Canfield Bikes Rolls Out ONE.2 29er Downhill Bike

Mar 3, 2020 at 11:12
by Canfield Bikes  
Canfield Bikes ONE.2

PRESS RELEASE: Canfield Bikes

Today, Canfield Bikes introduced their new 2020 ONE.2 downhill bike. The bike is the first DH bike built around the Canfield Balance Formula suspension system and boasts eight inches of travel front and rear and is designed to accept both 29 and 27.5-inch wheels.

Our latest DH weapon is engineered to take on rough race tracks and big bike-park lines with confidence. Due to the ultra-efficient CBF tuned linkage, it pedals like no bike with eight inches of travel should to ensure no pedal stroke is wasted, whether it’s sprinting across the finish line or into the next jump.

Canfield Bikes ONE.2

bigquotesWe’re excited to present an all-new downhill bike for 2020. It draws on the heritage of the original The One as well as the brand’s roots in downhill and freeride with a modern take.—Lance Canfield

Channeling the pedigree of the original Canfield The One, the ONE.2 is designed to be as versatile as it is capable. By default, it’s a 29-inch downhill bike with 203 millimeters of travel. But in addition to being able to accept two wheel sizes (or a combination for those that prefer a mullet setup), it can be set up in a more pedal-friendly mode. Rear travel can be reduced to 190 millimeters by short-stroking the shock and that can be matched with a 180 or 190-millimeter front fork. Stealth cable routing allows for the addition of a dropper post for a pedal-able freeride machine that doesn’t need to rely on chairlifts or shuttles.

Canfield ONE.2

The bike is designed around a 63-degree head-angle and long reaches across all sizes make it easy to find the sweet spot in the attack position, and 17.3-inch chainstays strike a balance between stability and agility. Öhlins suspension complements the ride qualities of CBF design. Details like internal cable routing featuring machined interchangeable ports to accommodate different cable configurations and a custom chainstay protector tie it all together.

The Canfield ONE.2 is available in Bentonite Grey with orange links or Avalanche White with black links in three sizes. Pre-orders can be placed now at CanfieldBikes.com as Factory Build complete bikes, frame, fork & shock and frame & shock packages.

Canfield ONE.2

Canfield ONE.2
Canfield ONE.2

Canfield Bikes ONE.2
Canfield Bikes ONE.2

Canfield Bikes ONE.2


2020 CANFIELD ONE.2 PRICING, FEATURES, SPECS + GEO


PRICING
Complete: $4,999.99 pre-order ($5,299.99 MSRP)
Frame + shock + fork: $3,449.99 pre-order ($3,699.99 MSRP)
Frame & shock: $2,099.99 pre-order ($2,299.99 MSRP)


FEATURES
• 29” / 27.5” Downhill/Freeride
• 7005 aluminum with CNC links
• Patented Canfield Balance Formula Suspension
• 203mm/190mm travel
• Frame Includes Öhlins TTX22 Coil 
• Internal Cable Routing w/ Interchangeable Ports
• Custom Chainstay Protector
• 1.5" headtube
• 20mm pivot bearings
• Replaceable rear derailleur hanger, spare hanger included
• Available in Bentonite Grey with orange links, or Avalanche White with black links
• Available in three sizes

COMPLETE BIKE FACTORY BUILD
• Fork: Öhlins DH -200mm, 29er, Boost
• Rear Shock: Öhlins TTX22 Coil 
• Wheels: Spank Vibrocore 350 front / 359 rear
• Tires: Maxxis Assegai 29x2.5 WT DH casing
• Shifter: SRAM XO1 DH 7spd
• Derailleur: SRAM GX1 DH 7spd
• Cassette: SRAM PG720 DH 11-25
• Cranks: Canfield 165mm w/ 34T ring
• Chainguide: MRP G4 Alloy 32-36T
• Bar: Spank Spike Vibrocore 800mm, 15mm rise
• Stem: Spank DM 40 Limited Edition
• Grips: Spank Spike 30mm
• Brakes: SRAM Code R 
• Rotors: SRAM Centerline 200mm
• Seatpost: Spank Custom
• Saddle: Custom Canfield SDG Radar MTN
• Seatpost Clamp: Canfield
 


