Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025: Test, Review, Pros, Cons, Problems, Performance, Opinions, and Everything You Really Need to Know

Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025: Test and Review - Build Quality

The Time Scylon 2025 is a well-made, expensive road bike, but from a quality standpoint, it's an excellent racing bike. It doesn't lack the details that differentiate it from mass-produced bikes. The six available sizes are the minimum one can expect, while the color choices are excellent. The graphics are simple. Its direct competitors do not perform any better. The price-to-quality ratio is adequate; the bike is expensive, but it's also well-made.

Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025: Test and Review - Frame

The frame of the Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025 is of excellent quality—light and stiff. We cannot explain why the complete bike is quite heavy. In this version, the weight is around 7.0 kg. Some competitors, however, do not fare any better.

Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025: Test and Review - Assembly

Assembled with the Shimano Dura Ace Di2 groupset, the Time Scylon 2025 is a good quality road bike with a well-executed assembly and equally valid components. Even if it's an expensive bike, it cannot be denied that it is well-made. It's a shame that all of this doesn't translate into a truly competitive weight.

Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025: Test and Review - Comfort

It's not an uncomfortable bike in absolute terms, but it's certainly far from an endurance bike. The ride comfort is acceptable for a race bike, similar to but not better than its direct competitors. There are, without a doubt, more comfortable road bikes. Therefore, this is not a bike for long, relaxing rides.

Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025: Test and Review - Handling

The Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025 is a stiff, reactive road bike that's quick to enter corners and sensitive at high speeds. Even in comparison with some competitors, it's faster to enter corners, quicker in rapid changes of direction, and perhaps more sensitive and difficult to handle at high speeds. On rough asphalt sections, the frame's stiffness is noticeable, and it requires determination and concentration to follow a precise line. When ridden at amateur paces, it's a very easy road bike, but when pushed harder, it becomes more difficult to handle. Braking is excellent. This is not a bike you can ride one-handed, but it is not unstable or difficult to ride; on the contrary, its maneuverability is high. From a racing bike perspective, the geometry is very good. On a winding downhill course, you could really leave others behind.

Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025: Test and Review - Performance

The weight of the Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025 can be considered its weak point. It is true that other similar competitors have the same weight, but it is also true that on climbs, its 7.0 kg is felt, compared to lighter competitors. It should be noted, however, that the weight-to-stiffness ratio seems to be good; it has excellent power transmission, which allows for performance that would be unthinkable just by looking at the weight. It is certainly a great bike for powerful athletes who will be able to make the most of its stiffness. It might struggle on truly difficult climbs, but on rideable and moderately fast climbs, it can be a very competitive bicycle. So, even though there are faster climbing bikes, the overall performance is absolutely competitive. The excellent stiffness of the frame allows for competitive performance on flat and rolling terrain, good performance on climbs, and excellent performance on descents. Overall, it's an excellent bike for true competitors, perhaps only slightly penalized on the toughest climbs.

Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025: Test and Review - Pros and Cons

The Time Scylon Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2025 has proven to be an excellent road bike, but it is also clearly an expensive one. Slightly heavy compared to some competitors, it stands out for its excellent stiffness. It is not a comfortable or very easy-to-ride bike, but with an experienced and well-trained athlete, it can deliver absolutely competitive performance. It is very fast on the flats and rolling hills, very good on descents, and good on climbs. It only "gives up," at least for an amateur, on truly difficult and tough climbs. We have outlined the pros (stiffness, overall performance) and cons (weight, price). It is a beautiful road bike, but like all of its direct competitors, the price is excessive for what it truly offers to a simple amateur. 

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Editor's Note: The photo does not depict the specific bike tested in this review.