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BH Lynx Split Pivot Mountain Bike Coming to North America

Written by Tyler Benedict
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The BH Lynx is coming to the states for the first time. It’ll be available in both 29er and 27.5″, with carbon frames for the bigger wheels and carbon and alloy for the middle wheel size.

The 29er gets 4.8″ (116mm) of rear wheel travel with a 120 fork. The 27.5″ has 6″ (160mm) travel front and rear. They use a Split Pivot design with a floating rear shock running through the seat tube, which gives it a very lively, plush ride while still maintaining excellent power transfer.

Check the detail photos and a quick One Ride Review below…

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The Lynx has been in Europe for two years, and just now coming to the US since the brand has split its relationship with Pivot. They’ll also be bringing the hardtails in both wheel sizes stateside, but no 26″.

The look is quite different than Trek’s Full Floater since the shock runs through the seat tube and connects to the upward moving section of the chainstay. Trek’s connects to the chainstay in front of the lower main pivot.

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The entire frame is swoopy and gorgeous, with a massive headtube section that’s ridged and shaped to improve stiffness. Standover is exceptional with one of the deepest drops we’ve seen.

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I rode the Large frame size, which weighed in at a very respectable 26.59lbs (12.06kg). Honestly, it felt lighter on the trail.

ONE RIDE REVIEW

With the weight of an XC race bike and the travel of a trail bike (for a 29er), the Lynx has the numbers to be a really fun bike. Fortunately, the suspension design delivers on both, too. The Split Pivot design does a remarkable job of keeping the suspension active under power and braking without being affected by either. Add in the floating shock and you have a bike that’s sooooo cushy that the small stuff virtually disappears. Traction is amazing. This was a really fun bike to ride, and we’re looking forward to a long term test bike arriving later in the fall.
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Tyler Benedict is the Founder of Bikerumor.com, where he’s been writing about the latest bikes, components, and cycling technology for almost two decades. Prior to that, Tyler launched and built multiple sports nutrition brands and consumer goods companies, mostly as an excuse to travel and ride in new places.

Based in North Carolina, Tyler also loves the Vanlife & family adventure travel and is always on the lookout for the next shiny new part and off-grid adventure.

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Steve M
Steve M
11 years ago

So a single pivot is Ok is DW designs it?

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Tony
Tony
11 years ago

“The look is quite different than Trek’s Full Floater since the shock runs through the seat tube and connects to the upward moving section of the chainstay. Trek’s connects to the chainstay in front of the lower main pivot.”

It doesn’t matter how it looks, just how it works.

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mike
mike
11 years ago

@Steve M, I’ve been saying the same thing about evils delta system since that came out. But in all honesty there really is nothing wrong with single pivot. done right you can have a bike that works perfectly fine and in most cases with a huge savings. Look at the price of a Heckler or Superlight compared to their VPP equivalents. Cannondale has been selling single pivot’s for ages with tons of happy customers.

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Steve M
Steve M
11 years ago

@mike

I agree, these are high single pivot bikes (along with the Turners and Pivots). Single pivot bikes can and do work great.

The lower link offers no mechanical advantage in terms of pedalling. The high main pivot location keeps the thing from squating.

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John
John
11 years ago

Steve M: Actually, current Turners and all Pivot suspension bikes are multi-link bikes, not high single pivots. As their suspensions cycle, their pivot points (which are virtual) move in space. Also, the location of the lower pivot on the BH DOES determine the anti-squat characteristics.

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the dude
the dude
11 years ago

Worthless to comment on this. BH won’t bring in numbers. These will be more rare than Unicorns sitting around talking whilst drinking that Hi-C Ectoplasm Ghostbusters drink, but much less exciting.

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Lou
Lou
11 years ago

That is such a pretty bike compared to the Trek.

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mike
mike
11 years ago

Pretty sure it was called Ecto-cooler and the flavor still exists just named orange something or other…

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Tim
Tim
11 years ago

Ecto cooler is some good stuff and that is one ugly bike.

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the dude
the dude
11 years ago

@mike. Thanks. I’ll look into. Thank you for making my life.

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pornitswhatlwouldratherbmaking
pornitswhatlwouldratherbmaking
11 years ago

the guy holding the bie looks like Jim Cantori from the Weather Ch, lol.