FRAME SPECS
• Shock Specs: Metric: 250mm x 75mm (203mm), 250 x 70mm (190mm) (20mmX8mm/40mmX8mm hardware)
• Recommend fork length: 180mm – 200mm
• Headset: 49.6 mm upper/lower
• Front derailleur: Not available
• Bottom bracket: 83mm, threaded
• Seatpost: 30.9mm, stealth dropper compatible
• Seatpost clamp: 35mm
• Rear dropouts: 150mm x 12mm, Canfield axle included
• 20mm pivot bearings
• ISCG 05
• Brake mount: IS 160mm

 
GEO & SIZING

Geo based on 29” wheels and 601mm axle-to-crown fork
*Öhlins DH fork has 620mm axle-to-crown w/ 62.2 HA
*180/190mm fork w/ 592mm axle-to-crown results in 63.5 HA
**27.5" wheels result in 337.8mm BB height


Prototype shown. Final production details may vary.


For more details visit: www.canfieldbikes.com

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209 Comments

  • 160 2
 Shockingly reasonable prices makes it The ONE.2 beat.
  • 11 38
flag steveczech (Mar 3, 2020 at 12:38) (Below Threshold)
 You're winning ONE.2.Zerode.
  • 16 3
 @steveczech: i dont get it
  • 30 5
 @cuban-b: Neither do I. Sometimes I just type stuff, ya know?
  • 4 2
 @steveczech:

"1-0"

YW
  • 2 3
 @steveczech: "one two zero" is actually one of the best warcraft 3 pros of recent history. You are right hes winning a lot.
  • 1 2
 @optimumnotmaximum: cool. but whats one two zerode? is it cuz zerode is a bike and this is a bike site?
  • 1 0
 @cuban-b:maybe you are right, or it could be the german homepage of this e-sportsguy: "one-two-zero.de" -why he mentioned him no idea
  • 117 0
 this is a good week, banshee and Canfield on the front page in PB , get that carbon bikes.
  • 14 0
 I want Banshee to update the darkside. I’ve also always wanted a canfield to boot!
  • 9 0
 Next Knolly will suprise us with a new alloy DH bike.
  • 46 3
 So basically, this is the best Super Enduro bike out there...
  • 41 0
 "super heavy downcountry" for pinkbike's dialect.
  • 12 0
 Looks like it. I’d pedal that thing uphill.
  • 4 7
 @Rageingdh: I already have heavy dh tires on my Enduro bike...
  • 9 1
 Your trolling dedication is admirable.
  • 3 0
 Down-Duro surely?
  • 6 1
 @phops: I am going to BC next year as my 40th birthday trip, I will highly probably buy this framekit or something very similar.
  • 1 0
 @WAKIdesigns: you were there first person I thought of when I read the article! Haha! Get some!!
  • 27 1
 "ONE.2" is not as cool a name as "Jedi"

Still looks like an awesome bike though. I'm interested that they went CBF when people are still raving about the Jedi's ground munching ability with its Formula 1 suspension layout with all the rearward movement.
  • 10 0
 maybe this a crispier dh bike; two different beasts though, I associate the jedi with a pulley lol
  • 4 0
 Maybe that layout just didn't work well with a 29er. Maybe the wheelbase just got too big on a 29er.
  • 4 0
 @housem8d: Possibly. If they're going to sell it partially on the option to make it a pedalable super freeride bike, then the Formula 1 suspension probably wouldn't have been ideal.
  • 22 0
 Who says there won't be a new jedi as well....
  • 5 0
 @adrennan: That would be awesome, but I'd be somewhat shocked if a company the size of Canfield had two DH bikes in their lineup.
  • 9 0
 ONE.2 is reference to the original ONE, also called the Balance, which was essentially this- the non-idler pulley jedi. Heres to hoping for the Return of the Jedi- the OG high pivot bike !!
  • 12 0
 I'll bet there will be a new Jedi. This ONE, is the what the Darkside is to Banshee. The Jedi is the Legend.
  • 7 1
 I'm assuming that this is the replacement for the Jedi, it's very similar to the bike that they had Frida Ronning racing on a couple years ago.

www.pinkbike.com/photo/15965260
  • 2 0
 @Monsees: Glad someone dug up that photo. Remember seeing it in black and white or something after I got my Jedi wondering if that was their next iteration, then they went silent
  • 2 0
 @Monsees: ?? The frame in that photo is exactly the same as this new ONE.2, minus a gusset on the lower head tube/downtube junction.

