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New BMC Granfondo GF01 Endurance Road Bike Spotted

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2013 BMC Granfondo GF01 endurance road bike details and weights
Originally spotted at the 2012 Paris Roubaix, the BMC GF01 has become their go-to classics racer.

We’ve already learned a bit about the new 29er mountain bike, and a new Granfondo GF01 road bike was spotted being tested at Paris-Roubaix prior to it’s formal launch.

Indeed, BMC’s website has an incomplete web page set up for the GF01 with some of the details (and some placeholder text about a dropper seatpost, clearly copied from their MTB side, ha!). It was dubbed the “Spring Classics Project” until now and is designed around events like the Paris-Roubaix…and for recreational cyclists looking for a fast, stable, comfortable ride.

The headtube, downtube, chainstays and fork crown are all oversized, giving the bike a stiff platform for power transfer and solid handling.

2013 BMC Granfondo GF01 endurance road bike spotted at Paris-Roubaix race

To handle the rough roads, the fork has some unique looking lower legs. They remain very straight until the bottom, then rake out. This likely gives it some of the right kind of flex to absorb bumps without compromising handling (like the wildly curving stays on Kirk Frameworks’ steel disc brake ‘cross bike).

The seatstays look pretty flat and thin, and BMC has refined their rear triangle design to offer better overall compliance than the racier TeamMachine SLR01. Already mounted low on the seatpost (less vertical force directed straight up to your hind section), the shaping likely helps more.

Three more features make the bike somewhat unique: There’s a chain catcher integrated into the frame, directly above the BB. The shifter cable stops are removable, letting you run standard mechanical shifters externally, or route Di2 wiring internally and keep a clean frame. Lastly, it’s designed specifically around 28c tires and the complete bike will have saddle and handlebar spec chosen for comfort.

If the numbers on the website hold true, frame weight is claimed at 995g (54), fork is 380g and seatpost is 198g. Complete bike is listing at 7.38kg (16.27lbs), but build kit is unknown.

We should have much more info and some hands on time with the GF01 next week! UPDATE: Here’s the coverage.

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Evan T
Evan T
11 years ago

Section 2,3,4 are all placeholder text. unless there are bearing ins on the frame and stainless chainsuck protection plates and a sag indicator and so on. Amusing stuff. nothing about the integral chain watcher either.

Spencer
11 years ago

Well you can definitely tell that the writers of this article are not plagiarizing any other the many other publications of this bike in more detail one week ago.

Racefiets verkopen
11 years ago

Would be a great addition to the current bike market, especially for recreational use, it’s much more important to have a comfortable bike then having an extremely light/fast/stiff bike.

fanboy
fanboy
11 years ago

wonder if it will crack like the other 90% of BMC frames?

easy rider
easy rider
11 years ago

Since when is the team riding with 3T components?

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