BMC URS (Unrestricted) First Ride Review [2020 Gravel Bike]

Today we'll be taking a first look at BMC Switzerland's new 2020 gravel bike, the BMC Unrestricted 01 One (URS for short).
BMC has built some all-rounder bikes like the roadmachine, roadmachine X, and granfondo, but this is their first "pure" gravel bike. Some technology like the micro travel technology system has been brought over from their mountain bike platform for some extra comfort and traction. Also, tires are supported up to a width of 45mm for an even smoother ride, though it comes stock with 42mm WTB resolute tires.
The entire Unrestricted line is set up as 1x, and the URS 01 One comes built with Sram RED AXS (38t).
This was my first time riding a gravel bike and this bike handled like a champion. Some of the gravel sections were very rough, but this thing rolled over them with ease and I still felt very fast on my accelerations (both off pavement and on).
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[@F0rr0r]

I loved this video - perfect choice of clips to show off the varied scenery of Italy. That route and bike looked fun as hell.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Definitely my favorite ride of the trip. The mountain biking was also really good 🙂

[@lestergarabito608]

That is one sick looking bike! Awesome design from BMC

[@WesD85]

Really enjoyable video to watch! Reminded me of my bike rides through the south of France

[@uysilloyd202]

Only I can is wow😁 gravel bike fan here. Soon wish could have one. Thanks for the vids.

[@c15sb23]

Gravel bike is my dream bike and im verry happy for this video 😊😊

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Love gravel riding! :)

[@SILVER196904]

Best looking Gravel Bike on the market today. Stunning and some stunning riding.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Great bike and great riding, can't ask for much more :)

[@richncolita6782]

Nice video. That bike is awesome, and the views were great.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! 🙂

[@dwightpilsner9906]

Very nice job, Cruise. Very good camera angles. Iykwim

[@nicwong1195]

Awesome content mate

[@popcornsamurai]

Italy is so pretty. I love those country side roads.

[@elmonggalavlogs148]

nice bike and awesome gravel ride

[@Aboycostelo]

Really beautiful bike, interesting the choosing of the gears!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

The sram red gear range is insane!

[@zaheedhasib]

Great view you have, my friend ;)

[@israelfurlonge5597]

Scenery was amazing. Followed the whole convention through IG through Iding410 and the Thailand ambassador as well. Was amazing. BMC quickly became my fav brand due to their designs. Gonna buy one

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! :)

[@waldemarrrrr]

Man this bike is so nice! I want this for my commute hehe. Your video footages are always on point, excellent quality. BTW, are you using an external Microphone particularly in this video? The sound is very clear.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thank man, and yes I am. twowheelcruise.com/camera-gear/

[@carloslopezcolon4387]

Nice looking bike is not pompous and pretentious nice job bmc. Nice view on the beginning of the ride

[@Onigure]

My wife would kill me if I was so friendly with another girl like that! You, sir, are brave!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I'm friendly to everyone, even the guy showing his cleavage 😂

[@adriandunne7393]

You're brave to choose a wife like that!

[@leftymadrid]

Looks wonderful, though I have only done road bikes for many years. Love the looks of this one. :-)

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Love going offroad.. sometimes with my roadbike lol

[@JohnMcKeesWorld]

You’re one lucky guy. Congratulations on what you get to do for a job.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Not every day is like this 😅 But today was certainly a good day :)

[@dtanaskovic]

Oh Cruise-san, nice views all the way ;)

[@Lolimaster]

Nice highlights......

[@rebel2032]

that's a great looking bike! great video! BTW have you done a video on your recording set up, ie different gear... because the mic setup is nice and clear!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! I haven't yet, but my mic info is all here twowheelcruise.com/camera-gear/

[@andrewm6192]

Your so lucky to be able to have a blast on that beast!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

This trip was a high point in life :)

[@andrewm6192]

Two Wheel Cruise Please post me one so I can have a blast! 😃

[@orsations]

Riding behind the model as much as you can, you sly dawg. 😉

[@MrShoji5150]

That is important key to make such a those guy keep watching video to the end.

[@potstab2875]

He should receive a viewer appreciation award for that, but might have gotten in trouble when he arrived back home.....;P

[@p.a.ch.3861]

lucky you. i have been thinking to buy this

[@bretmohler9719]

i got those tires..wtb resolute.. for a race event in the clay of western north Carolina. absolutely amazing tires and roll way faster on pavement then the tread would appear.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

It was my first time using these tires, but I was impressed at how fast they rolled on the pavement

[@sebastienemir151]

Great thanks :)

[@richardstewart5499]

Nice design. Would like to test ride the mechanical shifting system version. Been using 40mm Schwalbes on my mod'd Kuota Kross and ride difference btwn those and true 'cross 32's are something else. It was 38 celsius out and someone was sportng a gillet. Awesome.