The whole point of the Jedi was the high pivot and idler pulley. This ONE.2 is like the Commencial Furious. Its not the ultimate DH race bike, more like a park bike, part time racer.
  • 1 0
 @hamncheez: Yes, it is very different than the Jedi. I have one at home and can speak to the high pivot/rearward axle path.

I'm basing my comment on the fact that they had someone racing World Cups on a similar bike. So I'm assuming that this is their new DH bike, not just a park/play bike.
  • 6 0
 "These are not the bikes you're looking for. Move along."
  • 1 0
 I always wondered how they got away with using that name...Anyway, with the controversy between the JEDI contract going to Microsoft probably not the best name rn.
  • 23 1
 I really like that they spec a higher end shifter than derailleur rather than the other way around like a lot of other companies do. Put the fancy stuff where you can feel it on the trail, rather than where you can see it when it is sitting at the bike shop.
  • 37 1
 Exactly! We aim to put the focus on spec that matters and create value where we can without detracting from performance.
  • 2 5
 @canfieldbikes: Not sure why you would spec the frame with an IS160mm brake mount, though...
  • 13 0
 @booked-for-simulation: I'd rather all frames (and forks for that matter) went with IS vs post-mount. Most of the time I end up having to use an adapter anyway, so I think its preferable to have the bolt thread into the IS adapter vs threading into the frame/fork, in case of the unlikely event of damage to the threads.
  • 2 0
 @thegoodflow: That's a good point.
  • 25 4
 As a scientist, I will pronounce it "the twelve".
  • 39 0
 As a scientist, I worry about the blatant disregard of the decimal point.
  • 32 0
 @erikkellison: I see your point.
  • 25 0
 As a science and math teacher, I will pronounce it the "one and two tenths".
  • 15 0
 ohhh - may have the get this throw a dropper on and wide range cassette....damn i want this
  • 9 0
 It has an effing 76° seat tube angle so it will probably have a not-so-horrible climbing position
  • 24 2
 Me too. This is the most transformable DH bike I have ever seen. And pricing is really good. I have to speak to my wife...
  • 4 0
 @blkmrktrider156: that and the pedal characteristics ought to make it bearable and worth while for some of the stuff I really really like to ride
  • 6 0
 @WAKIdesigns: hopefully this becomes a trend
  • 7 0
 @artistformlyknowasdan: You should probably ask his wife first.
  • 2 0
 @erikkellison: haha - I'll let him ask for me
  • 6 0
 Can't figure out with all this evolutions and ebike thing no one us offering yet pedaleable DH bikes when uts6 only a switch on the shock, a enough steep seat angle and a dropper post and wider cassete... Not every day park plus who likes going down not being properly warm up?
  • 7 0
 @WAKIdesigns:

"No, my dear Waki, the Volvo needs a new transmission, remember?"
  • 1 0
 @endlessblockades: he probably ditched the Volvo, what's this flag @WAKIdesigns?.. I have a darkside, I have used it as Enduro cheater (dropper, wide range cassette, 170-180fork, 26, 27.5. But this is proper design around this capability. Kudos @canfieldbikes.. I have a Balance too!
  • 3 11
flag SintraFreeride (Mar 3, 2020 at 23:00) (Below Threshold)
 @PauRexs: You can get a custom Nicolai G1 with 203mm of travel which will be more efficient than this bike though not at the same price.
  • 5 1
 @SintraFreeride: more efficient? How? Honestly where does your fanboism end? Is there anything Nicolai or Pole doesn’t have That isn’t more better?
  • 9 0
 @WAKIdesigns: Waki, bro, I just can't deal with this flag change. It'll take me months to not stop at every Swedish flag I see while scrolling.

