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URS AL
An aluminum frame gravel bike with mid-range components and shimano grx 400 hydraulic disc brakes.
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Manufacturer Price
$2,299| Frame | Aluminum |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Rigid |
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 2 × 10 |
| Groupset | GRX 600, GRX 400 |
| Brakes | Shimano GRX 400 Hydraulic Disc |
Based on build material and quality level of the frame, fork, wheelset, groupset, suspension system, and more.
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View Comparison5'1" – 5'6"
5'4" – 5'9"
5'7" – 6'0"
5'10" – 6'3"
6'0" – 6'5"
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Summary
The BMC URS gravel bike family is praised for its innovative suspension and geometry, offering a blend of speed, comfort, and off-road capability. Reviews highlight its stable and confident handling on rough terrain, with the suspension system providing noticeable improvements in ride quality and control. However, some critiques include limited tire clearance and the additional complexity of the suspension system.
Innovative suspension system improves ride quality and control
Stable and confident handling on rough terrain
Light and efficient for a gravel bike
Forward-thinking geometry enhances off-road capability
Quality fittings and components
Limited tire clearance compared to some competitors
Additional complexity and potential servicing needs with suspension
Some models may feel heavy compared to racier gravel bikes
Suspension tuning can be costly and require additional setup
It’s fast, light, and can fit 33mm file-tread tires, which was about all that I needed for the inaugural BWR NC.
BikerumorThe URS LT makes up ground when ridden fast over rough gravel or on light mountain bike trails, and it’ll leave you with a little more energy to keep up when the terrain is smoother.
Cycling TipsGravel suspension is the next contentious subject and the jury is certainly still out for many riders as to the advantages and disadvantages of adding active suspension systems.
Cycling NewsThe BMC URS LT really does have a wonderfully compliant feel, especially on teeth-rattling, bone-shaking byways and rutted fire roads.
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Nov 2024
The all-new BMC URS takes everything that we (or at least our parents) loved about the early days of mountain biking and ...
Aug 2024 · Ashley Quinlan
Impressively capable, but is the URS range too nuanced for its own good?
Confidence inspiring handling geometry
Mtt tech boosts comfort
Standard urs model offers the core ride experience
Mtt stem and fork not mutually compatible
Urs 01 and 01 lt versions feel very similar
Aug 2024 · Alvin Holbrook
The second generation BMC URS gravel bike is a full suspension gravel bike option with mountain bike geometry, great for riding single track.
Jan 2024 · Calvin Zajac
The BMC URS 01 ONE gravel monster should be tailor made for our big adventure gravel bike group test, but can it live up to its striking paint job?
Incredibly fun and efficient bike
Sleek and unique BMC look
Cockpit bobs up and down during sprints
Feb 2022 · Dave Rome
20 mm of integrated front suspension meets an already progressive gravel bike.
Balanced ride with front control/comfort now matching the rear end, progressive geometry pushes into MTB territory, easy-to-use lockout, integrated aesthetics, frame comes with included impact protection.
Suspension top-out, setup limitations and limited target rider weight range, servicing required, unknowns over long-term servicing prices and logistics, so-so tyre clearance, suspension changes geometry for the worse when under-biking, equipped wheels, bike weight.
Nov 2021 · Sam Challis
The SRAM XPLR-equipped BMC URS 01 could be the ideal bike for the right type of rider
Forward-thinking geometry
Neat MTT rear suspension unit
Innovative componentry
Nice gearing spread
Overall weight
'ActiveRide' function of the Rockshox Reverb seatpost isn’t easy to use
Some riders might be better served by a mountain bike
Sep 2021 · Graham Cottingham
BMC offers the fully suspended micro-suspension experience with its new URS LT ‘Gravel Plus’ bike
MTT suspension does an incredible job at absorbing high-frequency vibrations
Huge gear range and smooth wireless shifting from SRAM’s XPLR/X01 mullet groupset
Downtube and fork dropout protection
Minimal fork design looks sleeker than the MTB style gravel suspension
45mm tyre clearance falls a little short of the gravel tyre clearance status quo
Standard 40mm tyre spec feels small for an adventure orientated bike
Top out clunk from the front suspension is noticeable when unweighting the bike
Suspension tuning comes with additional costs
No fork leg luggage bosses
Aug 2021 · Jordan Villella
The new BMC URS AL series is about sharing the URS carbon ride feel and transferring the exact geometry to the new alloy models.
| Frame | URS Premium Aluminium, Gravel+ Geometry, Internal Cable Routing, Fender and Rack Mounts, PF86 Bottom Bracket, Flat Mount Disc, 12x142mm Thru-Axle BB Standard: BB86/BB92, Press Fit Tire Clearance: 45c |
|---|---|
| Fork | Cargo mounts on fork |
| Bottom Bracket | BB86/BB92, press-fit |
| Stem | BMC MSM |
| Handlebar | BMC RAB |
| Saddle | Selle Royal SRX |
| Seatpost | BMC RSP03 Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | SHIMANO GRX 400 RD-RX400 |
|---|---|
| Crank | SHIMANO GRX 600 FC-RX600 46-30T |
| Shifters | SHIMANO GRX 400 ST-RX400 |
| Cassette | SHIMANO CS-HG50-10 10-36T |
| Chain | SHIMANO CN-HG95 10 spd |
| Brakes | SHIMANO BR-RX400 | SHIMANO SM-RT64 160 / 160mm Type: Shimano GRX 400 Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | PRD23 - 23mm |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | CL-712 (F)/RXC-1425 (R) - Thru Axle |
| Rear Hub | CL-712 (F)/RXC-1425 (R) - Thru Axle |
| Tires | WTB Riddler - 45mm |
First added July 22
Last updated September 5
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