Sunday, 12 April 2015

BMC races new GranFondo RBX at Paris-Roubaix

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BMC’s Greg Van Avermaet took third at Paris-Roubaix Sunday aboard a new made-in-Switzerland BMC machine, the GranFondo RBX. The bike is basically the GranFondo GF01, but with increased clearance at the fork, stays and brake calipers for the wider tires required for riding cobblestones.


Greg Van Avermaet took third at Paris-Roubiax on the BMC GranFondo RBX


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Last year, the team rode the GF01, and barely had room to fit 28mm. “We had perhaps 1mm of clearance,†said BMC CEO David Zurcher “Now the RBX can fit a 30mm no problem.â€


Tire clearance went from 1mm to well over 1cm on the new RBX, thanks to a new fork, new caliper position and long-reach calipers


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