[@fajnalowiec]

Thoung is gonna be jelaous man

[@dalerussell8993]

Nice review cruise..not too keen on the different colour scheme on the forks but I like the rest. I am still in two minds of getting a gravel bike/cx bike. For my commute and gravel/road on the weekend . I am a bit unsure about 40mm tyres on the road Monday to Friday?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I switch between my road bike / cx bike for my commute, but the CX bike is way more comfortable by far. The road bike feels pretty fast when I switch back to it though

[@dalerussell8993]

@@TwoWheelCruise I have decided now cx bike for me lol

[@ptorider]

lol i thought she looked familiar until @3:38. nice review!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! :)

[@mikeh9949]

How do you find the gearing for road/paved sections. The more I look into the BMC URS I keep wanting to get one.

[@zappenduster7]

Beautiful frame and bike! That is kind of what I´m looking for .. URS is Latin for bear, suiting for a versatile and strong frame concept.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Exactly, that's what it's named after! ;)

[@DirtyTesla]

Came for the bike, stayed for the DIRT!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thought you'd like this one.. New video idea, gravel bike vs TESLA on dirt roads

[@tomverderber1565]

Came for the bike, stayed for the MODEL!

[@martinuteng1403]

4:32 yes, we agree. 👌😁

[@CaptainShiny5000]

First I thought you were riding in Germany - the environment is incredibly similar. We have the same kind of gravel roads over here and I actually ride the exact same tires on my Trek Checkpoint SL which is also (sort of) suspended in the back and I'm having pretty much the same experience when riding over rough Gravelroads - it just flies over it and you barely notice the rough surface. I also have Redshift Suspension stem, though, so I'm (kinda) fully suspended in that thing. Other than that - very similar to my setup so this video was quite interesting to me.

[@cormackeeney3897]

Super nice video didn't realise that I put on so much weight!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks man! Must've been all that good food in Italy ;)

[@cormackeeney3897]

@@TwoWheelCruise no, its my new "dad bod", lots of sleepless nights and zero riding!

[@FormulaWill]

I am looking at getting a gravel bike and I am glad I saw this review. I will put the BMC on my list. I like the integrated cables and appearance. I am curious about the "suspension" cushion in the rear. That SRAM groupset seemed extremely quite. I usually hear a chain slap or something.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

This was my first time riding RED e-tap, and it blew me away..

[@jochem1986]

All SRAM AXS groupsets have rear derailleurs with clutches, which greatly reduces chain slap and chain dropping.

[@dkw4par]

Surprise BMC doesn’t provide any shock absorption or vibration damper on the headset for the front fork?

[@ca2997]

Hey mate nice video! How do you mount your go pro? Do you wear the chesty? Or a backpack with a shoulder strap clip?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks, just a chest mount

[@CDOES]

Great video! Sub'd

[@aarondowning5791]

What do you think about the URS 01 Three? The 01 ONE is way out of my price range.

[@rato_gordo]

The more i see gravel, the more i like the idea of having a road bike wich fits 25 and 28mm. And a MTB for really rough stuff, Just my opinion btw. As always awesome video.

[@molybdnum]

These days the pros are riding 25-28 even for their regular road races. The not-so-pro neighborhood cruisers (me) are on 32s or 35s!

[@rato_gordo]

@@molybdnum for comuting and city riding i have a fixie with 32, and its always a Joy. Wich my road could fit 28's

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I don't think I'd consider a new road that doesn't go up to 32 anymore.. 28 would be a bare minimum. Depends on the type of riding you do, but in some situations the gravel bike is more favorable than a mtb. My local CX series also bans mountain bikes for cat 2 and up, which is annoying :/

[@aarondowning5791]

By the way, you definitely have roads like that in Japan. Around Yonezawa where I lived, I would take my Surly out into the rice fields and there are gravel roads all over the place out there.