Come on......
  • 1 1
 @EnduRowan: I cannot hide it... the choice has been careful
  • 1 0
 @WAKIdesigns: The Pivot Phoenix has a 76 degree HTA, can run a dropper, probably pedals really well for a DH bike (at the cost of not being the smoothest off the top) and is probably a lighter frame. Not as cool, but if DDURO is your thing, its probably the best option out there
  • 5 0
 @hamncheez: but frameset costs almost the full Canfield...
  • 1 0
 @WAKIdesigns: since when does price matter to the dedicated cyclist
  • 1 0
 @WAKIdesigns: Nicolai stock bikes could have shorter seat tubes so you don't have to pay extra to get them. Pole's design doesn't allow for a lot of seat post insertion. They are, otherwise, prettty close to perfect.
This Canfield looks pretty good in my book (Geo+price) though it is a shame the longest reach option is only 475mm.
  • 1 0
 @SintraFreeride: Stack height should be more tho, with the double crown fork? Isn't the best (and impractical) way to measure sizing the absolute distance from the BB to the top of the head tube- the hypotenuse of the stack and reach?
  • 2 0
 @hamncheez: Yes the hypotenuse would be a better way of doing it. Unfortunately, does not feature in most brands geo charts.
  • 11 0
 Those headtube gussets are sweet! That bike would have been sweet back when I was hitting bigger moves and dang those are long chain stays for canfield brothers! Wish they had longer ones on the balance and roit
  • 2 0
 That chainstay length was what I was looking for. As much as I enjoyed my Riot, I'm liking the slightly longer chainstays of my Offering a lot better. I felt like it was easy to overwhelm the Riot at high speed, I never had the same level of confidence as I do on the new bike. And since i'm in the market for a DH bike...
  • 11 0
 That stretched-back skull gusset is so damn rad.
  • 7 0
 Rad is what we aim for.
  • 4 0
 @canfieldbikes: "Rad" means "bike" in German. *chuckles in German*.
  • 1 0
 @darrentheclaw: Coincidence? Hmmm...
  • 9 0
 That's a fucking work of metal art. Everything is correct. Form, function, and ascetics.
  • 11 0
 THANK YOU! We love how it turned out. Can't decide which color we like better...
  • 3 0
 @canfieldbikes: You nailed all colors and the polished raw on both the One.2 and Balance bikes. The little extra color options on the components was a nice touch also. Well done.
  • 7 0
 Suprised they rate it for both 27.5 and 29 without any kind of flip chip adjustment
  • 14 1
 In testing, we found it worked well with both wheel sizes without needing to adjust geometry. If you are running 29-inch wheels, you are likely prioritizing speed and roll-over, so the slightly higher 14-inch bottom-bracket provides a little additional clearance through the rough and chunk. If you decide to run 27.5, you are probably going for a more nimble, playful build, so the lower 13.3-inch bottom-bracket will be a bit snappier through the corners.
  • 3 0
 @canfieldbikes: are you using a 29er fork on both setups?
  • 1 0
 @canfieldbikes: Speaking of which, my 2016 Balance fits a 29" wheel, so I will be having some fun experimenting with different shock sizes this week...

EDIT: Why the crap did that post twice??
  • 1 0
 @eicca: nice to know, but it will ruin the fantastic mud/dirt Clearance right?
  • 2 0
 @canfieldbikes: Don't tell Kazimer is more playful with 27.5's he won't be happy.

This is the first DH bike that I've seem in a while that's really piqued my interest. Metal, dropper compatible DH bike that looks rugged and fun. In my view that's really forward thinking. Love the look of the Ohlins gear too.

If you choose to run it 27.5 is the fork 27.5 specific of do you get the 29er fork?

