Today Canyon launch their updated Neuron:ON eMTB. The bike, which first launched last year, carries over many of its Neuron traits however it receives numerous updates. The main goal of the changes, according to Canyon, was to improve the handling and capability of the bike. There are four models of the Neuron:ON, including a women's model, available with prices ranging from 3,599 EUR to 4,599 EUR.
Major updates on the Neuron:ON include the battery being integrated into the downtube, which effectively lowers the center of gravity and improves the bike's handling. The rider interface has also been improved with a new integrated off/on switch and a weatherproofed USB-C charging port in the top tube so riders can charge lights, phones, GPS units, etc. while riding.
Canyon Neuron:ON Details
• Intended use: Trail eMTB
• 130mm front/rear travel (Sizes M-XL)
• 120mm front travel, 125mm rear travel (Sizes XS, S)
• 29" wheels (Sizes M-XL)
• 27.5" wheels (Sizes XS, S)
• 2.6" tire clearance
• Aluminum frame
• Shimano STEPS E8000motor
• 504-WH battery
• Price: $3,699 - $4,599 USD
The larger sizes of the Neuron:ON use 29" wheels and the smaller sizes roll on 27.5" tread to keep the same ride feel across sizes.
Updated Battery Location and Controls The team at Canyon say that the bike is designed to have the same ride feel across all sizes, XS-XL. The XS and S frames feature smaller 27.5" wheels and less travel. The shock tune across all of the sizes is the same but the leverage rate of the XS and S bikes is higher and more linear, allowing lighter riders to run higher air pressures and letting them get the most out of whatever shock is on the bike.
The motor is the Shimano Steps E8000 system. Canyon believe that this is the optimal system for this bike as the motor and battery are small enough to give the engineering team the ability to help the bike handle as well as it possibly can. Although there are larger battery systems available, this is the largest they wanted to go without sacrificing handling traits for more power.
The battery can be charged on or off of the bike. Riders can opt to remove the battery with a 4mm Allen key if charging on the bike is not practical. With the standard 2M charger, a fully drained battery can be charged to 80% in four hours or 100% in 7.5 hours. A faster 4M charger cuts those times in half. Canyon doesn't include the 4M charger as standard due to the substantial cost increase, but it is an option on their website.
Geometry and Suspension The suspension and geometry of the Neuron:ON largely stays the same as the 2019 version. Seat tube angles have progressed to be slightly steeper with the XS and S frames now sporting 75-degree angles and the M-XL sizes resting at 74.5-degrees.
Bikes come standard with either a Fox DPS or RockShox Deluxe Select rear shocks but can be fitted with any in-line air shock that fits. XS and S frames use a 190mm eye-to-eye with 47.5mm of stroke to deliver 125mm of travel and the larger frames measure 210mm with 50mm of stroke which delivers 130mm of travel. As mentioned above, the kinematics of the XS and S bikes are different than the larger sizes.
Other DetailsThe bikes are spec'd with eMTB appropriate parts. The M-XL models have 203mm rotors front and rear. The smaller sizes have a 203mm rotor on the front paired with a 180mm out back. All bikes come with four-piston calipers on the front and two-piston calipers in the back.
Steel freehub bodies on Shimano hubs are designed to handle higher torque loads and bikes have either a Fox 34, RockShox Pike, or RockShox Recon RL fork, depending on the model.
The bike also has an eMTB specific saddle, designed to keep riders from slipping off the back during steep climbs, a fully integrated upper chainguide, and handlebars with internal wiring to keep the cockpit neat as possible.
For more information visit
www.canyon.com
145 Comments
So yeah, it wouldn't be for me because it doesn't allow me to get my saddle as low as I'd like it to be for most of my riding. But seeing the way most people set up their bikes these days, this one probably suits them well.
But paying all that money, maintenance and weight just to have multiple positions that are only good for resting and maybe pedaling down a flat road? Why bother?
Last weekend in Ocala FL @ Fattire Festival the Canyon was head and shoulders FAR busier than any other vendor for folks looking to demo their wares...all in all, what amazing bikes.
Either way, the comment was about the reach being shorter than the seat tube length. I never realized this relation was a thing to be honest!
A. on the wrong size frame
B. on the correct size frame but too short of a dropper
C. riding a bike with a geometry from the dark ages...basically, anything earlier than 2016
By the time (or even if) I'm converted, I hope they have this stuff sorted
@WAKIdesigns : I don't know, I think that's only part of it. The reason I like my saddle low is that I can move around over my bike to get my weight where I want it. And maybe push the saddle one side just above my knee. The instances where I'd do that obviously isn't when the rear wheel is heavily loaded (like when the rear suspension bottoms out, if I'd have that). Sure the rear tire still needs to clear the saddle when you do bottom out but that's it. I haven't dug that deep into axle paths and seat tube angles as you may have so I don't know what the limit is. But I do have a preference where I want my saddle to be with respect to the bb and if the rear wheel limits how low the saddle can go I can see me rather spec a smaller rear wheel or get a bike with less rear suspension travel than deal with a higher saddle. Not saying I wouldn't be able to learn that, but I do feel the lower saddle is more fun.
Or Mor:on?
I don’t care about long reach. 450mm is enough on a medium....
But, STA not steep enough, chainstays too long, HA too steep, seattube too long.
Try a bike with a size longer than your usual. The effect is quite remarcable. #iamafan
try to push a solid billet of metal into those holes and ofcourse you are going to have issues occasionally.
Editors searching for things to write it would seem.
OF COURSE a steeper HA is better to climb. And the Neuron is a trail bike, not a DH bike.
Not so long ago, 65° was in downhill territory...
Canyon geometry is spot on for giving the bikes a very similar handling to unpowered bikes.
But the saying that this new integrated batterie lowers the center of gravity seems to defy physics as it looks like some mass has been displaced towards the top ????
When I rode the SL I forgot to test it with the power off, how much drag is there?
I'm becoming convinced that the people who complain about the weight of e bikes just read about e bikes and imagine things more than actually having long term experience with them.
"Oh darn, I got high and left my battery in the woods."
"I wish I could charge my battery while I store it in the locker at the bike park. Its dead and now I have to pedal by myself"
"I hate carrying an extra battery in my backpack but its the only way I can make it home."
That's a waste of good trails.
The sport?, what sport?, poorly skilled fat guys trying to ride bike they can't handle at speeds they can't control?, probably thinking they need DC forks, when, in reality, they can't do a drop from the sidewalk even if their life would depend on it. This is the sport you are referring?
Especially as we are hoping wales will soon move towards the scottish model
I managed to get a quick run on Curtis’ personal SL and it rocked. Definitely on my shortlist but really wanted to try it out for a bit longer before I make my decision - particularly on more DH stuff and ideally at a bike park too. It needs to be a one quiver bike for me so I want to be damn sure I’ll enjoy it wherever I go.
Planning to rent from Cynergy too in May for a weekend to rip it round the Malibu / westridge / Mandeville area that you rode, and also Mount Wilson. Like you id like to try it without the main battery and just the range extender (if that’s possible, I’ve read a shop has to drop the motor for you in order to get the battery out, and I doubt Cynergy would do that on their rentals.)
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