BMC Teammachine SLR
Racers who want BMC's classic race fit. Roadmachine if you need stack.
BMC's lightweight race bike: steep, precise, and a WorldTour stack/reach reference. Less aero than Teammachine R / Timemachine.
Racers who want BMC's classic race fit. Roadmachine if you need stack.
BMC's lightweight race bike: steep, precise, and a WorldTour stack/reach reference. Less aero than Teammachine R / Timemachine.
Racers who want BMC's classic race fit. Roadmachine if you need stack.
BMC's lightweight race bike: steep, precise, and a WorldTour stack/reach reference. Less aero than Teammachine R / Timemachine.
Racers who want a climbing Orbea. Orca Aero is the wind-cheating sibling.
Orbea's lightweight race bike, OMX carbon on high kits, and a fit that is race-low without S5 drama. OMX vs OMR changes weight more than geometry.
| Measurement | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() OrbeaOrca 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 570 | 570 | 552−18 |
| Reachmm | 390 | 390 | 385−5 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.8+0.3 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 410 | 408−2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 996 | 996 | 981−15 |
| BB dropmm | 69 | 69 | 70+1 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Teammachine SLR 56 | Teammachine SLR 56 | Orca 53 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm |
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Orbea has dropped many of the aero optimisations of the previous Orca, while it has unified the geometry across the OMX and OMR-tier frames.
Orbea says, “the Orca is around 3W faster than an aero bike, for an average rider, on a 5% slope, and around 6W faster on a 10% slope.” The Orca OMX has claimed ...