Foldable Bikes Party: BH Lynx 4.8 27.5 Carbon

Monday, 8 June 2015

BH Lynx 4.8 27.5 Carbon – first ride

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Havenâ€™t heard of BH? The Basque builder is a big name in the road bike market, and is growing a reputation for itself in the MTB world.

In the hills above the Mediterranean, BikeRadar recently got a taste of BH's new trail bike. The Lynx 4.8 27.5 has been brought bang up to date with a full carbon frame and 650b wheels. We were lucky enough to ride the new bike on some of the finest trails that make up the training network of BH pro enduro rider, Karim Amor. We had the chance to get familiar with the new bike, as well as meeting the BH team and Amor himself.

This 120mm travel ride has been updated to take advantage of 650b wheels, and uses carbon technology honed from BH's road bike heritage. BH engineers have also worked closely with suspension guru Dave Weagle in the development process. It uses Daveâ€™s patented Split Pivot design to great effect, with the suspension kinematics getting a fine-tune with input from the man himself to deliver the characteristics BH was after.

BH's team took inspiration from the Lynx 6 enduro bike, but used the existing Lynx 4.8 29 trail bike as a starting point. They aimed to take advantage of the smaller wheels to produce stiffer and more compact trail bike than their existing 29er for maximum trail fun.

Chain growth and brake jack are reduced compared with the 4.8 29 in order to improve the sensitivity of the rear suspension. Chainstays have been shortened to 426mm for maximum cornering speed and the rocker link has been redesigned in carbon to boost stiffness (the new link actually weighs no less than its alloy predecessor, but is claimed to be around 50 percent stiffer).