Canyon expands cyclocross portfolio with Inflite CF SL and AL SLX
Less than a year after the extremely successful launch of the Carbon Inflite CF SLX cyclocross bike, Canyon has increased it’s portfolio of this race-oriented off-roader with CF SL and AL SLX model variants. From ambitious cyclocrossers to beginners, there are now various levels of carbon fibre and aluminium frames to choose from in this […]
Canyon announce the Grail gravel bike
Gravel. All road. New road. Adventure. It’s not about the name, it’s about the opportunities it opens up. Whether to access remote riding spots or simply leave the traffic behind, more people than ever before are combining dirt and pavement to get their riding fix. Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 Di2 There is plenty that’s […]
Canyon launches new women’s specific mountain bikes
For the challenge or the camaraderie, to disengage or simply get out and have fun on bikes, more women are taking to the trails. Across all disciplines, Canyon is committed to offering every rider the right tool for the job. Applying an in-depth knowledge of female and male anatomical differences attained from developing successful women’s-specific […]
Canyon Topeak Factory Racing launches to race 2018 XCM season
Canyon will expand on its commitment to working alongside the world’s best riders in 2018 with the establishment of its latest factory outfit, Canyon Topeak Factory Racing. The XC Marathon specialists will be headed up by reigning World Champion, Alban Lakata of Austria, the Czech Republic’s Kristian Hynek, American Jeremiah Bishop and South Africa native, […]
Canyon bicycles now available direct to South Africa
Canyon Bicycles GmbH will expand its portfolio of distributing nations with the addition of South Africa, a country of riding enthusiasts that shows high demand for quality, German-engineered bikes. As pioneers of online direct sales in the bike industry, South African riders will have direct access to the entire Canyon product range of award-winning road, […]
Bike Check: Gravel Bikes of Tour de Braai
Last week I had the privilege of tagging along on the Tour de Braai – a five-day cycling tour from George to Swellendam via mostly gravel roads. If you missed the daily reports of our adventures you can have a squizz here or via the related articles below. Now though, it’s time for a quick […]
Where are the German bikes?
German cars are the focus of our four-wheeled desires, but where are all the German mountain bikes? It’s the great curiosity of contemporary mountain biking, an absence of German bikes despite the crushing excellence of German mechanical engineering in relation to all other things wheeled. And it’s not a case of Germans being averse to […]
Bikes of the Epic: Erik Kleinhans’ Canyon Lux CF
Canyon is a name many of us are well aware of, mostly of the fact that they’re not yet available to our market. Having joined the Topeak Ergon squad in 2016, Erik Kleinhans’ new steed is the XC and marathon focused Canyon Lux CF. Erik and partner Jeremiah Bishop (USA) make up Topeak Ergon Racing […]
Bike Check: Alban Lakata’s Canyon Lux CF
Team Topeak Ergon’s top team featured Alban Lakata, who has completed the Cape Epic an impressive 7 times (finishing as an individual rider on one occasion), and last year’s winner Kristian Hynek. This year the pair rode Canyon’s Lux CF marathon race bike. To my eyes, Lakata’s bike is looks pretty good. The first detail […]