Time Fluidity L review

Time Fluidity L
Cycling Weekly Verdict

Falling between sizes, the XXS was the nearest to my ideal top tube length, a full 5cm short of 52cm. This meant opting to ride with a longer-than-usual 120mm stem, but any concerns about what an extra centimetre would do to the steering were quickly forgotten on the ride thanks to the predicable and stable balance of the front end. Still, there is a tiny snagging list... The entire Fluidity range can't fit anything over 23mm tyre-wise and at a wallet-emptying £2,200 for a frame and fork, you're going to be looking over £3K to get this beautiful chassis rolling.

Reasons to buy
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    Great ride quality

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    Comfortable

Reasons to avoid
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    Pricey

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    Tyre width restriction

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The one thing you need to know about Time is that all its bikes are carbon and lovingly handmade in France, mostly by women. So when asked to ride its first women's-specific bike, I was intrigued by the possibilities and wondered what Time would come up with.

Technically, there are three Fluidity Performance bikes in the range with sportive rather than race-friendly geometry. The Fluidity L sits alongside the Fluidity, both below the more expensive Fluidity S in the pecking order.

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection.