BMC’s ‘Bumper’ Bridging Hard and Softtails

GRENCHEN, Switzerland - Not at the renowned Sea Otter Classic (as all other brands) but at the Swiss Bike Days, their “home festival” close to the head office, BMC presented the remarkable new 2016 cross-country bike Teamelite 01. This is neither a fully nor a hardtail - it’s rather a rebirth of the early softtail, created for optimal race performance.