BH’s new GravelX AL isn’t just an inexpensive aluminum gravel bike prepared for journey. It’s additionally a killer worth for a motorcycle made in Europe, with full GRX 12-speed pricing beginning beneath two thousand euros. For anybody trying to get into gravel driving, this appears like an important aluminum bike that balances trendy appears and the newest requirements – like UDH & cable integration, whereas retaining classics like a threaded backside bracket and 27.2 put up for timeless serviceability.
BH GravelX AL inexpensive alloy journey gravel bike
You now get comparable aero-inspired tube shapes and dropped seatstay designs, like the highest carbon GravelX R, simply now in triple-butted, hydroformed 7005 aluminum. After which, the identical Air Bow carbon fork with 2-bolt mounts on the legs because the micro rear suspension Gravel X AT. It’s a way more accessible gravel bike price-wise. And the truth that the alloy body is made in Portugal is simply icing on the cake.
The alloy bike leans a bit in the direction of all-day stability and luxury with a barely longer rear finish on 426mm chainstays. It’s precisely the identical because the carbon race mannequin, really, simply with the addition of a smaller XS dimension too, now. However that has the additional benefit of preserving clearance for full-size 45mm tires on the aluminum body, even with clearance for a entrance derailleur and 2x gravel drivetrain setups, due to a machined chainstay yoke.
It additionally will get loads of bikepacking-ready mounts. The body incorporates a double set of downtube cage mounts, so that you’ll virtually actually be capable to match a correct water bottle even with a partial body bag. Plus, there’s the usual 2nd mount on the seattube, a bag mount on the toptube, extra cage mounts beneath the downtube, and fork cage mounts. There’s even a basic rear rack mount.
Requirements-wise, the aluminum GravelX will get the brand new ones you need for future-proofing: UDH, totally built-in cable routing with a 2-piece bar & stem, flat mount brakes, and tool-free 12mm thru-axles with built-in levers that slide out of the best way again into the axle. Nevertheless it additionally retains a few no-hassle classics like a threaded backside bracket, a spherical 27.2mm seatpost with the hard-to-beat exterior clamp, and even that built-in routing works for a mechanical 2x drivetrain due to exterior routing on the chainstays.
Tech particulars
hydroformed 7005 triple-butted aluminum body
full carbon tapered steerer fork with 2-bolt cage mounts on every leg
outsized headtube with totally built-in inside cable routing by way of the headset
45mm max tire clearance
1x or 2x prepared
27.2mm spherical put up
BSA threaded backside bracket
UDH
12mm thru-axles with hidden built-in levers
rear rack mounts
5 sizes (XS-XL)
made in Portugal
2025 BH Gravel X AL – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new aluminum Gravel X AL is obtainable now by way of your native BH vendor bikeshop. It is available in 3 commonplace earth-tone-ish colours – teal & bronze, mild grey & purple, and brown & turquoise. And there are simply two Shimano builds to select from.
The BH GravelX Alu 1.5 sells for simply 1999.90€ with a stable Shimano GRX 1x construct. For that inexpensive worth, you continue to get 12-speed GRX 820, however with tighter gear spacing 40T x 11-45T, plus Shimano RX180 alloy wheels with quick rolling 38mm Hutchinson Overide tires for a extra all-road leaning setup.
The marginally dearer BH GravelX Alu 1.8 construct sells for 2500€, additionally with Shimano GRX however a 2x drivetrain. Right here, then, you get GRX 820 2×12 with a 46/30T chainset and 11-34T cassette, and a set of 23mm inside alloy Imaginative and prescient Group TC30 AGX wheels wrapped in 40mm extensive Hutchinson Touareg tanwall gravel tires.
Both choice appears like a killer all-road to gravel journey worth.
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