[@johnnydwicked]

I love the brown tan walls on the wheels. I also like gravel bikes that I have three! :D I have a Giant Tough road SLR GX1 2019 running Tiagra groupset with Hydraulic Disc Brakes and 40mm tubeless tires; I also have a custom-built Planet-X London Road also with Tiagra groupset with Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes and plan on converting my rims to tubeless with gorilla tape and 37mm Panaracer tubeless-ready tires. My last gravel bike is a Giant XTC hardtail MTB with Alivio groupset and Avid BB5 mechanical disc brakes. I do notice the snappy feeling when sprinting on a gravel bike especially if you have wide supple tires. I heard Japan don't have public trash bins unless at designated areas like at the convenient stores which is why streets in Japan are very clean because everyone either has to find trash bins or take their trash at home; is that true?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I was very close to buying a planet X london road last year.. Looks like a solid commuter bike. Yes, there are rarely any public trash bins in Japan. The only ones will be at convenience stores, but they are fairly absent in convenience stores more downtown in the city.. The lack of them certainly helps people be more conscious about trash that they would need to throw away and there is a strong negative public view towards littering.

[@potstab2875]

Those gravel roads looked pretty tame.. the 42mm tires looked like they helped out a LOT! Were they tubeless? I wounder if you could have done some single track?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Pretty sure they were setup stock, so with tubes. Didn't have time to go on any single track unfortunately

[@flo_cycling]

Do you think this bike could double as a road bike without giving up much in terms of performance? Do you think you could do a road race or crit with the right tires and get nearly the same performance you would get from a strict road bike?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

The frame weight is decent, but you may lose some responsiveness for a crit bike. The roadmachine would be better for that though

[@daffygrey]

I suspect that the subtle livery is a pre-release stealth livery. It will probably be closer to the rest of the range when it hits the shops.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

this is the official look, should already be in some shops now..

[@simaslindesis]

Hej! Whats the brand of yours Korean model friend’s helmet?:)

[@LethalBB]

Hon the lads 🇮🇪

[@jamesbrady2461]

Just came across this review video. they call that bike a gravel bike ,but it's a road bike ? It must be like a hybird road bike with bigger tires. I never came across a bike with one in front and twelve speed in back ,sifters on right and left for up and down speeds. Usually three front and like 8 back. fast and takes the gravel roads. Great bike review and video !

[@landmanland]

The styling of the Unrestricted is not really the style I prefer (too angular), but I take your word for it that it was a good ride. How does the electric shifting get it's power? Is it a button cell battery or does it require something more powerful?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Sram e-tap uses separate detachable batteries on each derailer. This one only uses a rear derailer, and usually the battery should last almost a month

[@wakachikou]

An excellent commuting bike for using it in Mexico

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I bet!

[@edmondmuller7082]

I am looking for this bike in these colors, but nowhere to find anymore. What are the color names for this bike. Speckle gray with light blue....? Good to know so I can search the internet for it. Thanks!

[@jeshely]

Is there gravel riding back in Japan? Haven’t seen a video yet from any of the Japanese channels I follow show casing gravel cycling.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Yes, but it's very limited and usually very far from the city. Most Japanese channels only do road..

[@quocbaonguyen4588]

whos hotter the bike or the korean model ? VVV

[@dwightpilsner9906]

Quốc Bảo Nguyễn what bike? I only saw the lady. Lmao

[@xierxu]

The bike. Because bikes are always ready to ride.

[@markjthomson]

Tough call...

[@uomorana71]

the korean woman as long as doesn't talk

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

Quốc Bảo Nguyễn What bike?...

[@ez22009]

I don't see much suspension help from this grave bike. Is all grave bike design to get one feel every bumps on the gravel?

[@pmd7914]

What I didn't understand was if the Korean girl is a BMC rep in Korea or otherwise involved in the test ride. I think you mentioned she is starting a KZbin channel, but not clear if this is bicycle related. Were the other test riders also BMC reps? It may have been interesting if you spoke with others from around the globe more.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Most everyone in the ride is connected to the worldwide distributors, she's the ambassador for BMC Korea and is an actual rider/racer. She's the only one I knew from before the ride, but yeah I should've tried talking to more people in the video :/

[@jeffbrunton3291]

Did you upload this ride to Strava? Interested to see the stats on this bike

[@TwoWheelCruise]

www.strava.com/activities/2476588882

[@davidadamus177]

That looks like an awesome route! Great routes here in Georgia if you don't mind getting chased by dogs :-D

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I've done lots of riding there, really nice :)

[@molybdnum]

I really like the blue fork accent. Seems like a good everything-bike, but I'm not sure it will take over the niches of "gravel race bike" or "dedicated bikepacking/touring bike". I'd be interested in how it performs with some road slicks. As for the group ride... well, at least Cruise was professional around the model (unlike this comments section).