Please drop one off to PB for testing, I've love to see it ran at full 200mm with 27.5's and 180 front and back with a single crown fork
  • 2 0
 @canfieldbikes: Can you speak more to the Mullet setup? Since the frame, shock and fork combo comes with a 29er fork. How does the setup differ in geometry from the 29" setup? Would you run this setup or just full 27.5 with the 29er fork on a park bike?
  • 1 0
 @Rageingdh: We tested with a 29er fork and 27.5 fork with 27.5 wheels. We recommend using a 29er fork regardless of wheel size to preserve geometry.
  • 1 0
 @Garpur44: Thanks! We're pretty stoked on it too.

We recommend running the 29er fork with both wheels sizes to preserve other aspects of the geometry.
  • 1 0
 @Caddz: with a mullet setup, the most noticeable geometry difference will be a slightly lower bottom bracket and slacker head angle.

As for the setup on a park bike, that is personal preference. Both could be really fun.
  • 5 0
 Finalllly!! My next bike. My 2016 balance had the best rear suspension I’ve ever owned/ridden. That with 2 more inches is going to be badass!
  • 5 0
 bentonite grey-as a dude who dicks around in ceramics and glaze chemistry as a hobby, i will attest that that actually is bentonite grey.
  • 17 1
 why would you put your junk in ceramic glaze? Ewwww
  • 7 0
 @blowmyfuse: because the minerals are so caustic. feel the burn
  • 11 0
 They say if you can reach one person...
  • 1 0
 @flipoffthemonkeys: hah
  • 6 0
 Hello 40lbs of pedal-able awesomeness
  • 10 0
 This DH build is coming in at 36/37, no carbon. You could definitely build it lighter with a shorter fork, AM components, lighter wheels, etc.
  • 2 0
 @canfieldbikes: that’s rad! My Riot is at 35lbs with carbon wheels and bars (and DD tires) but still crushes climbs. I’d easily take a 2lb penalty for what this offers, dual crown front end with 200mm of CBF rear
  • 6 0
 Make aluminium great again!
  • 6 0
 \m/
  • 2 0
 @Tappsy.... i locked in on that immediately and the side view shot of the polished one on the website...zoom in... i hope that these are rushed prototypes or at least little better qc on end product.
While i have always supported CFB and their products since way back in the avalanche proto days... i see that blob of bubblebum look and dry heave.
  • 1 0
 This is a prototype and that area has been refined for production.
  • 6 0
 Beautiful
  • 2 0
 Yes - fantastic looking!
  • 3 0
 Thank you! We're stoked on how this one turned out.
  • 6 0
 Whoah, that's clean!
  • 3 2
 Not sure how short stroking the shock is going to make it more pedal-able? Surely it will ride exactly the same, just bottom out sooner. If you couple that with a stiffer spring in order to hit the same sag % then yeah it will pedal better, but no better than if you just put the stiffer spring on without reducing the stroke....
  • 5 1
 could be just a marketing phrase to widen their target market. mtn bikers tend to correlate travel with pedal-ability. stupid, but thats how people think.
  • 9 1
 Short-stroking the shock won't make it more pedal-friendly. The CBF is already very efficient, and you are correct, it will just shorten the travel. The idea is a more versatile build that you WOULD pedal around. Short-stroking would just match it better to a shorter-travel fork, dropper, AM/enduro parts spec, etc., so if you chose to build it that way it would be more of a big-hit bike you can climb on rather than full DH mode.
  • 5 1
 A shorter stroke shock will ramp up quicker than a longer stroke, therefore running the same percentage of sag on a short stroke will result in less millimeters of wheel travel at sag, thereby pedaling ‘better’ while not necessarily bottoming out easier, But you’ll lose the midstroke traction that dh bike offers. Simply adding a stiffer spring to the long shock will possibly ramp up too far near the end of its stroke which ruins rebound control, traction, and if set too stiff, you may not get full travel.

If you’ve ever tried pedalling a long stroke shock at 30% sag it’s pretty wallowy because ramp up doesn’t effectively happen until deeper into the travel. Obviously kinematics play into it a lot, but Canfield must’ve accounted for this in frame design which is probably why they offer it as an option.

