edscoble-
I can see myself on both to be honest. They're both carbon frames, with Ultegra (unless I drastically prefer Force when I get a chance to have a feel of both back in Norwich) and the Mavic Cosmic Exaliths, so they look very similar, and very nice in my eyes. Rose is all black of course, while I'd have gone for the black/white Canyon, but that's of minor concern.
I like that I could get the compact chainset on the Rose a lot, and from a mechanical point of view a non-proprietary headset is a blessing. Standard stem sizes are another tick for the Rose, as the Canyon is awkward with 1 1/4.
Only real down side is the aluminium Ritchey WCS seatpost to match the rest of the Ritchey WCS finishing bits on the Rose, which might stiffen the ride slightly compared to the flashy Canyon carbon one? Although I save 100 quid on the Rose anyway, so I guess I could always just buy the carbon Ritchey post if I wanted to be a tart about it/felt noticeable discomfort.
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thross
Mmm, I do like the interchangeability. Can get the best of both worlds in that respect I guess - nice light frameset, normal headset, compact chainset, and my beloved lairy wheels!
Geo for the 59cm X Lite CRS looks pretty much perfect too, and my current 'build' comes in £100 cheaper than the Canyon Ultimate CF.
That's a spanner in the works!