No, BMC is out of switzerland. QBP is just the US distributor.GotMyGED said:Does Quality Bicycle Products own BMC? I know they bought out Salsa, so i thought they may have done the same with BMC.
If you can't go fast, you may as well look like you could if you really wanted to. I'm more impressed with the guy who comes out on an old SLX bike and schools everybody.the Inbred said:interest in BMC frames this past week or so has sky rocketed. our shop has been feeling the lack of Lance Effect...has the Landis Effect taken over?
guy bought a Trek Madone SL 5.9 a month ago...he's now selling it for a BMC SLC01.
everyone is using it now. it's just a better resin mixturethe Inbred said:i'm more impressed with (only) the SLC01...mainly because of the CNT stuff.
Bummer. Now's he's going to have to switch all his Discovery kit to Phonak...the Inbred said:guy bought a Trek Madone SL 5.9 a month ago...he's now selling it for a BMC SLC01.
Like Landis on Stage 16 or like Landis on Stage 17?BeerDemon said:I have a BMC. I ride like Landis. Pretty much.
I didn't realize BMC was made in Taiwan. I believe they are a Swiss company, but it makes sense, considering the large Asian aerospace consortium vs. Swiss banking/chocolate...SuspectDevice said:BMC is pretty kooky Taiwanese stuff. It is actually owned by the same guy who own Phonak, as a sort of hobby.
Interview with one of Phonaks Designers here.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/tour06/tech/?id=/tech/2006/features/singenberger1
The BMC's have always looked stupid and gimmicky to me, and they are, especially their MTB frames and lower-end road frames. WAY to expensive as well. I also don't like how they try to represent the company like things are actually made in Switzerland. Even their custom TT bike comes from TW.
sanjuro said:I didn't realize BMC was made in Taiwan. I believe they are a Swiss company, but it makes sense, considering the large Asian aerospace consortium vs. Swiss banking/chocolate...
Road frames are a dime a dozen to me, especially now that almost all of them are at the 15 lb mark. Most Euro companies don't get mountain biking, with the exception of Commencal and Scott...
They are, but I also believe their mtn bike designs orginate out of Europe first...Zutroy said:Scott is actually a US company.
http://bikemag.com/news/newsarchive/012406_scott/Scott USA recently returned to the U.S. after a long stay in Europe (where the brand is huge—crazy, superstar popular).
sanjuro said:They are, but I also believe their mtn bike designs orginate out of Europe first...
http://bikemag.com/news/newsarchive/012406_scott/
Nope, Easton has the only bicycle industry license to use the CNT technology. There is a very strict, patented way to make the nano resin, and only Easton has the rights to use it for bikes. It's pretty cool to see what the stuff looks like in suspension, it's pretty amazing stuff.indieboy said:everyone is using it now. it's just a better resin mixture
Still, their '07 bikes look amazing. I have to say that it's probably the biggest year-to-year change in graphics and color that I've seen in a while, and it really, really looks good.indieboy said:i was under the impression that look was using it for the tubesets as well. oh well
look or bmc?Just James said:Still, their '07 bikes look amazing. I have to say that it's probably the biggest year-to-year change in graphics and color that I've seen in a while, and it really, really looks good.
It's not about the weight. Yes, many road frames are sub 1000g-900g mark and they are light, but they don't ride well, crack or are flexy as hell. It's about ride quality, because when there are a multitude of frames out there at the same weight you need something important to distinguish them, and that would be ride quality. I have riden many top carbon frames and by far the best one from a large company is a TREK 5.9 Madone. The SL is lighter but I think the regular Madone rides better, and is still light. Their new 6.9 Madone SL coming out will be incredible, the only sub-900g bike with a horizontal tt, none of this compact-sloping tt crap. The best bike I have ever riden, out of all companies would be a TIME...amazing.sanjuro said:I didn't realize BMC was made in Taiwan. I believe they are a Swiss company, but it makes sense, considering the large Asian aerospace consortium vs. Swiss banking/chocolate...
Road frames are a dime a dozen to me, especially now that almost all of them are at the 15 lb mark. Most Euro companies don't get mountain biking, with the exception of Commencal and Scott...
The custom TT bikes are all hand-made in Switzerland actually.SuspectDevice said:BMC is pretty kooky Taiwanese stuff. It is actually owned by the same guy who own Phonak, as a sort of hobby.
Interview with one of Phonaks Designers here.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/tour06/tech/?id=/tech/2006/features/singenberger1
The BMC's have always looked stupid and gimmicky to me, and they are, especially their MTB frames and lower-end road frames. WAY to expensive as well. I also don't like how they try to represent the company like things are actually made in Switzerland. Even their custom TT bike comes from TW.
I know for sure Mizuno is using it. HIGHLY under rated for their forks - just bought a MR20 Shark and they layup is incredible! I also think Kuota is as well. Chances are those two come from the same Taiwanese carbon farm.the Inbred said:the only manufacturers i know of using it are Easton and BMC (who probably gets it from Easton). who else?
the Inbred said:interest in BMC frames this past week or so has sky rocketed. our shop has been feeling the lack of Lance Effect...has the Landis Effect taken over?
guy bought a Trek Madone SL 5.9 a month ago...he's now selling it for a BMC SLC01.