Exif II* R & 2 + ] e ( 1 m 2 i 0 Concept cars are common at auto tradeshows; manufacturers are always showing some futuristic model that will never see production. But those cars are more than just fun to look at — they often hold technologies that will make it into production models.
Concept bikes are relatively rare in cycling. Bikes are highly modular; components, in general, work with frames across the industry, conforming to engineering standards so that consumers aren't stuck with a single brand. That prevents the sort of ground-up design that we associate with concept designs. Add this to the fact that most cycling brands aren't manufacturers at all, but rather design, engineering, and marketing firms that outsource production and it's understandble that Eurobike and Interbike see few concept designs.
This year, BMC has broken that mold as a way to celebrate the opening of its Impec Advanced R&D lab in Grenchen, Switzerland. It's a way for the brand to point out its engineering chops and, perhaps more importantly, its in-house manufacturing abilities. The bike is simply called the Impec Concept, and its intended to be a peek into what time trial bikes could look like 5-7 years from now. It's highly modular in design, allowing for bits to be swapped out for different courses and different riders, and throws most current UCI rules out the window. Photo: BMC Leaf Leaf Aptus 65S(LF10533 )/Hasselblad 500 Series - ' - ' Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows 2014:08:30 15:43:38
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