The most recent BH Final EVO carbon cross-country race hardtail will get much more built-in, stiffer, and even lighter after the same overhaul simply two seasons in the past. Successfully adapting all of their greatest built-in street bike tech for off-road racing, this newest Final EVO XC bike units a brand new benchmark for light-weight carbon hardtail mountain bikes…
2022 BH Final EVO lighter carbon XC mountain bike
This new BH Final EVO additional integrates the World Cup race-proven carbon XC race hardtail mountain bike, and builds it lighter & stiffer than ever. BH calls the race hardtail, the “essence of MTB”, mountain bikes pared again to probably the most primary necessities – off-road functionality, sturdiness, and geometry to sort out any terrain.
What’s new?
Weight financial savings is at all times a race bike purpose, and the BH Final EVO drops one other 20g right down to 820g vs. the earlier era, with a exact up to date Hole Core Inner Moulding (HCIM) building and a brand new premium hi-mod Toray T1100G carbon fiber combination.
Total shaping of the brand new XC bike hasn’t modified a lot. However a part of that weight financial savings merely comes as a advantage of elevated integration.
Up entrance, the elimination of cable routing holes within the body and the transfer to the complete 1.5″ ICR headset, which now permits for extra stealthy inner cable routing, additionally helped enhance stiffness for extra exact dealing with.
Within the again, the tweaked hardtail will get a revised seat cluster design that now incorporates an inner wedge-style seatpost clamp and improved damping of path vibrations. The change additionally truly decreases the slope of the toptube for improved total stiffness, whereas offering the same quantity of uncovered seatpost flex for rider consolation. There’s truly about 1cm extra seatpost for a bit of additional submit flex, whereas on the identical time the bike lastly strikes to a 31.6mm diameter seatpost to permit for extra dropper submit choices.
XC race geometry
One factor that seems to remain the identical is the already slack XC race geometry that obtained a giant overhaul within the 2020 bike’s overhaul. Already slack for an XC race hardtail with a 68° head angle, the bike contains a steep seat angle and brief 420mm chainstays.
The bike is available in 4 sizes S-XL, all with 29″ wheels.
Tech particulars
The brand new carbon 29er XC hardtail options Increase spacing, gentle bolt-on axles, a flat mount rear disc for 160mm rotors, a UDH commonplace hanger, and an Acros BlockLock headset with 150° rotation limiter. Along with the 31.6mm seatpost with stealth inner dropper submit routing by the headset, the brand new bike sticks with a PressFit 92 backside bracket.
Inventory bikes include 2.25″ tires, however BH’s group races the bike on 2.4″ Maxxis Aspen tires & huge carbon rims, suggesting loads of further clearance.
The brand new Final EVO additionally comes geared up with BH’s FIT multi-tool that drops into the open steerer tube, a brand new non-obligatory accent on a few of BH’s different current bikes.
2022 BH Final EVO – Pricing & choices
2022 new BH Final EVO 8.0
BH’s new Final EVO is obtainable in 5 totally different construct kits and 4 inventory colours, beginning at 3600€ for a Deore/XT construct combine with a 100mm Fox 34 Efficiency Step Forged fork, and climbing to 7400€ with SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS, Fox 34 Manufacturing unit SC fork & carbon wheels.
The brand new hardtail will also be custom-made in each construct equipment and customized paint schemes, accessible by the BH Distinctive on-line customization instrument. The bikes are stated to be accessible now by native sellers for pre-order, however no phrase but on client supply date.
