BMC Teammachine R 01 THREE vs Canyon Aeroad CFR AXS
Both are race bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.
The short answer
These two score within 1 point of each other for a typical all-round rider, so there is no single winner — the right one depends entirely on which of the differences below you care about.
What actually separates them
- Price
- The BMC Teammachine R 01 THREE is £801 cheaper — £7,699 against £8,500.
- Weight
- The Canyon Aeroad CFR AXS is 0.4kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
- Tyre clearance
- The Canyon Aeroad CFR AXS takes 32mm tyres against 30mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.
- Climbing gear
- The BMC Teammachine R 01 THREE has the easier bottom gear (26 gear inches against 30), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.
Side by side
| Spec | Teammachine R 01 THREE | Aeroad CFR AXS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £7,699 | £8,500 |
| Weight | 7.5 kg | 7.1 kg |
| Frame | carbon | carbon |
| Groupset | SRAM Force AXS 2x12 electronic | SRAM Red AXS 12-speed |
| Stack / reach | 1.43 | 1.42 |
| Tyre clearance | 30 mm | 32 mm |
| Lowest gear | 26 in | 30 in |
| Mudguard mounts | No | No |
| Comfort | 38 | 37 |
| Speed | 80 | 86 |
| Climbing | 81 | 77 |
| Value | 0 | 0 |
Neither might be the right answer
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