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IB14: BH Bikes Lightens Up w/ 690g Ultralight Evo, Plus New Quartz Disc Road & Lynx 6 Trail Boss (Updated)

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2015 BH Ultralight Evo race road bike

When BH introduced the Ultralight in in 2011, it ushered in the BB386EVO bottom bracket and a then-insanely light frame. Building up a 10.66lb complete bike didn’t hurt, either. As the years progressed, they introduced a more affordable and only slightly heavier Ultralight RC, which carries over unchanged for 2015.

But, the top of the line is the updated Ultralight Evo with a new carbon layup that makes it even lighter. Last year it was 750g, for 2015 it’s averaging 690g. And it has no rider weight limit and comes with a limited lifetime warranty.

Beyond lightening up, they tweaked the frame to make it a bit more comfortable and improve clearance around the bottom bracket for power meter equipped cranksets.

(UPDATE: Clarification on the Quartz Disc frame added below)

2015 BH Ultralight Evo race road bike

The front derailleur mount is now full carbon, which they say is stiffer than a riveted alloy mount, leading to crisper, quicker shifts.

2015-BH-G6-aero-race-road-bike

The aero G6 Pro race bike also gets a slightly different layup so it’s lighter and stiffer, gets the new integrated carbon front derailleur mount and FD mount and integrated Di2 battery mount in the seatpost. They switched the brakes to Shimano direct mount to further improve aerodynamics. That change also made for better braking and a stiffer rear triangle.

2015 BH Quartz disc brake endurance road bike

The Quatrz is BH’s endurance/gran fondo road bike, and for 2015 it gets a disc brake version. The Quartz Disc gets a disc specific frame with a new fork that routes the front cable/hose through the leg. Two builds will be offered, a Shimano 105 with TRP Spyre mechanical brakes ($2,599) and Ultegra with hydraulic brakes ($3,599).

2015 BH Quartz disc brake endurance road bike

2015 BH Quartz disc brake endurance road bike

Rear brake runs a cleanly executed hose layout with just enough room to accommodate a variety of different calipers. They’re sticking with quick release front and rear for now.

2015 BH Quartz disc brake endurance road bike

The Quartz gets mild aero shaping on the downtube and also uses the BB386EVO bottom bracket. Frame weight is 850g on average.

2015 BH Quartz disc brake endurance road bike

We’re waiting to hear if the disc frame retains the standard rear rim brake routing and mounts or if this was a pre-production model for the shows.

UPDATE: They will remain. BH created a disc specific fork but retained parts of the frame mold used on the non-disc version. So, there will be the cable ports on the top tube normally used for the rear rim brake, but the the brake bridge mount can double as a fender mount.

Their cyclocross and triathlon bikes carry over unchanged save for spec.

2015 BH Lynx 6 Trail Boss 650B enduro mountain bike

The Lynx 6 is completely redesigned for 2015. It’s a 650B Enduro bike with 6″ of travel using Dave Weagle’s Split Pivot rear end. For 2015, the frame is now all carbon, no more alloy rear end.

2015 BH Lynx 6 Trail Boss 650B enduro mountain bike

A shaped, tapered headtube helps keep the front end stiff, and a mix of internal and external routing covers everything from remote rear shock to remote dropper posts.

2015 BH Lynx 6 Trail Boss 650B enduro mountain bike

It also gets internal routing for a stealth dropper post. The Split Pivot design puts the rear link concentric with the rear axle, then the shock is floating between the upper linkage and chainstays.

2015 BH Lynx 6 Trail Boss 650B enduro mountain bike

The new Lynx 6’s suspension layout is on the left. Compared to the prior version, it does away with the interrupted seat tube of the Lynx 4.8 (red, on right), which is a 29er only. I test rode the Lynx 4.8 at DealerCamp last year and was very impressed with its performance on both descents and climbs.

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Jonathan
Jonathan
10 years ago

I love my G6 and Ultimate 29er. Too bad they aren’t bringing the shorter travel 27.5 to the states.

MissedThePoint
MissedThePoint
10 years ago

Love the clean cable routing

Sharden
Sharden
10 years ago

Is it me or these ultra light bikes ( Canyon Ultimate SLX, Scott Addict SL etc …. ) all share the same frame manufacturer ? They’re ALL lookalike…

Ernst
Ernst
10 years ago

Too bad BH’s dont sell well in the Netherlands… love the BB386 standard and the looks/specs of their road/MTB ranges.

PROEDGEBIKER.COM
10 years ago

“Two builds will be offered, a Shimano 105 with TRP Spyre mechanical brakes ($3,599) and Ultegra with hydraulic brakes ($2,599).”

Typo right?

Pancakes
Pancakes
10 years ago

I’m confused, aren’t the road bikes getting the BH branding with the MTBs called Pivot? I may be totally wrong, but I thought that was the way they were doing it, in the US at least.

PROEDGEBIKER.COM
10 years ago

Awesome, I was about to order a couple! 😉

Jeff
10 years ago

I believe that Pivot and BH are now separate. It was Chris Cocalis who brought BH stateside though

Durianrider
Durianrider
10 years ago

Considering BH carbon frames are made by Giant it would have been cool to see the new Defy series have this level of fender compatibility.

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