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Jameo
I am a huge fan of my Inflite. I use to pull double duty as a "fast" road bike and ocassional CX and SFAB bike. I think the geo is perfect for this, and am actually glad I didn't go full race / aero bike with unavoidably embarassing stack. When I'm off road it's not some heavy thing which must be lugged around on the pavement or uphill. IMO the Inflite can legitmately be a fast summer bike, CX bike, gravel race bike, possible audax bike (but has no mounts or eyelets which is as it should be otherwise scope creep). It's very capable on 19mph+ road loops and hilly 200kms, as well as ofc CX and 38c-appropriate trails etc.
Considerations:
1) If you want it to pull double duty I really really recommend two wheelsets, road and offroad, with matching cassettes and rotors. Without that virtually everyone settles into the 'I can't be fucked to swap tyres' and it remains either in Gravel Purgatory (a road bike with shitty slow knobbly tyres yes I'm looking at you every single gravel tyre) or a great offroad bike that only ever sees tarmac. You'll get twice as much out of the bike with another wheelset.
2) The one piece aerocockpit is really really good and worth it, but they are pricy and so getting the correct dimensions can be a bit of an expensive undertaking. Fortunately the resale value is (or was) pretty high so it's not a huge expense if you're willing swap and sell and rebuy (considering how comfy and light and "dialed" the cockpit is).
3) I'm not a 1x believer and felt #blessed I got an Inflite with 2x Ultegra and GRX. But rumour has it people make 1x work on the road AND offroad so YMMV. But I thought it was banging (and very smart of canyon) to offer a model with a 2x groupset. Clearly I'm recommending you do the same :)
4) the pressfit BB86 (I know I know) went after ~3k of smashy riding and mucky offroad but they are cheap to replace and I think one of the more reasonably PF bb standards. But yes, it should obviously be threaded down there but no frame is perfect