The Impec Lab was an initiative started by BMC in 2010 to produce completely in-house, Swiss made frames. However, due to the complexity of the carbon weave, the manufacturing cost of a single frame was 10 time that of an Asian counterpart. Production stopped in 2015 due to the mounting financial pressure and the advent of the Teammachine SLR01. However, the European Track Championships were slated to be held across the street from BMC's headquarters in Grenchen, Switzerland, and in late 2015 a few engineers found some unused Impec tubes and put together 6 prototype track bikes. This is one of those 6.
Frame:
BMC Impec Track Prototype 52cm
Fork/Headset:
BMC
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Sugino 75 DD + BB30 Press Fit
Pedals:
Ultegra
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
KMC SL01
Saddle/Seatpost:
Specialized Power Carbon
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Zipp 303 x Harmony High-Flange 24
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Zipp 303 x Harmony High-Flange 24
Added by antoinesbikes. Last updated about 1 month ago.
4 Comments
wtf! I loved the impec ideology. Is this a bmc prototype or did you change the qr 135 dropouts to 120?
Posted 4 months ago
This is a 1 of 6 prototype, specifically made for the UCI Track World Championships in 2015 at Grenchen, Switzerland.
Posted about 1 month ago
Blokk says:
i call it the optimus prime
Posted 29 days ago