I also have a Teammachine, but I use it much less than my much cheaper aluminum gravel bike. I tend to ride it when the weather is good, dry road and I am fit enough to endure a ride in a less comfortable position.
Nice share. This BMC teammachine looks great! I have a steel bike for 8 yrs and occassionally swapped components and took it to other places and racings. I think this is sort of connection that i ride this steel bike more than other carbon bikes like BMC slr01, Festka sceletore etc. Eventually, i sold all my super carbon bikes but still keep the oldest steel bike :)
Nice video! People shouldn't hold back because of their budget. I'm not a big fan of carbon frames and electronic shifting but other than that that BMC looks cool :) In addition, I totally agree with the build your own bike partm also, I can't count how many times I heard my friends and just random people saying that I should get a new bike instead of upgrading my existing steel bikes. Once a mechanic said literally the following: "those are nice tyres, people don't usually put that expensive tyres on this kind of bikes" :D
Haha love that quote. I guess it is hard to see from the outside how deep a connection to a bike can be. Keep on upgrading and riding that majestic steel 🤜🤛
I know exactly what you mean, i stripped my old bike down to the frame and chose every component myself. I also had a carbon road bike that was stock. My custom (aluminium) bike was just better, so i decided to sell it. I really like my custom bike, especially because i built it myself and but the effort in to do that.
Yes yes yes. Thats the spirit. As you see i can very much relate to this. Next i will build up a carbon frame and see if i can get that emotional attachment back on it as well or if it is something about steel and aluminium.
I appreciate the difference in opinion and the honesty. I bought the BMC because it was anything but here in India. In India there are bucketloads of TCR and Emondas around. In a coffee shop my Teammachine gets the most stares. I indeed have a great emotional connection with it and I wouldnt have had so with a TCR which is just as good. That said I am building a Mason Definition and would definitely have an even greater connection with that because to my knowledge it will be the first Mason in India.
There you go. That is a great story and shows how important that emotional connection is. Happy to hear about your strong bond with your BMC and good luck on the next project 🫶
Hi, thanks for the review. According to cable routing it seems to be SLR02, not 01. I have the same 2021 model. Do you have no issues to ride it without hands? I have surprisingly found my Teammachine is a bit unstable when riding with one hand or without hands on handlebar...
Interesting. I had a look at the bike invoice and it actually states BMC Teammachinr SLR ONE. 🤔 I m a bad free handed rider in general. So in that regard a lot of bikes feel a bit unstable for me 😂😂
Thank you for instant reply! SLR 01 has slightly lighter frame and full internal cable routing through the cockpit, by the way it has not such issues with stability as I tested my friend's bike
High quality steel frames have the best ride of any material in my opinion. The weight penalty is minimal for those who are strong and lightweight themselves. I have several carbon, two titanium, and a dozen steel frames.
@@klein-concept That’s a hard question to answer. I ride a lot(8k+ miles a year)mainly road but also some single track mountain and also gravel in all conditions. My favorite steel road bikes are not well suited for wet, dirty conditions nor off road. If I had to choose a favorite bike in my stable, it would be my 1982 3Rensho Super Record. Otherwise my favorite all around, more “modern”, bike is a 1999 Litespeed Classic titanium built with Sram Red 11sp mechanical riding on custom build Zipp 404 firecrest rims laced to DT Swiss hubs.
@@jimihendrix731 wow with that milage you really deserve all those bikes. But that Litespeed sounds like a dream. Does Titanium really ride that much better than steel?
@@klein-concept No, steel still rides better than titanium. Titanium is very similar ride wise but not quite as smooth and comfortable of a ride as steel. The two things titanium has going for it is it’s corrosion resistant and is a little lighter than steel. I definitely prefer the ride of titanium over aluminum and carbon. Riding in wet conditions on a steel frame necessitates some added maintenance that’s somewhat time consuming. That’s why if I had to choose only one bike, it would probably be titanium simply because of the instances I would have to ride in wet conditions. Fortunately most days are dry, so I am usually on steel and when it’s wet, I am usually on carbon.
That makes sense. Thanks a lot for the explanation. As i m mainly riding in the dry i think i will stick with steel and carbon for now. But titanium has something to it thats makes me want to get one 🫣
Wie stehst du eigentlich zur Übernahme von Jobrädern nach Leasingende? Zurückgeben und was Neues holen? Abkaufen und direkt wieder verkaufen oder einfach abkaufen und behalten?
Gute Frage. Wenn das Angebot stimmt, werde ich es denke ich übernehmen nachdem ich schon so lange dafür gezahlt habe. Würde es aber denke nicht nochmal machen.
I don't get why Aluminum isn't more popular than steel being lighter than steel yet still durable. My Aluminum frame rides really good, feeling every bump doesn't really seem like much of a factor especially when many of the roads are smooth.
Good question. I guess aluminium is a bit more fragile than steel. I have an old aluminium pinarello which has a dent on the top tube and a mechanic told me that its a bit risky to ride because the tubes are so thin and you can not really easily repair it. Still i love aluminium as well and a Standard aluminium frame is on my shopping list as well 💰
I also have a Teammachine, but I use it much less than my much cheaper aluminum gravel bike. I tend to ride it when the weather is good, dry road and I am fit enough to endure a ride in a less comfortable position.
