Does anyone own a Canyon?

Thinking of dipping my toe in the Canyon waters… any XL framesets going?

Scratch that, I think I'll go XXL + rim brake.

Hoping for something on the more affordable end to see if it works for me (is affordable and Canyon a thing?)

Hit me up if you have something which fits the bill!

Secured the XXXL goods.

Looks in great condition in pics considering age (2014?)
Might try acetone off some of the logos

Looking forward to figuring out how to Canyon.

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I had one of these and honestly it still rates as one of the best riding bikes I've ever owned.

(BTW if you don't have one already I think the stem might be a 1 1/4 (rather than usual 1 1/8) - Ritchey do them as well as the canyon branded stems.)

Nice!
Yes I’ll need to grab one or two 1 1/4 stems to try out sizing.
Might start with a 90mm 0deg if anyones got one?

Infinite chat
I'm considering an Infinite.

I understand @youramericanlover and @TheArchitect have/had them.

I would appreciate a couple of pros & cons that you have found please.

Also in terms of sizing I have a strong feeling that I am between M and L, currently riding a Kinesis R1 in 57 and other bikes are sized as 56-57. (I have been guided to geometrygeeks by the legend that is @amey)

Any tips greatfully received and feel free to send me a direct message if you don't want to post here.
Ta

@Jameo also has one

Do you have a spreadsheet of what everyone on the forum has?

i do!

Only because most of the forum is riding your old bikes

and/or a canyon

@amey indeed.

I love my Inflite, it's super quick and fun, its basically a road bike with bigger clearance. It's main limit is that it's tyre clearance is rather old school, but I'm firmly in the 35mm is all you need tyre camp. Underbiking FTW.

Sizing seems a bit odd on paper but go with what Canyon recommends. I normally take a medium/55 but they recommended a small in my case (180cm). It works out.

[My 1st Inflite in Rwanda]

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Where on earth do I find the serial number on a Speedmax? Great bike but insanely hard to find the number!

XL.... XXL.... XXXL

Well that escalated quickly

it's tyre clearance is rather old school, but I'm firmly in the 35mm is all you need tyre camp

35mm is old school?? I can still remember a portly pedestrian German chap in Majorca asking why I had big heavy 25mm tyres on.

This was probably 20 years ago TBF.

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

Soz for the double post but they have a good sale on atm, and their one-step above entry-level AXS version comes with a very lovely wheelset for 3k which would be a banging on or off road

Would look great with some nice Gravel Kings

how dare y

It's telling that the refreshed Inflite released last year kept the same frame, just updated the fork to be integrated. Just such a good frame. I was tempted to upgrade to the new split seat post but for £199.99- no thank you.

I do really like my Inflite. I’m yet to decide if I want to race the Sworks crux so I’ve kept it for now. Plus it’s rowdy!

I’ve ridden my Crux 1x 40- 10-44 AXS and kept up with our road club run with gravel tyres. In the fastest group, albeit we aren’t that quick.
A narrow Pathfinder could span road and light gravel options on the Inflite.
Crux can take a much larger tyre and is a good bit lighter but I’m Sworks vs CF SL here so…
Inflite allows for MVDP cosplay. So swings and roundabouts

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Thanks all of you for your posts.
Much fuel to the fire. and the 2x recommendation is most interesting.
@youramericanlover

I tried a Crux, maybe I was unlucky, it wasn't for me, even with the 38 tyres on it. It strikes me as a responsive largely road focussed cyclocross bike trying and failing to do a bit more. Granted I didn't test the Sworks model.
@GoatandTricycle

The dilemma I have is Canyon only take 'cyclescheme'. I have another voucher in play. In YAL's world, I buy the best Infinite I can buy and then use my voucher for some new road wheels and matching cassettes for my 2x set up.

Sounds like a great plan. While we’re here I would like to give a shoutout to the 46t chainring. 46/36 is so lovely, the jump between rings is much nicer than 50 to 34. But anyway a 46t chainring should destroy the hegemony of the 50t.

new aeroroad !

@HoKe have you ordered?

i am pleased they finally seem to have solved the stem length dilemma. not sure i can justify buying it given my sl7 but do want. still kind of amazing the price difference between spesh/trek and canyon, like -4k for the same spec and apparently better aerodynamics.