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I'd be curious about the feel with the slicks as well. The handling was way different than any road/cx bike I've ridden before..

[@waltera4448]

You'd probably hate the heat here in the Southwest portion of States. Lately, the temps, especially here in Colorado have been in the upper 90s (35-39 C) with afternoon storms (Rain, Thunder, & Hail) several times a week. Of course, as a trade-off, we have some great bike paths and trails located in the state. As bad as the high temps get, I know come August/September, certain states (ie - California) will hit 100+ temperatures, which add in the air pollution and smog will feel absolutely terrible.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Honestly I didn't mind this heat so much compared to the Japanese heat in combination with the crazy humidity.. We also have had a full month of rain this last month here :/

[@46Ashgrove]

Price is not so nice. £9k 😢. Way out of my price range. I thought the bike was doing very well over that terrain. But since I found out the price of the thing, I wouldn’t expect anything less from it. It’s way out of the price range of the casual rider. I’m sure those with money to burn, and the serious rider will enjoy this bike. Great vid 👍

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Well most Sram RED etap bikes are gonna be about that range unfortunately.. They do have a more affordable Apex 1 build though.

[@feluacc]

Groupset is made from gold

[@richardconti4590]

Where in Italy was the ride?

[@aaronw5938]

What kind of gearing was it on? 40t front with 11-42 at the back?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Sram red setup is 38/10-50. the other builds are 40/11-42

[@aaronw5938]

@@TwoWheelCruise Thanks for the reply. Interesting setup there. Did you ever felt like you were running out of gears with the small chain ring?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Not once, but I suspect it could happen if I were doing an all out downhill sprint

[@Eyssix]

ten speed is real!!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Haha not just me 😎

[@lauriemtee]

I really like that girls cycling kit. Anyone know the brand?

[@Quarky_]

Yo Cruise, you smoked them! Nice riding :)

[@TwoWheelCruise]

haha thanks! 😎

[@alenygam6048]

I live 30 miles from there! Yes it's really hot in summer lol.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Lucky!

[@noel4r]

How did it do on pavement? My usual rides consist of 70% tarmac 30% off road

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Still plenty fast

[@duathlete827]

When my family and I lived outside of Tokyo many years ago, we lived in temporary government housing which were little houses in and around rice paddies. Back then, the Japanese used a system of what were called bengo ditches and often we would see Japanese people squatting over the ditches along public streets. The ditches carried human waste to collection points and used to fertilize crops. Is this type of system and fertilization still in use?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I have no idea, never heard of that.

[@vildeclis3]

Starts at $3200 before tax because its Carbon. Anyone know if they are wanting to come out with any aluminum versions of this?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

No aluminum version now, only the roadmachine X

[@ollspur2505]

Need to get me that bike

[@TwoWheelCruise]

oh yeah :)

[@SmurfandTurf97]

What would I choose if u have to have one bike ? Road or gravel?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Depends on where I live. Would only choose gravel if there were decent gravel roads nearby and if I wasn't racing road.

[@aaawwweeee]

The Korean girl's insta username is iding410. she is pretty popular in Korean cycling scene. also type "이딩" on youtube you can see many of videos featuring her.

[@fujibayoshi3224]

Thx

[@captainprice2937]

give this guy a medal

[@jordin7091]

How much is the bike?

[@rainZSlayer]

Interesting! This looks a lot like the Cannondale Topstone carbon model and the new Cannondale Supersix Evo looks like the BMC Team Machine :) I guess we're at the point where modern bike development based on fluid dynamics and other stuff have resulted in the convergence of design.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

lots of design convergence it seems lately :/

[@rafaelmorales4534]

where is that place?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Montecatini Italy

[@dracufelzip111]

Tag the model

[@the.communist]

URSS?

[@EdMontego]

I think for this bumpy GravelRoad you needed the 42mm Tires

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Definitely!

[@xierxu]

Runaway from the pretty Korean pum pum. :)

[@cosinus_square]

That brake squeal though...

[@alexnice9847]

urs one is 9K euro! you could buy a motorcycle for that price... urs four is a little bit more affordable: 3K euro... the maximum price, the amateur I am, would put for a bike. I am glad with my roadmachine x but I think my next bike will be a Canyon Grail.

[@aumarigan]

I wonder why they choose to not place any BMC labels?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

maybe doesn't resonate well with the gravel riding community?

