BH’s new GravelX AL is not only 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 underneath two thousand euros. For anybody seeking to get into gravel using, this seems like an incredible aluminum bike that balances fashionable seems and the most recent requirements – like UDH & cable integration, whereas retaining classics like a threaded backside bracket and 27.2 submit 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 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 measurement 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, because of a machined chainstay yoke.
It additionally will get loads of bikepacking-ready mounts. The body encompasses a double set of downtube cage mounts, so that you’ll nearly definitely 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 underneath 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, absolutely 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 way in which again into the axle. But it surely 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 because of 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 absolutely built-in inside cable routing by the headset
- 45mm max tire clearance
- 1x or 2x prepared
- 27.2mm spherical submit
- 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 your native BH supplier bikeshop. It is available in 3 normal earth-tone-ish colours – teal & bronze, gentle grey & crimson, 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 value, 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 Staff TC30 AGX wheels wrapped in 40mm extensive Hutchinson Touareg tanwall gravel tires.
Both choice seems like a killer all-road to gravel journey worth.