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Braker's got one of those on his Canyon. I saw it and asked "wow thats a strange top cap, what is it, how does it work, how do you tension it" and he just shrugged and said magnets or summink. Don't wanna disrupt pron, but how TF does it work? No bolt within. Found a better pic.

magnets.

What rims are those? 20"?

I've been a fan of the Canyon lettering ever since they introduced it. The form doesn't interfere with the function, they don't wrap around the tubes and become illegible like on that "NOSL" or some Cinelli's and I've seen others but can't seem to think of their names. Cinelli are the creme de la creme when it comes to ultra wank logo placement btw.

That "NOSL" is actually ROSE. Says alot for the logo.
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-x-lite-tt-flyer-8800/aid:500047

Braker's got one of those on his Canyon. I saw it and asked "wow thats a strange top cap, what is it, how does it work, how do you tension it" and he just shrugged and said magnets or summink. Don't wanna disrupt pron, but how TF does it work? No bolt within. Found a better pic.

Possibly in a similar way to Easton's RAD.

http://www.eastoncycling.com/bike/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Relief-Area-Design.pdf

love that 1st zeus posted

Scirocco FTW!!!

Am I the only one who thinks the Canyon gets messed up at the headtube?

Am I the only one who thinks the Canyon gets messed up at the headtube?

As mdcc_tester pointed out its a integrated headset style headtube, going into a external headset style fork. Weight weenies is full of posts by people asking if this looks OK. It doesnt.

If you mean the Canyon headtube in general. Then yes they are a bit special, in that they are very straight. I actually think this one of Canyons best asthetic features. But theres taste for you.

THM fork failing to align with head tube = classic weight weenie aesthetic fail

Am I the only one who thinks the Canyon gets messed up at the headtube?

Yes, most people think the whole bike is completely anti.
And at the same time Canyon has a very nice range of bikes...

And at the same time Canyon has a very nice range of bikes...

The frame is lovely. Both asthetically and technically. The build is very nice too. Just should have paid a small weight penalty and kept the original fork.

The Canyons in the Giro really catch my eye too. Although the shape of the Kuotas are a bit more asthetially pleasing (IMHO). My favourate is another famous italian, which I'm not stupid enough to post here ;)

My favourate is another famous italian, which I'm not stupid enough to post here ;)

This...? ;-)

^^^yeah and ^^^^yeah but also the curved tube getting wider towards the headtube doesn't help.
I have liked the look of most Canyons I've seen before, but that one just ends up looking a bit messy due to WW compulsions.

Does it look slightly worse because it's a smaller frame?

That "NOSL" is actually ROSE. Says alot for the logo.
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-x-lite-tt-flyer-8800/aid:500047

http://www.lfgss.com/post2182080-48565.html

The frame is lovely. Both asthetically and technically. The build is very nice too. Just should have paid a small weight penalty and kept the original fork.

The Canyons in the Giro really catch my eye too. Although the shape of the Kuotas are a bit more asthetially pleasing (IMHO). My favourate is another famous italian, which I'm not stupid enough to post here ;)

Cipollini?

Adoubletap isn't a fan (headtube hate). I really want one.

Cipollini?

Adoubletap isn't a fan (headtube hate). I really want one.

Bang!

The aero dynamic design only pays out when you break the sound barrier, and you need to be able to suck your own cock while standing with your legs straight to be able to fit on it. But I want one.

They've got 'lively' geometry too. 74.5 degree ST I think!

I can see the lion king telling the engineers to HTFU, and just build his fast'n'groovy looking bike.

Feck it.

coats self in flameproof foam

I like that. I'm with you SF

It'd look shite with the scoblesque spacer stack, us mortals would need though.

Eww... Not liking that Cipollini - it looks deformed.

This is a much nicer Italian:

Repost, although vnice, the fork looks after market.

The mcipollini is quite interesting. (Seat cluster)

For me it would be like having a cboardman tho.

^^ The forks and saddle on that don't fit.

Cannondale's 695g (size 56) Super Six. Want!