One bike, two fully totally different vibes. BH’s Professional Conti crew Burgos Burpellet BH acquired a wildcard entry to return to the Vuelta a España this 12 months. And to mark the event, BH constructed up two variations of their flagship aero-inspired Ultralight Evo all-rounder highway race bike. The primary construct is all about standing out within the bunch, pulling the flashy pink from the crew’s colours. However when the mountains inevitably come within the Spanish Grand Tour, Burgos has a stealthier look, shedding most of that pink paint weight to tick the bikes down proper on the UCI minimal.
Which do you favor?
And may you guess how a lot weight the lighter paint job can save?
2025 Vuelta BH Ultralight highway bikes for Burgos Burpellet
Burgos Burpellet BH has been racing the most recent Ultralight Evo because it launched in its newest incarnation again in 2023 – up to date with improved aerodynamics that additionally boosted each rider consolation AND efficiency stiffness on the identical time. It additionally nonetheless manages to dwell as much as its identify, with a claimed body weight of simply 750g, whereas additionally getting up-to-date highway racing geometry and clearance for at the very least 30mm tires on fashionable broad rims. In each method, it seems to be to be a top-tier race bike, lots able to racing head-to-head alongside the fanciest bikes within the professional peloton.
Pink or Black? You select.
However to present their Conti Professionals further motivation to combat for stage wins – and extra time within the highlight – CH decked the crew out in some fancy paint jobs.
BH describes the day-to-day pink crew bikes as, “a placing design that displays the combating spirit of Burgos Burpellet BH and its dedication to make an influence on each stage“.
On the UCI weight restrict, ready-to-race
The mostly-black bikes although, are only for the times within the mountains.
BH once more explains the second climbers-only end… “this BH Ultralight fully dispenses with paint to go away the carbon uncovered, attaining a timeless, subtle end with a transparent benefit: weight financial savings“. The uncooked black carbon bikes are mentioned to tip the scales at 6.89kg full (measurement S. That features 28mm tires with TPU tubes inside, Power2Max energy meters, Look Keo Blade Ceramic pedals, 2x Race One X25 Carbon bottle cages, and an adjustable angle out-front GPS mount.
So, how way more does pink paint weigh?
We regularly hear bike manufacturers speak about their uncooked paint jobs saving weight, however it’s much less widespread to get quantifiable numbers. You see, to cowl that darkish grey, nearly black carbon with a lightweight & vivid paint job, like this pink, it takes a very good (learn: thick) primer layer, then some thick pink paint to get that lustrous shine.
BH tells us that pink paint provides 180g. Alone, that doesn’t sound like all that a lot. However we’re speaking a few 750g uncooked body right here, and 300g fork (claimed). So including 180g is including 17% extra weight to the frameset. Or extra importantly, sticking with the uncooked end means ~1050g for the body set vs. 1230g… nearly a 15% weight financial savings, simply in aesthetics.
What that additionally means, although, is that the pink bikes are nonetheless mild. About 7kg with an influence meter, pedals, a pair of cages, and a GPS mount isn’t any slouch. I’m positive it might nonetheless fly up the roads, and undoubtedly gained’t decelerate the marginally heavier sprinters, puncheurs, and domestiques on the Burgos Burpellet BH crew over the subsequent couple of weeks.
Burgos Burpellet BH Ultralight full bike spec:
- BH Ultralight Evo Disc body & Air Bow fork
- Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2×12 groupset with direct mount derailleur hangers
- FSA PowerBox Workforce Version crankset with Power2Max powermeter
- Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D ACR EVO cockpit & headset
- ProLogo Scratch M5/Nago/Dimension Nack saddle on BH Ultralight D-shapes seatpost
- Race One X25 Carbon bottle cages
- Look Keo Blade Ceramic pedals
- Imaginative and prescient Metron 45 SL wheels with stainless-steel spokes on the flats, whereas…
- Imaginative and prescient Metron 45 RS wheels with carbon spokes within the mountains
- Pirelli P Zero Race RS (tube-type-only) 28mm tires with Pirelli TPU tubes
“Burgos Burpellet BH’s participation within the Vuelta a España is a turning level for the crew, each in sporting and visibility phrases. Racing alongside the world’s finest groups helps consolidate their mission and offers an unparalleled platform to showcase their philosophy, their riders, and BH’s technological dedication to most efficiency.”