"Tom Kunich" cyclintom@yahoo. com wrote in message
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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.