Timemachine Road 01 THREE

This road speed rating is tuned for paved riding - think steady fast tempo and easier acceleration. Key drivers include narrow road tires that keep resistance low, an aero-leaning setup that reduces drag at higher speeds, and a more budget-friendly drivetrain that focuses on value. All combined, they influence momentum - how hard it is to get moving and how hard it is to keep moving.

If your rides include hills, it rates 2.7/10 for climbing. Within Road bikes, it ranks below average. For hill work, the easiest gear is moderate. That lowest gear comes out around 28.6 gear inches. On the ‘easier low gear’ scale, it sits around ~43% versus similar bikes. “Gear inches” sounds nerdy, but it’s just a quick way to describe how easy your lowest gear is to turn uphill. Lower usually means easier. It can climb, but you’ll likely prefer smoother pacing on longer hills. Real-world feel depends on setup and size, and some details aren’t always listed, so this is best seen as a well-informed estimate.

Looking at it as an aerorace setup, aero-wise, at 10.0/10, it’s a speed-first, wind-focused setup and it’s meant to pay you back at high speed. Put simply, it’s strongly speed-focused, designed to reduce wind drag when you’re riding fast. Its aerorace label helps explain the balance between speed, comfort, and versatility. A lower front end can help you tuck in a bit, even if the bike itself isn’t built as an aero specialist. Rims around 50mm are more of an all-round choice than a pure aero choice. This looks like a practical wheel choice rather than a max-aero choice. That tyre width is common on performance road builds and tends to suit aero goals. A more integrated front end usually reduces minor drag points around the cockpit. On fast flats and windy days, it’s built to feel like it wastes less energy pushing air.

Sporty fit - more tuck for efficiency, but still manageable for many riders. That's driven by you get a large drop: roughly 101 mm from saddle to bar, plus about 567 mm of stretch forward (long). Estimated lean is about 39 degrees. Spacer height is roughly 9 mm.

The front-end is built as a single system, which reduces easy fit part swaps, Cable routing is on the simpler side, which helps adjustability; Because the seatpost is non-standard, you typically have fewer replacement and setback options. Overall, it is Limited Adjustment. In practice, it is about how easy fit changes are with normal parts and service work.

Comfort comes out to 2.2/10, which usually translates to a very firm ride. So it’s tagged Race-Stiff overall. It’s running about 25 mm tires on 700c wheels, and narrow tires usually mean higher pressure, so more buzz comes through on chipseal and broken pavement. The posture is race-leaning (posture 7/10, torso ~39°), which tends to feel more direct, especially over rougher sections.

This reads like a good buy compared with similar bikes. The value score is 1–10. Higher means better value for money; lower means the price is high for what you get. Uses MSRP as a baseline; real-world prices can be lower (discounts can change the value). On the spec estimate, the price is close to what we’d expect for a comparable build. In its peer group, it tends to be better-priced than many, beating about 68% of listings. To anchor it: price €6.799 versus an estimated €6.794 for a similar build. Put simply: it’s competitively priced for what you get.

This bike is best when your rides stay on clean tarmac. Tires around 25 mm usually mean it’s tuned for smooth-road speed. Wheel choice (700c) fits the kind of surfaces this bike targets.