BH Lynx SLS: The Short Travel Fully from BH wants competition - not down-country!

BH already presented its new hardtail at this year's Eurobike, when it still had a concealed shock. And it has also seen the light of day on the trails in professional cycling at World Cups and World Championships. The Lynx SLS is the bike of choice for the sponsored BH Coloma Team. The manufacturer praises the bike as a high-end competition hardtail that has absorbed the in-house virtues of full-suspension mountain bikes. Above all, the low weight and short suspension travel should make the cross-country MTB competitive.

BH Lynx SLS: The most important facts

In order to achieve a competitive weight, most manufacturers start with the frame - including BH. Not only has it been built "slimmer than ever before", but it also benefits from the company's own carbon processing technologies, which make the frame particularly light. The complete frame is said to weigh just 1520 grams and is one of the lightest full-suspension frames in the world.

As the BH Lynx SLS is a short travel, you can quickly deduce that the travel has been kept short. The 80 mm of the shock probably only cushions the roughest and is competition-orientated. The suspension fork should have 110 mm of travel. Despite the low weight, the frame should retain the core of the full-suspension BH product range. We see clear parallels here to the short-travel XC/race fullys such as the Trek Supercalibre or the Specialised S-Works Epic and a Pinarello Dogma XC. As recently as 2021 BH sein Lynx in a 120 mm suspension travel version presented. So now: against the trend towards more suspension travel, the latest Lynx has been trimmed to 100 mm.

A large main axle as the pivot point for the rear frame triangle is intended to ensure high rigidity, which goes hand in hand with good power transmission and improved handling. The full-suspension BH bike comes with a Split Pivot System on the rear triangle, which is said to be responsible for a special balance between pedalling efficiency and rear suspension performance.

Visually, the BH Lynx SLS has a less ostentatious design. By semi-integrating the shock into the top tube, there should be enough space in the frame triangle for two bottle cages of all sizes. The manufacturer also advertises internal cable routing, UDH derailleur hanger and Blocklock from Acros. The option of integrating a FIT tool into the steerer tube is a bonus.

Geometry of the Short Travel Fully

Technically it is a full MTB, but the Spanish manufacturer BH wants it to be understood as a hardtail. So what is it? The BH Lynx SLS is somewhere in between. It is supposed to have the best features of hardtails with a long reach, short chainstays and 2.4" tyre clearance. At the same time, however, it now has 80 mm travel at the rear and a steering angle of 67°, which speaks in favour of a certain smoothness that is increasingly in demand for downhill-oriented bikes. We are excited to see how this XC bike rides in practice and what promises it can really fulfil.

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The four models of the new BH bike in detail

BH Lynx SLS 9.9 DS995

• Price: 11,999.90 Euro
• Frame: Lynx SLS, EC Layup, Acros ICR, PF92BB, 148x12, UDH
• Frame sizes: XS/S/M/L/XL
• Damper: Rockshox SID Flight Attendant 190x40 mm
• Fork: Rockshox SID Flight Attendant 110 mm
• Rear derailleur: Sram XX SL AXS T-TYPE12sp
• Brake: front: Sram Level Ultimate Stealth 180 mm, rear: Sram Level Ultimate Stealth 160 mm
• Tyres: Pirelli Scorpion XC RC2.4 Front/ Rear Classic

BH Lynx SLS 9.7 DS975

• Price: 9999.90 Euro
• Frame: Lynx SLS, EC Layup, Acros ICR, PF92BB, 148x12, UDH
• Frame sizes: XS/S/M/L/XL
• Damper: Fox SL Factory Push to Lock 190x40 mm
• Fork: Fox 34SC Factory; 110 mm
• Rear derailleur: Sram XX SL AXS T-TYPE12sp
• Brake: front: Shimano XTR 180 mm, rear: Shimano XTR 160 mm
• Tyres: Pirelli Scorpion XC RC2.4 Front/ Rear Classic

BH Lynx SLS 9.0 DS905

• Price: 7399.90 Euro
• Frame: Lynx SLS, EC Layup, Acros ICR, PF92BB, 148x12, UDH
• Frame sizes: XS/S/M/L/XL
• Damper: Rockshox SID Base 2P 190x40 mm
• Fork: Rockshox SID Base 2P Rush RL 110 mm
• Rear derailleur: Sram GX AXS T-TYPE 12sp
• Brake: front: Sram Level Bronze Stealth 180 mm, rear: Sram Level Bronze Stealth 160 mm
• Tyres: Maxxis Rekon Race EXO 2.4 front/ Maxxis Aspen EXO 2.4 rear

BH Lynx SLS 8.0 DS805

• Price: 6299,90 Euro
• Frame: Lynx SLS, EC Layup, Acros ICR, PF92BB, 148x12, UDH
• Frame sizes: XS/S/M/L/XL
• Damper: Fox SL Factory Push to Lock 190x40 mm
• Fork: Fox 34SC Factory Push to Lock Kabolt 110 mm
• Rear derailleur: Shimano XT 8100 12sp
• Brake: front: Shimano XT 180 mm, rear: Shimano XT 160 mm
• Tyres: Maxxis Rekon Race EXO 2.4 front/ Maxxis Aspen EXO 2.4 rear