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The New BMC Teammachine is (Almost) Perfect | The NERO Show Ep. 53

BMC launches a new aero bike (or is it a road bike?) whilst the second edition of the gravel world champs proves the US gravel scene is legit. 

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Chapters 00:00 intro 00:30 BMC TEAMMACHINE R 18:30 NEW BIKE FEELS 20:34 DEATH OF TRAINING SETUP 26:15 GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPS V2 38:15 PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE 48:49 WHO DO YOU CALL? 52:23 HYDRA-PACK FLEX 55:15 ADS IN THE SHOW  

Footage courtesy of:   @CamNicholls    @PatrickLino    

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