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BMC Teammachine R Mpc. vs Rose Shave FFX
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Key differences
- The Rose Shave FFX starts €999 cheaper (€8,000 vs €8,999 for the BMC Teammachine R Mpc.).
- Tire clearance: up to 30 mm on the BMC Teammachine R Mpc. vs 35 mm on the Rose Shave FFX.
BMC Teammachine R Mpc.
Rose Shave FFX
| BMCTeammachine R Mpc. | RoseShave FFX | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Brand | BMC | Rose |
| Build | Teammachine R Mpc. Frameset | Shave FFX Dura Ace Di2 |
| Build notes | Frame, fork and seatpost with Aerocore bottle cages, CeramicSpeed bearings, high and low ICS top cones and spacers, a Scicon gear bag, bike sock and owner certificate; no cockpit is listed. Prices from BMC's US and German stores; the UK store doesn't list it. | Colours ghost pearl and liquid racing green. Rose quotes about 6.6 kg (±5 %) for the Shave FFX in size M, liquid racing green, without pedals, on its product pages, but 'from 6.8 kg' on the model page, so no build weight is recorded. Rose's UK site doesn't list the Shave FFX, so there is no GBP price. The 4iiii power meter's model isn't named beyond being dual-sided. |
| Price (MSRP) | €8,999$8,999€8,999 | €8,000€8,000€8,000 |
| Model year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Generation | Gen 1 | First generation (2026) |
| Launched | — | 2026-02 |
| Discipline | Aero road | Aero road |
| UCI legal | Not stated | Yes |
| Verdict (out of 100) | ||
| Overall score | — | 81 |
| Aero | 86 | 86 |
| Frame | 92 | 92 |
| Components | — | 90 |
| Fit | 74 | 80 |
| Practicality | 56 | 68 |
| Price | — | 67 |
| Frame & fork | ||
| Frame material | Carbon (Mpc. Premium Carbon, Aerocore design) | Carbon (Toray M40X layup, FFX grade) |
| Fork material | Carbon (Mpc. Premium Carbon) | Carbon (Shave FFX fork) |
| Frame weight | 810 g28.6 oz | 795 g28 oz |
| Fork weight | 390 g13.8 oz | — |
| Frameset weight | 1,640 g3.62 lb | — |
| Weight measured on | BMC's figures: frame 810 g, fork 390 g, seatpost 150 g; 1,640 g including headset, bottle cages and hardware. BMC's Mpc. brochure puts frame, fork and seatpost at 1,350 g against 1,460 g for the Teammachine R 01. | Frame, size M, liquid racing green, as claimed by Rose (±30 g) |
| Max system weight | 110 kg242.5 lb | 110 kg242.5 lb |
| Frame sizes | 47, 51, 54, 56, 58, 61 | XS, S, M, M/L, L, XL |
| Colours | — | ghost pearl, liquid racing green |
| Also available as | Teammachine R 01 (same design in 01 Premium Carbon, also sold as complete bikes) | Shave FF, the lower carbon grade of the same race frame (850 g claimed in size M per bike-x): Ultegra Di2 €5,600, Force AXS €5,900; plus the more relaxed endurance Shave |
| UCI frame approval | The UCI list has the 'Teammachine R' frame and fork (code BMC-TRM, sizes 47-61); it doesn't list the Mpc. by name | On the UCI list of approved framesets as 'SHAVE FFX' with fork 'XLITE FFX', sizes XS-XL (6), approved 25 Sep 2025, code ROSE-SHAVEX (UCI list version 2026.10.02) |
| Compatibility & standards | ||
| Brake type | Flat-mount disc | Hydraulic disc |
| Wheel size | 700c | 700c |
| Max tire width | 30 mm | 35 mm |
| Bottom bracket standard | PF86 press-fit | BB86 press-fit |
| Front axle | 12x100 thru-axle | 12x100 thru-axle |
| Rear axle | 12x142 thru-axle | 12x142 thru-axle |
| Drivetrain compatibility | — | Complete builds use Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and SRAM Red AXS 2x12 |
| Cable routing | Fully internal through the headset (ICS Technology stealth cable routing) | Internal through the cockpit |
| Fit & adjustability | ||
| Cockpit | — | Fully integrated Rose Shave carbon aero cockpit (Rose doesn't say on its product pages whether bar and stem are one piece) |
| Standard stem and bar possible | No | — |
| Clip-on aerobars possible | — | Yes |
| Seatpost type | Teammachine R Mpc. carbon seatpost, 10 mm offset in all sizes | Rose aero carbon seatpost (D-shaped), 0 mm offset |
| Fit notes | — | The cockpit has narrow hoods and 13° of flare in the drops, with stock widths of 350-390 mm and stems of 100-120 mm by size; Rose leaves room on it for a computer mount and a time-trial bar. Bikes ship with 20 mm of spacers under the cockpit. |
| Aerodynamics | ||