[@TonyJoyVlogs]

Thoung: dont talk to stangers😂

[@TwoWheelCruise]

😂

[@setsamphors9830]

In Cambodia have lots of gravel road but not so many gravel riders most of them like MTB

[@mancello]

Was your bike set up tubeless?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I'm not sure, but they do come tubeless ready

[@hawru2883]

Let's build a notif squad come on!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks man! :)

[@Chrisb8s]

That deep dish carbon sound with the fatter tires is awesome. That bike is a beast.

[@jeffbrunton3291]

Not going to run out of gears with 10/50 cassette and a choice of chain rings Going to get up any hill with 38/50

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Yeah, the sram red gear range is insane

[@pds15219]

오 ~한국 여성분이 ㅎ

[@user-lq6vp9el6l]

Too expensive, maybe if they have an alloy range.

[@bluecollar8525]

Hey man, I know you want to capitalize on your new access to bmc stuff, but try not to let your channel turn into the bmc promo channel. No secret bmc sees it as an added bonus in hiring you to have you promo their gear, but just be mindful that if you start spamming bmc stuff, people will think they've sold out. Just be cautious and spread out the bmc content a little

[@TwoWheelCruise]

It's new model season, but I plan to upload similar review videos of other bikes when I have chances to see them

[@aumarigan]

No gravel road in Japan...sums up how perfect Japanese road networks are.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Haha exactly

[@meowlittlegirl]

Oh god. I will back to home and and back again with mountainbike. anybody know about her ig?

[@Orney]

Iding140

[@TheQuazar1961]

not tour de france but giro d italia

[@DanTuber]

minimal branding is very strange. ps. too bad you're not single. She looked nice ;)

[@frostsmoke]

I really like minimal branding (or, ideally, no branding at all). p.s. Thuong's definitely cuter.

[@nimaforoughi7266]

frostsmoke I Aldo like the BMCs from the mid 2010s that carried logos on every single tube, lol. It reminds me of an up and coming sportsman who pushes his way onto the scene with his outrageous ego which hasn’t really gotten its first taste of harsh reality. I guess BMC needed to establish their brand and design language before they could start removing the logos. I like understated bikes, that also means lack of logos, but lack of logos and small logos have become common, so they don’t really have the understating effect for me. Looking specifically at the Unrestricted, it looks a bit more utilitarian than what I’m used to from BMC. Big plus in my book, since I appreciate functional design. The paint job isn’t that special in my eyes, but they might have more to choose from. I will not buy it, even if i was looking for a gravel bike and with cash in hand. It is a little bit too fashionable for me atm, the whole “gravel-experience”. There’s a lot of marketing in there and I won’t buy anything before I feel I can discern what is practical and good, and what is pure marketing or selling of an idea. Also, have BMCs model names ever been understated? Lmao. But that’s what I like about them. I can’t take them too seriously, but I fell in love with them from the first gen Timemachine Road. And when you’re in love logic goes out the window.

[@frostsmoke]

@@nimaforoughi7266 I think the gravel hype is a positive thing ... about time the roadies realize that it's nicer to ride through nature than between cars. About the bike ... i wouldn't buy it either, but mostly because I love my Rohloff MTB.

[@nimaforoughi7266]

frostsmoke Gravel tracks and countryside is very nice for sure. I really need to ride there more often. Much of my riding is concentrated around my commute, so it took me some time to use the side roads more often. Also, your spot on about your mtb. I already have equipment that can sort of fill the gravel demand for me, and that’s one of the reasons I’m a spectator around this gravel hype. And isn’t Rohloff manufacturing a somewhat advanced hub gear? I think i learned about them in a forum discussion about Pinion and Rohloff transmission systems.

[@frostsmoke]

@@nimaforoughi7266 Yeah, it's a hub gear. Expensive and somewhat on the heavy side but pretty much indestructible and almost maintenance-free. I don't think I'll ever buy a bike with derailleur gears again.

[@pmd7914]

If you like roads like that you should head down to the land of Oz

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I've heard good things, would love to go one day..

[@fkrr5]

lol, "every road is like this in Michigan" I wish..Must be from the U.P

[@TwoWheelCruise]

LOL I guess I was really lucky in northern Rochester area :)

[@fkrr5]

@@TwoWheelCruise I'm in Royal Oak, maybe that means I have to do some exploring:-)

[@TwoWheelCruise]

There's tons of group rides that go from that area to do some mtb/dirt road riding up there ;)

[@philipa1842]

Yep, I go to college in Hillsdale and I chuckled at that too