2021 BMC Teammachine SLR01: The fourth generation revealed and reviewed

[@amrjon]

Great overview Dave. Thanks. I wouldn’t have painted that stem and spacers red. It looks so bulky, you would think they would try to hide it. Spoils the visual appeal of the whole bike.

[@Minwary]

LOVE the paint job with the red stem!

[@Andy_ATB]

Nice bike I'm sure; ticks all the boxes - lighter, more aero, stiffer, etc But leaves me slightly cold - as most new bikes do.

[@occyman]

Nice review....Looks like West Head and Akuna..

[@mattone02]

Great review, thanks.

[@loisverot1831]

Great video and relevant details

[@johnmorrison7171]

That red stem makes it look front heavy. Not the best looking BMC.

[@matthiaskettner6686]

I think with nice deep section wheels it could be better. But yes, the red is not really a good choice.

[@johnmorrison7171]

@@matthiaskettner6686 You're right, just watched another review with deeper wheels, looks much better.

[@michaelk.920]

@@johnmorrison7171 yeah, but then even the tiny claimed weight gain is gone. (51 frame, paintjob, wheelset, Sram etap).

[@mryizhao]

The stem looks chunky compared to the fork, and is further emphasised by the red

[@mauriciocastano9822]

What do you think about the BMC Teammachine alr two disc 2022? Thanks.

[@geoffgoldplum1231]

2:25 BMC has trimmed the weight from fork, seatpost and handlebar, what could possibly go wrong??

[@kidsafe]

Bontrager Aeolus RSL bar/stem is lighter, isn’t it?

[@VeloVeloVeloTV]

Ah yes, you're right! Bontrager's new one-piece bar/stem wins by about 12 grams.

[@kidsafe]

@@VeloVeloVeloTV The older XXX is even lighter still, but cable integration is poor and it has round tops, so perhaps not a fair comparison.

[@doztacos8913]

Just got passed up by a bmc. I usually do the passing in my bianch. So I may have to buy a bmc.

[@Lachie_1770]

Now that I think about it. Does anybody think it looks a little bit like the new Scott Addict RC from the side?

[@Dexxyh]

I notice some changes on the 51 frame, namely the offset and wheelbase are longer, probably largely because of a slacker headtube. Looking at the emonda it on paper seems a lot snappier. Can you maybe comment on this? I've ordered the trek, but can still change it to the bmc because it's currently unavailable in my size

[@VeloVeloVeloTV]

We'll see if we can get our hands on a smaller frame to see how the ride compares.

[@madmonkeycycling9098]

SLR01 has never been the lightest? My 2014 model weighed 785g for the frame, full build with sram red 22 was 6,4 kg, pedals included

[@mryizhao]

Dave has a bit of Froome-esq riding style!

[@rogase68]

I see this available for pre order at some dealers at nearly AUD 15K. Seriously over priced IMO and they dont even spec with a power meter as standard. Even SWorks do that.

[@alexgrytsenko85]

Sexy bike for sure. But I don't even want to check the price point)))

[@michaelk.920]

Finally BMC comes with a one piece handlebar, as everybody now understood, that this is crap. Starting to be something special, it ended up to be pure mainstream. Not even the color appeals to me. Good bye BMC.

[@edrcozonoking]

@3:40 "BB86 is one of our preferred stds". Are you kidding me? A press fit with a small bearing?

[@louisbenmax9697]

don't know whose been living under a rock but the Emonda cockpit is 270g, so why claim this is probably the lightest on the market? pretty sure you guys covered the emonda too. IF as a keen cyclist into tech I can keep on top of these numbers, I expect media companies who do this as their profession to be able to also. Otherwise great review, sorry for being nit picky.

[@VeloVeloVeloTV]

Fair nitpick. It was the wrong choice of words while going off-script, I most certainly should have said: "it's one of the lightest" (as is written in the full review). Dave.

[@kujux800]

not a fan of that color stem and handlebar and bigger BMC logo. the previous years were better design

[@jaredfontaine2002]

Heavy! 6.8 Kilos for a 51 cm!

[@bnzboy]

BB86. Cone on man, threaded!

[@madmonkeycycling9098]

a well engineered BB86 is more efficient than a threaded.

[@nickbond618]

@@madmonkeycycling9098 but isn't that the point. Manufacturing standards/ tolerances are notoriously unreliable in bike frames and bottom brackets - press fit is pointless if manufactured poorly.

[@Kansloos]

​@@nickbond618 All depends on good QC, that some manufacturers choose to outsource there frames to be made far away and have bottombrackets issues, isn't a pressfit issue. Threaded is maybe easier to service and you don't hear it creaking as often then if you had pressfit but the issue/misallignment is still there. So yeah pressfit is king if done right.

[@santiagobenites]

Yawn. Almost all new road bikes look the same these days.

[@chris_noswe]

Yup. The dropped chainstay trend is extremely tiresome nowadays

[@dh7314]

Until carbon, bikes all looked identical for decades

[@VeloVeloVeloTV]

@@chris_noswe To be fair, BMC moved to dropped seatstays with its original Teammachine SLR01 in 2011. :) Dave.

[@mattkrivosudsky9057]

lighter, stiffer, faster, more aero...bla bla bla

[@manuelrabelo6780]

Awful stem design