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Beistegui Hermanos (BH) is translated as Beistegui Brothers (BH). BH was founded in 1909 by Juan and Cosme Beistegui (and still owned by the Beistegui family today) as a firearms manufacturer in Eibar, Spain – the famed Basque Country of northern Spain. In 1923 BH turned its expertise to bicycles. It was a perfect fit for a company that had skilled metal forming experience. It was also a perfect fit for the sport of cycling, that in those days attracted hearty and rugged working-class mountain men – the Basque Country has plenty of mountains.

 

BH made everything for its bikes but the tires, including a tannery to produce leather saddles until 1959, when BH moved to Vitoria-Gastiez, Spain where it remains to this day. In the early 90’s BH purchased Peugeot, forming Cycleurope. BH developed Cycleurope into one of the largest, most successful bicycle companies in the world. In 1996 BH sold Cycleurope, re-establishing BH as an independent brand, meeting with great success from the cycling press; France: Le Cycle Bike of the Year 2005, UK: Cycling Plus 2006 Bike of the Year, Spain: Ciclismo a Fondo 2006 Frame of the Year, racing teams; A 2006 survey of French pros revealed BH to be the bike they’d most like to ride, and cyclists throughout Europe.

 

BH believes in developing technically superior bikes through racing. A prime example of this is BH’s innovation of the Integrated Seat Tube, first seen on the Liberty Seguros bikes in 2004. One of the first professional cycling teams, Team BH, was made up of BH employees. Early BH victories include the first two Vueltas a Espana in 1934 & 1935, with a total of 5 Vueltas won on BH. Tour stage victories include the first Spanish Alpe d’Huez win by Federicio Echave in ‘87. Echave finished in 5:52:11, 1:32 ahead of his BH teammate Anselmo Fuerte. A bend of the Alpe is named after each year’s winner; Echave’s bend is #10 (Stephen Roche won overall in ‘87). BH recently supplied bikes to members of both the French & Spanish teams in the world cyclocross championships. BH re-enters the pro peloton supplying the all new-cutting edge G4 nano-carbon bike to French powerhouse AG2R.

 

Today: BH has two large manufacturing and assembly facilities in Vitoria, Spain and one in Portugal, including CNC laser machining producing the highest end fitness equipment in Europe as well as parts for both BMW and Mercedes Benz. BH is one of the largest Spanish bicycle brands, making over 200,000 bicycles per year. BH is supplying AG2R, Auber 93, Vanderkitten and Metro VW of Texas. Now BH’s history, tradition and technology and most importantly, bikes, are available in the US.

 

 

NANOTECHNOLOGY

The new G4 frameset uses some of the most advanced technologies available in a bicycle to achieve an 860 gram weight. This is quite pos- sibly the lightest production frame on the market and it has a lifetime warranty. BH achieves this magical blend of low-weight, great ride and toughness using Nanotechnology resins.

 

The weakest areas in a traditional carbon-fiber component are the tiny spaces between the fibers that contain only resin. To radically improve strength and toughness in these critical areas, scientists have developed advanced resins containing microscopic carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are an array of carbon atoms arranged in a pat- tern of hexagons and pentagons. These structures can be manufac- tured in tubular shapes one billionth of a meter in diameter, hence the name nanotube. Carbon nanotubes have been called “the strong- est fiber that will ever be made”. Nanotubes have a strength-to- weight ratio orders of magnitude greater than steel. The G4 uses the most sophisticated and advanced materials and manufacturing techniques known to bicycle builders. It also has complex tube shapes and geometry to achieve a weight and ride quality that are unequaled. While it uses monocoque construction, there is nothing ordinary about this bike. It’s 850 gram weight and sublime ride quality are proof.

 

MONOCOQUE VS. TUBE TO TUBE

BH uses a variety of construction methods to craft its carbon frames.

 

The Speedrom uses monocoque construction to create its sub-1000 gram frame. This technique is used by the majority of the industry. Workers hand-lay carbon that has been pre-impregnated with resin in specific patterns and thicknesses over a nylon or latex bladder. The pre-preg carbon is then inserted in a mold that is heated up to high temperatures to melt the resin. The bladder is inflated to incredibly high pressure to drive out any air in the material and push the carbon to its final shape. After cooling, the seatstays and chainstays are bonded to the front triangle.

 

Tube to Tube construction is very different from Monocoque. It allows much more flexible manufacturing and very low frame weights. In this method, each tube is made individually to exacting standards. The tubes are then mitered like you would miter an alloy tube for a bicycle. Glue is applied to the ends of the mitered tubes and then the frame is pre-assembled in its final geometry. The frame is then reinforced by wrapping carbon around all the joints. After the finished frame is cured the result is a very light, sub-900 gram Connect.

LIFETIME WARRANTY

All BH road bikes have a limited lifetime warranty. We consider this lifetime warranty to be a phenomenal accomplishment, espe- cially considering we have some of the lightest carbon road frames on the market. We protect against any manufacturer de- fect for the life of the frameset for the original owner. This war- ranty does not include or cover crashes, neglect of any kind, mis- use or acts of God.