| Manufacturer aero claims | BMC says the Mpc. keeps the stiffness, compliance and aero performance of the Teammachine R 01 while saving weight. | 205 W at 45 km/h in TOUR's wind tunnel (size M/L with RC55 wheels and 28 mm Schwalbe Pro One Aero), 10 W less than the Rose Xlite 06 (215 W) — figures Rose quotes for the Shave FFX |
| Testing method | Shapes shared with the Teammachine R 01, developed with CFD by Red Bull Advanced Technologies | TOUR wind tunnel test at 45 km/h |
| Tube profile | Deep horizontal shapes, Halo fork, stealth dropouts | — |
| Travel, maintenance & warranty | ||
| Derailleur hanger | — | UDH (SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger) |
| Proprietary parts | Seatpost, ICS top cones and spacers, Aerocore bottle cages | Shave cockpit, aero seatpost, optional Shave-specific carbon bottle cages |
| Sold via | BMC dealers and BMC stores, limited numbers; out of stock in all sizes on the US and DE stores in November 2026 | Direct from Rose (online and Rose stores) |
| Drivetrain | ||
| Groupset | — | Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 |
| Launched | — | 2021 · current generation |
| Speeds | — | 12-speed |
| Electronic | — | Yes |
| Drivetrain | — | 2x |
| Shifters | — | Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 ST-R9270 |
| Notes | — | Combined shift and hydraulic brake levers |
| Crankset | — | Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 |
| Chainrings | — | 52/36 |
| Crank lengths available | — | 165 mm (XS-S), 170 mm (M), 172.5 mm (M/L), 175 mm (L-XL) |
| Power meter | — | 4iiii Precision (dual-sided) |
| Measurement | — | Dual-sided |
| Front derailleur | — | Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9250 |
| Rear derailleur | — | Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9250 |
| Cassette | — | Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 |
| Range | — | 11-34 |
| Speeds | — | 12-speed |
| Chain | — | Shimano CN-M9100 |
| Brakes | ||
| Brake calipers | — | Shimano Dura-Ace BR-R9270 |
| Type | — | Hydraulic disc |
| Wheels & tires | ||
| Wheelset | — | Rose RC55CS VONOA |
| Front rim depth | — | 55 mm |
| Rear rim depth | — | 55 mm |
| Internal rim width | — | 23 mm |
| Material | — | Carbon |
| Spokes | — | VONOA carbon spokes |
| Weight | — | 1,280 g2.82 lb |
| Notes | — | Rose says the front rim is wider and the rear narrower; 1,280 g claimed for the pair. The Shave FFX is the only Shave with carbon spokes. |
| Tires | — | Schwalbe Pro One Aero |
| Tire width | — | 28 mm |
| Notes | — | Pro One Aero Front Evo (front) and Pro One Rear Evo (rear), Super Race casing, RaceGuard |
| Cockpit | ||
| Handlebar | — | Rose Shave Cockpit |
| Type | — | Integrated carbon aero cockpit |
| Widths available | — | 350 mm (XS-S), 370 mm (M-M/L), 390 mm (L-XL); stem 100-120 mm by size |
| Flare | — | 13° |
| Cable routing | — | Internal |
| Material | — | Carbon |
| Saddle & seatpost | ||
| Saddle | — | Selle Italia SLR Superflow S3 |
| Seatpost | BMC Teammachine R Mpc. seatpost | Rose Shave aero carbon seatpost |
| Offset / setback | 10 mm | 0 mm |
| Material | Carbon (Mpc. Premium Carbon) | Carbon |
| Bar tape | — | Rose Gel-Comfort |
| Included extras | ||
| Pedals | — | None included |
| Bottle cages | BMC Aerocore bottle cages | — |
| Notes | Integrated with the frame's Aerocore design | — |
| Geometry (smallest – largest size) | ||
| Sizes | 47, 51, 54, 56, 58, 61 | XS, S, M, M/L, L, XL |
| Rider height min | 166–190 cm5′5″–6′3″ | 155–191 cm5′1″–6′3″ |
| Rider height max | 166–192 cm5′5″–6′4″ | 166–200 cm5′5″–6′7″ |
| Stack | 505–608 mm19.9–23.9″ | 515–616 mm20.3–24.3″ |
| Reach | 367–409 mm14.4–16.1″ | 375–430 mm14.8–16.9″ |
| Seat tube angle | 73–74° | 73.5–75.5° |
| Head tube angle | 71.5–72.3° | 71.5–73.8° |
| Head tube length | 108–211 mm4.3–8.3″ | 110–205 mm4.3–8.1″ |
| Effective top tube | 515–598 mm20.3–23.5″ | 508–612 mm20–24.1″ |
| Seat tube length | 418–570 mm16.5–22.4″ | 435–575 mm17.1–22.6″ |
| Chainstay | 410 mm16.1″ | 410 mm16.1″ |
| Wheelbase | 968–1,030 mm38.1–40.6″ | 969–1,038 mm38.1–40.9″ |
| BB drop | 69 mm2.7″ | 72 mm2.8″ |
| Fork length | 367 mm14.4″ | 370 mm14.6″ |
| Fork offset | 43–48 mm1.7–1.9″ | 44 mm1.7″ |
| Trail | 63 mm2.5″ | 55–66 mm2.2–2.6″ |
| Front centre | 568–630 mm22.4–24.8″ | — |
| Standover | 721–836 mm28.4–32.9″ | 735–854 mm28.9–33.6″ |
| Saddle height max | — | 690–890 mm27.2–35″ |
| Wheel size | 700c | 700c |
| Crank length | — | 165–175 mm6.5–6.9″ |
| Stem length | — | 100–120 mm3.9–4.7″ |
| Handlebar width | — | 350–390 mm13.8–15.4″ |
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