History
2004 A Team Machine Make-over Inspired by Phonak Racing Team’s success on the 2001 Team Machine, BMC engineers got to work on a new, improved Team Machine. The ultimate goal being to increase rigidity without adding extra weight. In 2004, the Team Machine’s successor was launched. Its stiffness to weight ratio and steering precision placed it in a league of its own and raised the bar for other bike manufacturers.
Key Technology Carbon Nano-Tubesets Introduced A new carbon Easton CNT Nanotubeset was jointed with re-iterated, CNC-cut Crosslock Skeleton nodes, resulting in much stiffer joints. This enabled engineers to experiment with tube lengths and material too. The new Team Machine also got carbon top and downtubes to replace the aluminum ones of its predescessor.
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