{"id":61829,"date":"2023-03-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/?p=61829"},"modified":"2023-03-20T08:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T06:50:11","slug":"throw-it-back-canyons-latest-grizl-pays-homage-to-the-pioneers-of-mtb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/throw-it-back-canyons-latest-grizl-pays-homage-to-the-pioneers-of-mtb\/","title":{"rendered":"Throw It Back: Canyon\u2019s Latest Grizl Pays Homage To The Pioneers Of MTB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Canyon launched the Grizl gravel bike back in 2021 and internet comment sections lit up like a lava lamp with people shouting \u201cGravel is just mountain biking from the 90s!,\u201d no one took offence. Quite the opposite. To everyone at Canyon, it just sounded like a hell of an excuse to indulge in a bit of nostalgia and relive those halcyon days. So here it is: a tribute to all that was great and good during mountain biking\u2019s pioneering decade. The Grizl CF SL 7 Throwback, a gravel bike that combines that iconic 90s MTB look with modern gravel bike design to give riders their old school kicks, 90s style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ah, the 90s\u2026 MTV, VHS tapes, Sunny D by the gallon. And of course, the wild west that was the world of early mountain biking. Rigid forks. Outrageous paintjobs. Glorious, shining chrome. Long before the era of disc brakes and dropper posts came legendary scenes of riders sending sketchy tech equipped only with questionable cantilever brakes and some purple anodising for extra style points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Joys of Underbiking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skittering over terrain that modern mountain bikers wouldn\u2019t even notice, the bikes of the 90s didn\u2019t flatter your skill level. And that\u2019s exactly the spirit of underbiking \u2013 getting big grins from mellow trails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grizl CF SL 7 Throwback is such fun because you can cover big miles and don\u2019t need to live next door to a bike park to get your kicks. With a rigid fork, 45 mm gravel tyres, and drop handlebar, the Grizl eats rough gravel for breakfast, with light trails still presenting a respectable challenge (and tons of fun too). It\u2019s all about pushing the limits without the need for extreme terrain. And that\u2019s precisely where the Grizl CF SL 7 Throwback thrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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90s Design, not 90s Components<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the design department, the Grizl CF SL 7 Throwback is a bike that does its name justice. With its pure 90s razzmatazz, this is a throwback to the iconic aesthetic of a truly unique era in the history of cycling. A standout paintjob from Canyon\u2019s in-house design team. Pink anodised stem details. A gleaming chrome bar. And brushed special-edition aluminium DT Swiss wheels. If you were there, you\u2019ll know, and if you weren\u2019t, you missed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And behind the style lies a super capable gravel bike too. Long gone are the days of dodgy brakes and skinny tyres \u2013 this bike comes with parts that work brilliantly in all conditions. Never-miss-a-beat wireless SRAM Rival AXS XPLR shifting. DT Swiss\u2019 top-line aluminium GR 1600 wheels, wrapped in grippy 45 mm G-One Bite gravel tyres from Schwalbe. Powerful SRAM Rival hydraulic disc brakes. All built around the lightweight, robust Grizl CF carbon frame and its signature comfortable, stable, agile Gravel Pro geometry. Retro design, modern performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This limited edition Grizl is available from 14 March 2023 in a limited run of just 250 bikes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Canyon launched the Grizl gravel bike back in 2021 and internet comment sections lit up like a lava lamp with people shouting \u201cGravel is just mountain biking from the 90s!,\u201d no one took offence. Quite the opposite. To everyone at Canyon, it just sounded like a hell of an excuse to indulge in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":61831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[219],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-61829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-canyon-bikes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61841,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61829\/revisions\/61841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61829"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=61829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}