I’ve tried over springing my dh bike to get more preload support and its fine for huck to flat type stuff, but it ruins all the ride characteristics.
  • 2 4
 @canfieldbikes: cheers for the response, but I still don't get why you would do that. If you leave the bike at 200mm travel, but spring it like a 190 it will ride exactly like the 190. The ride will be completely indistinguishable. Except when the 190 hits full bottom out the 200 will have an extra 10mm in reserve. There is no advantage to short stroking whatsoever.
  • 2 0
 I guess you could run your seat a few mm lower actually.
  • 1 2
 @tfriesenftr: nope.
  • 3 1
 @gabriel-mission9: it is so it wouldn’t be as unbalanced with a single crown at 180m
  • 1 2
 @Caddz: It would ride the same. Exactly the same. Just with 10mm of "get out of jail free" hidden at the end of the stroke. This is my whole point. Balance would not be affected.
  • 2 2
 @canfieldbikes: You'd have to take the chain completely of this bike to make even have a full DH mode and you know it...
  • 2 0
 @gabriel-mission9: for what it's worth, when run as a freeride bike with a 180mm fork or 650b wheels, you'll lower your BB height rather substantially. Running the frame at it's full 203mm capacity could mean a very, very low BB at bottom out with that reduced axle to crown or wheel diameter. Shortening that shock stroke may not improve clearance by a ton, but it could certainly help with pedal strike or chainring strike mitigation at full bottom.
  • 1 0
 @nation: that's a fair point
  • 1 0
 Although thinking about it, a shorter fork won't be any shorter at full bottom out... So I'm now kinda back to thinking it doesn't make any sense.
  • 1 0
 @gabriel-mission9: I've ridden a 190mm rear, 170mm fork and it felt off to me. It was a long shocked delirium where I left the single crown on with the long stroked rear shock, felt unnatural to me...maybe other factors at play...Felt great with the 200mm Fox 40 on the front though.
  • 1 0
 @Caddz: did you spring the rear end as if it only had 170mm?
  • 1 0
 If anyone can come up with a single advantage to short stroking your shock other than being able to lower your seat a couple of extra mm I'd like to hear it...
  • 1 0
 @gabriel-mission9: lower BB and therefore lower center of gravity? minor but still a slight advantage
  • 3 0
 @cuban-b: bb wont be any lower. They suggest a 250 e2e shock on both setups.
  • 1 0
 @gabriel-mission9: No, the Spring was the same, 650# Ti Spring for both SC and DC setups on Avalanche Woody
  • 1 0
 @Caddz: that'll be why then. If you had fitted a stiffer spring it would have felt more "normal" when paired with a shorter (stiffer) fork.
  • 2 0
 @gabriel-mission9: actually, short shocking (the eye to eye) and running a 180 fork would be pretty sweet with this bike. retains head angle, lowers BB, best of both worlds.
  • 2 0
 @cuban-b: It would make a lot more sense than what Canfield are suggesting, that's for sure... It might mess with the kinematics a bit, but that's a different conversation. It would at least do something though. Short stroking on the other hand is utterly pointless. There's enough nonsense and woo in the mountain biking industry as it is, without companies who should apparently know better adding to it. I struggle to believe no one else gets it, lol.
  • 1 0
 @gabriel-mission9: totally agree
  • 3 0
 I think some heavier aluminum DH bikes would be faster than lighter carbon DH bikes on some UCI DH tracks because of the stability.
  • 3 0
 Ask Bruni and Pierron may be?
  • 1 0
 @Lagr1980: I didn't know they were rocking aluminum rigs until I just checked. Very interesting.
  • 1 0
 that 7005 series alloy tho Wink
If I had the cash, I would trick this out with the "matrix digital rain" color scheme.
The One.2 make you jealous
The One.2 make you "jizz in your pants"
The One.2 send it
The One.2 not make excuses
  • 2 1
 too bad there is no option for longer chainstay setting, it looks like it could be a great pedalable FR bike, but CS too short. Also rather than just short stroking it would seem neccisary to make an alternate pedal position to reduce or maintain bb drop when used with shorter Axle to crown forks.
  • 1 0
 For anyone looking at this bike... it has the worst cable routing of basically any mtb ever. If you need to replace any housing, you have to disassemble the entire bike, including the linkage, to remove old housing and install new. Worst engineered bike I’ve ever seen.
  • 1 1
 Any bike with internal routing is going to require fishing the cables and routing through upon initial install. We've installed quite a few at this point on the ONE.2 and our other new frames with the same internal routing it goes fairly easily compared to other internal routing. We provide as large of an opening to do that as possible while keeping the ports small enough to not be overly bulky.

