Road Cycling - TT frames

Is there a company that still makes true Time Trial frames? I haven't seen any since I got back into cycling after a 5 year hiatus. When I was big into riding I was looking into them, as our bike club was doing a TT weekly. I'd still like to look them over.

may not be the question you're asking, but seems like most big-time frame companies make a TT frame. i know trek and cervelo do. i think litespeed does as well. i'd just check the big boys' websites.

plenty of true TT frame around. Biggest benefit is aero bars and positioning on the bike though. ero wheels help too. Frame probably reduces drag by a few grammes.
Don't see the sens in spending an extra $1000 on a T frame when it's in turbulent air anyway. Really a ridiculous expense unless you plan to win the tour de france sometime soon.

Well, I was hoping for a spot on the 2005 USPS team! No, really, I was at one time thinking of concentrating on TT's. And in doing an internet search on TT frames, this is what I found.

www.timetrial.org

Everything you ever wanted to know about time trials.


And I don't see the sense in doggie boutiques and spas, but by golly, people spend huge gobs of cash at them every day. One man's extravagence is another man's need, I guess. :)

unless you can pick one up cheap or ou have lots of money I would'nt spend a ridiculous amount of money on a TT frame. Tehy only worth it if you're want to shave 1or 2 seconds per 2km in a TT. Then your opposiotn would have to be very good and you would have to be at your maximum potential.

A good road bike frame with an aero down tube (plnety of those around) and a decent long chord (that means the legs are thick and aerofoil shaped) fork with a smallish headtube (1") with good aerobars and the right position and you're sorted.
TT frames tend to cost 2x as much as decet road frame which could serve teh same purpose.
In all honesty, you'll achieve more by increasing your power output than with a TT frame

if you want a TT frame, get a TT frame. if i had the money and wanted to ride some TTs, i'd get one. keep in mind though that it'll hurt worse to get beaten by some guy on a regular bike if you've got a zooted up TT rig ;)

Here's the "theoreticals" for a 40k TT of various pieces of the puzzle.
1. Drop Bars >> Riding integrated Aerobars - 4 Minutes
2. Shorts/Jersey >> Skin Suit - 2 Minutes
3. "Box Style" 32 spoke wheels >> Aero Wheels (deep front, disc rear) - 2 Minutes
5. Round Tube Frame >> Aero Frame/Fork - 1 Minute
4. Standard Road Helmet >> Aero Helmet (Louis Garneau) - 30 seconds
6. Adding Shoe Covers - 10 Seconds

So all of the above equals a good 9+ minutes over 40k (providing identical conditions and identical power output). But as others have said, if you pick up a TT frame (and all the aero goodies) you run the risk of looking bad next to the guy who beat you on his 20yr old steel is real 10spd ;)

If your club doesn't follow UCI rules you could consider picking up a something without a seat tube, which will be quite a bit more aero than a UCI legal frame, some of those can be found quite cheap these days, I've seen Ultegra Trek Airfoils selling for $1000 on ebay at times as an example.

Andrew