The new Teamelite TE01 from BMC is one of the most interesting mountain bikes around at the moment and yet it’s really not that easy to see why. Check the side profile of the Teamelite 01 frame and you’ll find it’s nearly identical to that of the other carbon hardtails in BMC’s line-up.. Sorry did we say hardtail? Because that’s the thing, the Teamelite 01 is not a hardtail at all.
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Glance up to the junction between the seatstay and the seat tube of the carbon Teamelite and there’s a subtle component just before the seatstay bridge. This is actually an elastomer and one that adds up to 15mm of vertical travel at the rear wheel – enough to increase traction at the rear tyre, but not enough to require a pivot or to add a serious weight penalty over the regular hardtail.
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It's easy to mistake the Teamelite for its hardtail sibling
Of course this sort of technology is nothing new – many brands were doing exactly the same thing more than 20 years ago – but BMC obviously believes the softtail still deserves its place. BMC isn’t alone either, with Trek having migrated its seat tube-based-suspension system from its Domane road bike to the 2016 Procaliber SL on the muddy side.
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