There is no need to disassemble any part of the frame and certainly not the entire bike or linkage. Removing the shock (two bolts) may give you a little more room to work. Once you have housing in the frame, changing it is even easier. You can just pull the new one through by connecting it to the existing housing. There's even special strings that are made for just that if you're not comfortable fishing it through all over again. Or you can tape the new housing to the old to make it easier and not have to route it "from scratch."

If you are not comfortable doing this yourself or have difficulty, we recommend taking it to your local bike shop or qualified mechanic.
  • 1 0
 @canfieldbikes: I'm a pro mechanic at a highly regarded shop. It is absolutely not as easy as any other bike. I called you guys and you admitted on the phone that it was a terrible design and said you were surprised yourself at how hard it was. Running the cable routing through that stupid ass clover piece absolutely requires disassembling the linkage. but thanks for the condescending mansplaining.
  • 1 0
 @shralping-the-cube: Agreed it wasn't easy, but this being my first internal routing job, I didn't expect it to be. I don't think you're supposed to try and thread it through the clover piece, disconnect it from the frame first. I did not need to take apart the linkage. Reattaching the clover piece through the linkage required a socket wrench extension though.
  • 3 0
 whats the weight on this pony?
  • 4 0
 This build is around 36/37 pounds. Not bad for a DH bike with no carbon. Final production should be very close.
  • 4 0
 Bike artistry.
  • 2 0
 She's a looker...
  • 3 0
 I bet this bike is scary fast. Would be such a sick park bike
  • 3 0
 You know it!
  • 3 0
 Seems funny that it has IS 160 brake mounts and not at least 180
  • 3 0
 I love how the cable is routed through the eye of the skull.
  • 6 0
 Devil's in the details.
  • 2 0
 One of these with a fox 38.... probbaly could winch up stuff if you really had too.. like the old school freeride days!
  • 4 0
 Fox40 and BoxxWC weigh 2.7kg... less binding of the stanchions for 500g penalty. Perhaps worth considering
  • 2 0
 @WAKIdesigns: how will I do sick barspins then?
  • 3 0
 It doesn't look like a Session. Impressive.
  • 3 4
 I’ve been a Canfield owner for a some years, and have thought of them as the MTB design version of the mighty Bang & Olufsen. I regret this isn’t what I would expect from such a unique bike brand. It’s Bang! No Olufsen, Sorry but I’m out.
  • 2 1
 How is this a good comparison? Canfield makes bikes that look fantastic. They also perform extremely well.

Bang & Olufsen is the definition of a polished turd. They make pretty looking housings for low-end audio components. Beats-level garbage with a prissy Euro name. I've worked commercial audio processing. B&O is laughable.

So I guess you're right. Canfield is not B&O.