It is a beautiful bike so happy to hear you also have one in your bike garage but i fully understand why the gravel gets more attention 🤜🤛
Nice share. This BMC teammachine looks great! I have a steel bike for 8 yrs and occassionally swapped components and took it to other places and racings. I think this is sort of connection that i ride this steel bike more than other carbon bikes like BMC slr01, Festka sceletore etc. Eventually, i sold all my super carbon bikes but still keep the oldest steel bike :)
There is something emotional to steel. Your story proofs it as well with so many super bikes that you have ridden 🤜🤛
Nice video! People shouldn't hold back because of their budget. I'm not a big fan of carbon frames and electronic shifting but other than that that BMC looks cool :)
In addition, I totally agree with the build your own bike partm also, I can't count how many times I heard my friends and just random people saying that I should get a new bike instead of upgrading my existing steel bikes. Once a mechanic said literally the following: "those are nice tyres, people don't usually put that expensive tyres on this kind of bikes" :D
Haha love that quote. I guess it is hard to see from the outside how deep a connection to a bike can be. Keep on upgrading and riding that majestic steel 🤜🤛
Very cool bike 🚴
Thank you Joanna 🫶
I know exactly what you mean, i stripped my old bike down to the frame and chose every component myself.
I also had a carbon road bike that was stock.
My custom (aluminium) bike was just better, so i decided to sell it.
I really like my custom bike, especially because i built it myself and but the effort in to do that.
Yes yes yes. Thats the spirit. As you see i can very much relate to this. Next i will build up a carbon frame and see if i can get that emotional attachment back on it as well or if it is something about steel and aluminium.
I appreciate the difference in opinion and the honesty. I bought the BMC because it was anything but here in India. In India there are bucketloads of TCR and Emondas around. In a coffee shop my Teammachine gets the most stares. I indeed have a great emotional connection with it and I wouldnt have had so with a TCR which is just as good. That said I am building a Mason Definition and would definitely have an even greater connection with that because to my knowledge it will be the first Mason in India.
There you go. That is a great story and shows how important that emotional connection is. Happy to hear about your strong bond with your BMC and good luck on the next project 🫶
that needs to be the Official Sound Effect for Not Carbon
Hahahahahaha 🫶
Hi, thanks for the review. According to cable routing it seems to be SLR02, not 01. I have the same 2021 model. Do you have no issues to ride it without hands? I have surprisingly found my Teammachine is a bit unstable when riding with one hand or without hands on handlebar...
Interesting. I had a look at the bike invoice and it actually states BMC Teammachinr SLR ONE. 🤔
I m a bad free handed rider in general. So in that regard a lot of bikes feel a bit unstable for me 😂😂
Thank you for instant reply! SLR 01 has slightly lighter frame and full internal cable routing through the cockpit, by the way it has not such issues with stability as I tested my friend's bike
@@kovaantI think there is a difference between the 01 and the ONE. I think the ONE version is the most budget version of it. Super confusing naming.
yeah, you are right! Sorry! By the way, the issue with bike handling was resolved by changing stem to longer one, 100mm to 110mm@@klein-concept
Great video, really detailed and well explained
Thanks a lot 🤜🤛
High quality steel frames have the best ride of any material in my opinion. The weight penalty is minimal for those who are strong and lightweight themselves. I have several carbon, two titanium, and a dozen steel frames.
I fully agree. You seem to have a packed garage of bikes. If you could only keep one. Which one would it be?
@@klein-concept That’s a hard question to answer. I ride a lot(8k+ miles a year)mainly road but also some single track mountain and also gravel in all conditions. My favorite steel road bikes are not well suited for wet, dirty conditions nor off road. If I had to choose a favorite bike in my stable, it would be my 1982 3Rensho Super Record. Otherwise my favorite all around, more “modern”, bike is a 1999 Litespeed Classic titanium built with Sram Red 11sp mechanical riding on custom build Zipp 404 firecrest rims laced to DT Swiss hubs.
@@jimihendrix731 wow with that milage you really deserve all those bikes. But that Litespeed sounds like a dream. Does Titanium really ride that much better than steel?
@@klein-concept No, steel still rides better than titanium. Titanium is very similar ride wise but not quite as smooth and comfortable of a ride as steel. The two things titanium has going for it is it’s corrosion resistant and is a little lighter than steel. I definitely prefer the ride of titanium over aluminum and carbon. Riding in wet conditions on a steel frame necessitates some added maintenance that’s somewhat time consuming. That’s why if I had to choose only one bike, it would probably be titanium simply because of the instances I would have to ride in wet conditions. Fortunately most days are dry, so I am usually on steel and when it’s wet, I am usually on carbon.
That makes sense. Thanks a lot for the explanation. As i m mainly riding in the dry i think i will stick with steel and carbon for now. But titanium has something to it thats makes me want to get one 🫣
Wie stehst du eigentlich zur Übernahme von Jobrädern nach Leasingende? Zurückgeben und was Neues holen? Abkaufen und direkt wieder verkaufen oder einfach abkaufen und behalten?
Gute Frage. Wenn das Angebot stimmt, werde ich es denke ich übernehmen nachdem ich schon so lange dafür gezahlt habe. Würde es aber denke nicht nochmal machen.
Ich bin 100% einverstanden!
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not surprised you like your steel bikes better, look at your bar height on this carbon race bike
I know. Problem is that it is a leased bike so dont think i should be cutting that for down 🫣
I don't get why Aluminum isn't more popular than steel being lighter than steel yet still durable. My Aluminum frame rides really good, feeling every bump doesn't really seem like much of a factor especially when many of the roads are smooth.
Good question. I guess aluminium is a bit more fragile than steel. I have an old aluminium pinarello which has a dent on the top tube and a mechanic told me that its a bit risky to ride because the tubes are so thin and you can not really easily repair it.
Still i love aluminium as well and a Standard aluminium frame is on my shopping list as well 💰
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Für den preis müsste es 6,8kg wiegen 😮
Ja auch einer der Gründe wieso es nicht mein fav ist 🫣
Zonk 😁
😂😂 genau so ist es leider.