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alba831
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: July 17, 2010
Strengths: Power transfer, stiff but comfy, smooth descender.Weaknesses: Not the most beautiful paint job in the world, but I don't really care about that kind of stuff. I didn't even know what color my frame was going to be when it was ordered.Bottom Line: Last year after a race the Thule roof rack my bike was on had a product failure (completely Thule's fault, they were total jerks about replacing my bike) and my bike went flying onto the pavement at 60mph. My bike shop was able to find a deal on a BH Connect frame, so I built up a new bike around this. I could not be happier with it.
I've ridden a variety of bikes and even was able to get my hands on a Healthnet team frame. None of them compared to the BH. The BH Connect has really stout, squarish tubing. There's very little flex in the BB when I put power down. It's also very stiff laterally in the headtube area, so when you're cranking the bars side to side you don't lose your power. Power transfer is great, and so this baby is a solid climber.
Descending is also blast on this. Descending used to be one of my biggest weaknesses, but the BH Connect frame started building my confidence. It's not twitchy at all, it absorbs a lot of vibration, and it carves big swooping lines. I've never had any problems with it on tight, fast descents either.
The bottom line is that this bike goes up faster, down faster, and is more comfortable than any of the other bikes I've ridden. I would absolutely recommend this to a friend and buy it again.
Favorite Ride: Tunitas Creek
Purchased At: Roaring Mouse Cycles
Similar Products Used: 2001 Marin Argenta (made in Italy, actually), Raleigh 500, 2006 Team HealthNet Giant TCR.
Bike Setup: Shimano Ultegra/Dura Ace gruppo, Specialized Phenom saddle, Garmin 500, Alx440 SL wheels, Conti 4000s tires
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Tom
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: April 13, 2010
Strengths: Very good power delivery.
Stable geometry,
Pretty lightWeaknesses: None Really, Ride quality is good, but chip seal and larger pavement irregularities are felt. This may also be in part do to the 31.6 diameter seatpost.Bottom Line: I've enjoyed the BH a lot. The geometry is really to my liking, the head tube is about half a degree shallower than most brands and the bottom bracket is a little lower, the result is a bike that is very stable and handles well in cross winds. The frame was a little heavier than expected (mine is a 59cm which I believe is there largest size) at 1100 grams. Power delivery is excellent, on par or better than anything else I've ridden. I consider the ride quality good, not great. This may be effected that I'm 175 lbs, not super light but lighter than other reviews and my other bike is a Time VXRS, which just has an amazing ride.
Favorite Ride: 205 in NC
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Ebay - Frame & Fork
Similar Products Used: Time VXRS, Trek Madone, Giant TCR Composite, Colnago Oval master, Steelman Stage Race, Casati Challenge
Bike Setup: Mostly Sram Rival.
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docky
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: February 6, 2010
Strengths: smooth over bumps, stiff, great climber and sprinter, descends awesome.Weaknesses: None / 0Bottom Line: This is by far the best carbon bike I have raced on. Stiff.. fast.. great sprinter.. and hill climber. Out of the saddle this bike wants to go go go and hits turns so smooth. I now am a fan of BH after riding this bike this will be a great year for racing :)
Favorite Ride: pv loop
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: felt f1 sl, specialized tarmak s-works, bianchi 928 RC
Bike Setup: Dura ace 7800 full / mavic sl wheels
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fliowa
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: August 7, 2009
Strengths: Stiffness and priceWeaknesses: None yet. May get a wheel upgrade in the future.Bottom Line: Bought bike brand new in 09 as a 08 leftover after seeing it for sell online. Got it for half off original msrp with full warranty. Bike is stiffer than my Bianchi C2C. It climbs the local "hills" with ease. Came with Shimano Ultegra group.
Favorite Ride: Police Unity Tour
Price Paid:
$1800.00
Purchased At: internet
Similar Products Used: Bianchi 928 C2C
Bike Setup: Ultegra group, Mavic ksyrium equipe wheels , Vittoria Rubino Pro
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Robert Fleck
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: January 31, 2009
Strengths: Light weight (900g frame - 54cm), smooth ride, climbing ability, speed on downhills.Weaknesses: Have not found any as of this date.Bottom Line: I recently changed over to riding this carbon BH Connect after years on a Ti bike. I test rode comparable carbon bikes and found this one to have better qualities. I love the ride of the Connect. Very smooth over rough pavement. Pleasure to ride. When I put the hammer down the Connect responds nicely with a stiff bottom bracket. I climbed a mountain stage (15 miles - 5000 ft elevation gain)on this the other day and it is a fantastic climbing bike. On the descent I found myself braking often, because it tracks like a laser beam. Very fast and steady on descents. I would recommend this bike to anyone looking for an outstanding bike at a great price. Very unique bike. Everyone asks me about it on club rides and races.
Favorite Ride: Any
Price Paid:
$3500.00
Purchased At: LBS- Tucson
Similar Products Used: Trek Madone, Cannondale Six, Specialized Tarmac.
Bike Setup: Dura Ace, Mavic Cosmic carbone wheelset
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