BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025: test review, pros, cons, problems, opinions, everything you (really) need to know
BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025: Review, Test, Features, Flaws, Performance - Everything You Need to Know
BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 Review: Build Quality
The BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 is a very well-made road bike, with great attention paid to aerodynamics and well-executed component builds.
The range of specifications is good, as is the color range—which is also customizable. The range of sizes is also extensive and typical for a high-end road bike.
Everything is therefore well-made and offers a good quality-to-price ratio.
The BH Ultralight Evo is not cheap, but it offers a lot and sometimes costs less than many competitors.
BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 Review: Frame
The frame of the BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 is stiff, light, and aerodynamic.
Today, it is one of the lightest aero bikes available.
In the tested version, with the Shimano Ultegra Di2 groupset, the weight is 8.0 kg, which is not exactly light for a dedicated climbing road bike.
BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 Review: Specifications
The range of specifications is complete, allowing everyone to find the ideal road bike based on their budget.
There is nothing to fault; besides the top-of-the-range version, the other versions are also assembled with quality components and attention to detail.
Naturally, the entry-level version is heavier, but the overall quality is still present.
BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 Review: Comfort
For a road bike, the BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 is not exactly uncomfortable, but it certainly isn't the most comfortable option.
Nevertheless, it is not far behind other competitors.
The riding comfort is therefore good when viewed as a competition-focused road bike, but it is not at all comparable to that of an endurance bike.
Among aero/race bikes, it performs well and better than some competitors.
It remains a high-performance road bike where comfort takes a back seat to speed.
BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 Review: Handling
The BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 is a true race bike, featuring a stiff, reactive frame and high maneuverability. It is not an easy bike to ride, but it rewards with top-level performance.
On descents, the steering is light, and it's not easy to control on rough surfaces; especially on broken asphalt, you need decisiveness to keep the steering stable and steady.
It requires experience and confidence in maneuvers; the bike is very reactive, stiff, fast, and responds rapidly to the slightest input.
This is a significant advantage if you can exploit its performance, but riding experience is essential.
It is precise and fast on straightaways but affected by side wind.
Climbing performance is good.
Braking is excellent, although the bike is not easy to manage under the most abrupt braking.
A very reactive frame—you need to get to know it before pushing it hard.
It provides great satisfaction but is not easy to ride to its limit.
A true race bike...
BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 Review: Performance
The relatively low weight, combined with its weight/stiffness/aerodynamics ratio, places this model among the best purchases for a high-performance cyclist aiming for the best a road bike can offer.
It is not the lightest bike, but it is very stiff, with excellent aerodynamics and superlative performance.
However, you have to push it beyond its limits; it performs best at high speeds. The faster you go, the more competitive it is, and the faster it creates distance from the pack.
On descents, if you have the ability, it leaves the competition behind...
But it requires courage and riding skill.
On the flats, it is the best you can get.
On climbs, it performs better than you might think, but you need power in your legs to exploit it.
With a strong and powerful athlete, it is one of the best road bikes.
For a simple amateur, it might be a disappointment—heavy, uncomfortable, and difficult to ride...
Its overall performance, however, is class-leading. It loses a little on climbs, but otherwise, it's at the top of the market.
BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 Review: Pros and Cons
The BH Ultralight 7.0 Shimano Ultegra Di2 2025 has proven to be an extremely high-level road bike, almost old-school in nature.
That's because it is neither a comfortable nor an easy bike to ride, but its performance is unrivaled.
It is fast everywhere; only on very steep climbs might it be at a disadvantage.
Descending, flats, and rolling hills are its strong suits, where it truly has few rivals.
An excellent road bike, whose flaws are its low comfort, a limited distribution network, and the usual high running costs, as with all modern bikes.
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NDR: the photo does not refer to the specific bike being tested