BMC Roadracer SL01/Shimano 105 Complete Bike Red, 48cm Review

Features

• Frame Material: carbon fiber
  Dropout Type: vertical
  Steer Tube Type: tapered carbon fiber
  Fork: 1.125 x 1.5 in
  Fork Material: carbon fiber
  Fork Blade Shape: straight
  Wheelset: Mavic Aksium S WTS
  Rims: Mavic Aksium
  Hubs: Mavic
  Spokes: 20 / 20
  Front Derailleur: Shimano 105
  Front Derailleur Mount: direct-mount
  Rear Derailleur: Shimano 105
• Cage Length: medium
  Shifters: Shimano 105
  Crankset: Shimano 105
  Chain Rings: 50 / 34 T Shimano 105
  Crank Arm Length:
  Pedals: not included
  Bottom Bracket:
  Headset: 1.125 x 1.5 mm
  Brake Levers: Shimano 105
  Brake Calipers: Shimano 105
  Handlebar: Easton EA30
  Handlebar Width:
  Handlebar Drop:
  Bar Tape:
  Stem: Easton EA70
• Stem Length:
  Stem Angle:
  Chain: Shimano 105
  Cassette: 11 - 32 T Shimano 105
  Rear Sprocket Range: 11 - 32 T
  Tires: Mavic Aksium Folding
  Tire Size: 70 C x 23 mm
  Seatpost: BMC Carbon Airfoilpost
  Seatpost Diameter:
  Seatpost Length:
  Seat Collar:
  Saddle: Fizik Ardea
  Extras:
  Compatible Components: Shimano?SRAM
• Measured Effective Top-Tube Length: [size 54cm] 55 cm
  Recommended Use: road cycling
  Manufacturer Warranty:

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Product Description
Let's face it, we all love halo bikes. But, while Gilbert and Evans will be riding a limitless supply of SLR01s this season, some of us actually have to pay for our own bikes. That's why BMC designed the Roadracer SL01/Shimano 105 Complete Bike. With the SL01, you get many of the same top-tier characteristics of the SLR01, like internal routing, the aerodynamic, Integrated Skeleton Concept design, and a carbon layup that's to die for. Round it all off with the durable and precise Shimano 105 component group, and you have a race-worthy pedigree at a criterium racer's price. BMC uses the latest carbon manufacturing processes to fine tune the Road Racer SL01's tubing into weight, strength, and aerodynamically optimized profiles. These minute modifications allow stiffness where it's needed, without causing the Road Racer to ride like a spine-jarring jackhammer. Take a look at the down tube and seat tube. At the bottom bracket junction, they're as wide as possible. Ditto with the chainstays where they connect to the bottom bracket, they're as tall as the shell -- it'd be impossible to go any larger. Toss a leg over this BMC and expect to feel race-winning power transfer. The Road Racer SL01 employs BMC's Integrated Skeleton Concept (ISC) where the seat stays join the seat and top tubes in a distinctive manner. Aside from screaming 'BMC' in a peloton, this design ensures that road shock is transferred into the axis of the top tube, sending stress to the strongest part of the frame -- the streamlined head tube. Here, a tapered, integrated headset houses an oversized lower bearing for the compliant, yet stiff BMC SE48 SL TP carbon fork to spin around. This combination gives the Road Racer SL01 excellent steering precision for confident tracking through fast corners. The Road Racer SL01 has been paired with a complete Shimano 105 component group. This includes a 50/34 compact crankset and a 11/32t cassette.