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.
Climbers and riders who want a light Specialized that isn't a full aero race bike. Not an endurance bike.
A lightweight road bike without the Tarmac's aero brief. It climbs and floats; it does not try to be a Tarmac SL7 in a crosswind. The position is still race-adjacent, not Roubaix-tall.
| Measurement | FestkaScalatore 2023 | FestkaScalatore 2022 |  |  SpecializedAethos 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 568 | 568 | 570+2 | 565−3 |
| Reachmm | 390 | 390 | 390 | 387−3 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 72.5−0.5 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 408 | 408 | 410+2 | 410+2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 994 | 994 | 996+2 | 991−3 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 69−1 | 72+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Scalatore 56 | Scalatore 56 | Teammachine SLR 56 | Aethos 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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