As you seem to prefer looks with no performance, might I suggest you look into Colnago?
  • 1 0
 @dustintlee: ?lol
  • 1 0
 Nice and clean looking park bike for sure and a radical departure from the Jedi. Hopefully they'll still produced the Jedi as a full-on 27.5" DH rig.
  • 1 0
 Hey Lance...it looks like the leverage curve got settled down a bit with the shock mount location? Add a dropper post n 11 speed to her and call me happy. Great job!
  • 1 0
 Really cool to see! Fun bikes for the sake of having fun. Is there a geo adjustment for the 27.5 rear, or do you get what you get?
  • 4 2
 Dang, wish my pedals I ordered months ago would show up.
  • 3 0
 Canfield wasn't really active months ago. Shoot them a message
  • 1 0
 @adrennan: weird, I got a super fast response from them in early January
  • 1 0
 @Mntneer: that was when they reestablished themselves
  • 3 0
 If you pre-ordered pedals you should have received some update emails from us. Email info@canfiledbikes.com with your order info and we get you sorted.
  • 2 0
 Crazy how adding a rear shock bumps the MSRP up $1400
  • 5 0
 Looks like typo. On their site it's frame+shock and frame+shock+fork.
  • 3 0
 Pretty pretty!
  • 3 0
 That is... a bike!
  • 2 0
 It's true.
  • 2 0
 A bike that begs to be both trashed and photographed. Nice!
  • 2 0
 A dichotomy.
  • 2 0
 @canfieldbikes: por*star hahah
  • 2 0
 Oh hell yeah... she's a beaut.
  • 3 0
 I WANT THAT.
  • 3 0
 You should get it. Wink
  • 1 1
 Why is frame and/or complete bike weight always missing from the specs!? It's arguably the most important data point in my opinion.
  • 5 0
 We don't have complete weights for all sizes, but we'll be updating once we get final production in and built up. This is a prototype, but approximately 36/37 with this build. DH build. No carbon.
  • 1 0
 @canfieldbikes: what frame size was this prototype (S1,S2 or S3)?
What frame size is recommended for a 5'8" height?
  • 1 0
 @PJSANAB: This is closest to a size 2, production size 2 will be slightly longer. We'd recommend size 2 at your height.
  • 1 0
 I feel like there should be a nut on the end of that shock mount bolt that is sticking out of the rear triangle.
  • 1 0
 This reeeeeally makes me hope my 2016 Balance 29er conversion experiment works. Because budget.
  • 1 0
 Man this thing looks sweet! Canfield is definitely killing it lately, talk about coming back with a bang.
  • 2 1
 Now everyone can get a Jedi on the used markets cheap!
  • 3 1
 Gussets are back
  • 5 1
 They never left with Canfield
  • 2 2
 Sure is an expensive shock if thats the price for the frame and fork alone!
  • 4 3
 Nobody has complained about a lack of 26r option...yet
  • 3 0
 Shhhh... Wink
  • 1 0
 I was just about to say....... nope it looks awesome!
  • 2 1
 Ah yes, the Canfield Phoenix
  • 1 0
 I love it, very clean looking bike!
  • 2 0
 I love it!
  • 2 0
 that skull bracket tho
  • 1 0
 Would love to see a privateer buy one of these and win a WC title
  • 2 0
 So much yeah.
  • 1 0
 This bike is not complete without a Gazzoloddi
  • 2 1
 too bad they don't make an xl. reach numbers are pretty short these days.
  • 1 2
 Frame looks sick. I would just use this for play so 26 inch wheels would work better for me.
  • 1 0
 No Kinematics Frown
  • 3 0
 Keep an eye on our socials...
  • 1 0
 Here is the CBF website for kinematics: suspension-formulas.com
  • 2 1
 No f1 link no care
  • 1 0
 Blast them with a skull
  • 1 0
 nah.
  • 1 2
 Looks decent but it is a shame they don't make a size 5. They sizes they offer seem to be for anyone 170cm and under.
  • 1 0
 Gusset af
  • 5 7
 Hopefully it wont crack like the balance i had and support is a pain because they dont have replacement available.
  • 3 0
 Dunno why you got down-voted. Anybody that had a Balance knows this was a shitty problem. I had three links break on me. The pocket that the main pivot bearing pressed into in the linkage had a sidewall of .080". It was a shit design.

I will say that they made it right (with me anyways.)
  • 1 0
 My One.2 just cracked at the downtube shock mount.
  • 2 3
 YES! ANOTHER 29ERRRRR!! Big wheels to rule the world!! Bwahahahaaahhh!
  • 1 2
 Is nobody gonna mention the ugly weld at the shock...
  • 1 0
 This is a prototype and that area has been refined for production.
  • 2 0
 Awesome @canfieldbikes:
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