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GreenG
GreenG
11 years ago

I’ve always thought that kind of shock placement would be a maintenance nightmare – exposed directly all the water, dirt and mud off the back wheel…

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timbearz
timbearz
11 years ago

Isnt the split pivot linkage designed by dave wegal? same as is being used on the new salsas???? https://bikerumor.com/2013/07/25/hands-on-with-salsas-new-split-pivot-horsethief-and-spearfish/

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Justin
Justin
11 years ago

With the super low stand over I wonder what frame sizes they will offer.

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Joey Brown
Joey Brown
11 years ago

@Justin the bike will be available in small, medium, large and XL.

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Joey Brown
Joey Brown
11 years ago

I rode the Lynx for several miles which included several extended climbs. I usually prefer a 29er hard tail but this bike was awesome. I will be adding this bike ASAP. I agree with Tyler, the bike rode lighter than it’s actual weight. I rode the size medium and I suspect it was right at 26 lbs. XX1 group with some nice wheels along with a couple of other changes and you are really close to 24 lbs. This bike would be perfect for endurance events. This bike was the biggest surprise of Dealer Camp for me. I brought it back with a huge smile on my face.

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efukt
efukt
11 years ago

So pretty. [deleted]

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Big Cow
Big Cow
11 years ago

humpa humpa

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Mindless
Mindless
11 years ago

Just make Horst link bikes.

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RoDe
RoDe
11 years ago

Wow that is one ugly bike. Looks like it got to hot and started to melt.

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Sindub
Sindub
11 years ago

Looks amazing, though the position of the shock would mean having to zip-tie in a bit of plastic as a mud-guard to protect it from crud and mud…

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justme1
justme1
11 years ago

Beautiful bike, but the shock is gonna get destroyed by mud and grit pilling up from the rear wheel…

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jimbo
jimbo
11 years ago

gimme an axle-pivot bike over a horst link any day, especially now 1 or 2 rings are more normal. single-pivot pedal feel with neutral braking of a linkage bike, ideal combo for me.

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MorganJ
MorganJ
11 years ago

I don’t like how the rear shock is so exposed to the rear wheel. It seems like it would cake the mud on the shock and kill your seals, surface finish, and thus the shock.

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patrik
patrik
11 years ago

I would like a few of the posters on this thread to teach the fine art of riding a bike on paper. It’s amazing how many suspension engineers Wikipedia has made in the past few years. Everyone can now talk about wheel paths, instant centers, and leverage ratio as if they worked at a bicycle company.

Better yet, they can troubleshoot and ride a bike based on a few pictures taken of said bike at Sea Otter, and even determine how it will handle the random sequence of rocks a rider encounters on a random handle at any riding location on Earth.

I also an enamored with the myriad false dilemmas presented, such as, “Oh, it’s a single pivot, which means it sucks,” or “All lower links can’t pedal.”

Amazing.

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MMyers
MMyers
11 years ago

New to the internet?

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Gabbia
Gabbia
11 years ago

I rode this bike at Dealer Camp.
Very fast with responsive and quick handling. It climbed better than a hardtail and descended fast eating all bumps in the way.
I agree it felt lighter than it was(not that it was heavy).

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R.M. Cheyrathliet
R.M. Cheyrathliet
11 years ago

It takes a mighty dearth of knowledge, a huge absence of experience, and an impressive imagination to make the pinkbike comment threads look like they are populated by a bunch of Nico Vouillozes and Fabien Barels, but somehow, it’s been done. Fine work by all. Remember, how a bike looks = all you need to know. Ever.

Sweet uber-slack STA. I love when a bike just wheelies up a climb. It’s the best.

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Out for a Ride
Out for a Ride
11 years ago

patrik- don’t forget “Turner and Pivot are high single pivot”. This is exactly wrong, and the entire point of Dave Weagle’s DW Link design. Not to be confused with Dave Weagle’s Split Pivot, which is what this BH bike uses.

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Joey Brown
Joey Brown
11 years ago

@Gabbia – You are spot on. For the rest of you, maybe you will get a chance to ride one down the road. It seems the ones who have actually ridden it, love it!7

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