New Canyon Endurace joins growing endurance bike trend

Should be easy to remove spacers. Undo stem bolts, slip off stem and remove. But, slammed look on an endurance bike?

I order the CF9 last week and am patiently waiting for delivery.

It will ship week 32 which happens to be when I am away on holiday!

I'll let you know more once I have it.

Went to Koblenz for a bike test. Did not ask about delivery etc because I'm not in such a hurry, but I wanted to get a feel of the bike. Initial observations:
- The front end is indeed higher, but the shortened top tube is quite noticeable. I think that in my case (I tested the XL version) I'd need a stem of at least 120mm to put me in my preferred position.
- The bike is seriously light, but not of course as light as some of SLX's I tried afterwards
- The wheels look class (I tried the R23 Ultegra version) and run super smoothly on the 25c tyres. In fact they look good on the bike, sporty and not lethargic
- Acceleration is however a little so-so. Maybe I was influenced by my stiff and unforgiving Ultimate AL, or by the SLX I tried after (with those SLR Mavics) but the bike - as expected - feels a little less eager to propel forward.
- Bike balance is superb, but for those looking for super low position this bike is unsuitable. I guess spacers would need to go. Check this geometries spreadsheet I created in my quest of a new ride for many contemporary endurance-minded bikes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15NnV25LJcvmbyOHHxBMnGdLKESMdTXEI...
- Stiffness is also a little pared back. Canyon does not allow test in normal terrain, you can only do it in their car park so judgement cannot be objective. I tried to do a little hard cornering and out-of-saddle pedalling and it was stable and predictable, but not racy. My impression is that the frame is plenty stiff but the wheels are not; let's wait for a pro review to verify.
- Both Of the bike colours are similar. The one with the red decals is a little darker with a shiny black saddle, while the one with the blue decals has a more rough carbon looking coating. They look a little utilitarian, but they are well made, and very neat. They give the impression of being designed by engineers, with functionality mostly in mind (See attached pic)

all in all quite a positive experience.

Just bought one and I can't wait to get it! Just getting into this sort and god it's addictive!

Makes a lot of sense from a business point of view - manufacturers can't afford not to have these bikes in their range these days. Also, fully agree with yennings re too many people riding wrong sorts of bikes etc.

So its a bit of a shame Canyon still seem to happy to go with zero amount of steerer and spacers above their proprietary headset retention gizmo (and only a 5mm increase in headtube height which is so small as to be unnoticeable) - going for the racy slammed look?!? A bit silly / missed opportunity to my mind. Personally, I like to be able to cut steerer tube to length that suits me, not have it pre-decided by manufacturer.

If they sorted that out I'd buy one without hesitation as it looks stunning and you can't argue with weight, engineering etc.

Looks like a great intro to Canyon. I'm surprised it's necessary though - I ride an Ultimate AL 9.0 with the Mk1 VCLS seatpost and I find it plenty comfortable, even for 6hr+ days.

I love Canyon bikes but no discs = no thanks

The headtube / reach ratio isn't as great as the Specialized Roubaix, Merckx EMX1 or Look 566.

It doesn't have disk brakes - ok maybe this is a trend but it's a popular one

It has a radially spoked front wheel which is light and compliant (good) but more prone to spoke breakage (bad)

It's good to see another attempt at a bike with a relaxed geometry though

Blog has some photos of bikes that people used on an actual "endurance" event, the Bryan Chapman Memorial 600km and they are a mixed bag. So probably the details don't matter as much as the aspiration. Buy an "endurance" bike, do endurance events

About time, too - I still think about 90 per cent of road cyclists are riding frames that are too racy for the kind of riding they do. Vast majority should be riding these kind of geometries rather than stuff that wouldn't look out of place at the local crit circuit. I personally made the switch a few months back from my old Focus Cayo to a Giant Defy Advanced, itself no slouch but the difference in comfort and general twitchiness is startling. In a good way.

Strange they do not have a top end option with Di2 and better wheels - perhaps there's a hi-mod frameset to follow?

Very interested on this, let's get a review in Road cc! Please and thank you

You can see how the marketing meeting went can't you:
At last our new endurance bike is ready! Now, what shall we call it?
(Short pause, brows furrowed)
Endurance?
(Spontaneous applause fills room)
Very good!!

Another saving passed on to the customer.

Another tricky choice for the well heeled though, Dura Ace on the endurance or Ultegra on the CF SLX?

Canyon have a fantastic, full range with this addition, something for everyone and they seriously look hard to beat. Now, if only they'd make test rides more readily available and update the Aeroad.

2500 for a DA equipped, Roubaix/Domane-ish bike from someone whose stuff is good enough for the likes of Leanda Cave is very good news indeed. A set of nicer wheels for events and that'd be hard to say no to.

"large (58cm) ... 555mm effective top tube"

Flippin heck, ill have to cut my arms off at this rate, could they make it any shorter!?. Risking false advertising even calling that 'a reach'!!

"They will offer three geometries: Pro, Sport Pro and Sport"

Does anyone know how the rest of the Canyon road range fits into these categories? This is the first I've heard of it.