it’s TIME to write your own story.

ALPE D’HUEZ FRAME SPECIFICATIONS
FRAME MATERIAL
BCS Carbon Fiber, Vectran™ and Dyneema®
THRU AXLES
12x120x1.5mm Pitch F, 12x159x1.5
SIZES
XS, SM, MD, LG, XL
SEATPOST DIAMETER
ø 27.2mm
FORK STEERER TUBE
Tapered 1-1/8″ to 1-1/2″ Vectran™ Enhanced
SEATPOST CLAMP
Proprietary ADH Alloy
HEADSET BEARINGS
Top and Bottom 1-1/2″ (with internal routing compression ring)
SHIFTING
Compatible with Electronic Shifting Systems. Mechanical-compatible frames available by special order.
WHEEL SIZE
700c, ETRTO 28-622
FRONT DERAILLEUR
1X and 2X Compatible
MAXIMUM TIRE WIDTH
28c
REAR DERAILLEUR
Standard Mount
BOTTOM BRACKET
PF BB386 EVO
BRAKE TYPE
Front and Rear Flat Mount Disc
DISC HUB STANDARD
12x100mm FRONT, 12x142mm REAR
ROTOR SIZE
Max 160mm with DM Adapter

 

WHAT’S INCLUDED
FSA Headset for Semi & Fully-Integrated Cockpits Front and Rear Thru Axles
Alloy Bottle Bolts Integrated Seatpost Clamp
Front and Rear Derailleur Hangers Single Cover and Drivetrain Conversion Kit

Geometry

The processes we use at TIME are unique in the bicycle industry. Not because they are unproven or secret (they are fairly common in aerospace and high end automotive) but because they’re expensive and require a different level of commitment, equipment and training.

TIME is fortunate to have taken this road from the beginning, compiling decades of skill and unique engineering experience. With this unique “outsider” perspective, we acknowledge that industry-standard techniques can certainly produce a light, reactive and comfortable frame that rides well, but in the context of composites engineering, TIME’s products are superior. This opinion isn’t ours alone; it’s shared by carbon engineers the world over – our manufacturing processes yield a product that is safer, smarter and stronger.

Why our bikes are better

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.

Braided Carbon 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.

Resin Transfer molding

Resin Transfer Molding is the best way to minimize defects in the composite structure. By injecting resin under high pressure between rigid external and internal molds, air pockets are pushed out and voids between layers are eliminated.

Compression molding technology

We utilise forged carbon in many parts of the frame to increase strength and longevity. Our CMT forged carbon seatpost heads and dropouts have 20x the fatigue life of steel or aluminum and are lighter than both. In addition, the 60% fiber mix eliminates propagation of cracks.