Canyon has announced four new models for its 2022 Neuron range with updated components.
For 2022 Canyon has kept the carbon frame the same, but there are now four new builds including a women-specific version. The new range starts at the CF8 with unisex and women's-specific options to the top model of the CF9 SL. Suspension travel across all four models remains at 140mm of front travel and 130 mm out the back. Most sizes will be running a 29" wheel front and rear but sizes up to small will have 27.5" wheels.
The cheaper Neuron CF8 and CF8 WMN come kitted out with Fox 34 Performance fork, Fox DPS Performance shock and Shimano's SLX 12 speed drivetrain and brakes. The CF8 comes in at €2,999. The next model up, the CF9, comes in at a pricier €3,999, but it includes plenty of spec upgrades. For the extra cost, the CF9 includes Fox's 34 Performance Elite fork with a full Shimano XT 12 speed drivetrain and four-piston brakes. The wheels also see an upgrade to Dt Swiss' XMC 1700 carbon wheels.
Sitting at the top of the four new models for 2022 is the CF9 SL, riders opting for this choice will be looking to spend €4,799 for a lightweight trail build. The CF9 SL features Fox Factory suspension front and rear with SRAM GX AXS shifting and Code RSC brakes. Wheels are upgraded again with the lighter DT Swiss XMc 1501 carbon wheels and the cockpit includes Race Face's Turbine stem and Next carbon handlebars.
You can find out more about the new Neuron carbon models
here.
Edit: limited to M-XL and only 60 bikes will be made/sold
Bad: Geometry from 2010s
They hang onto the R&D, tooling, and production cost, stretching it out over the life of it's frames, giving buyers the opportunity for higher spec. It gives us another option!
They seem to have a good strategy here, avoiding a highly competitive market. As an owner of a 2018 Neuron I was looking forward to a frame update, but it seems that Canyon recognizes there are a number of countless options.
Is that even possible ?????
It sounds like you're complaining about the size sticker on the bike...you know you can just buy a "Medium" if the "Small" isn't big enough for you?
My wife is 162 cm tall, and has really struggled to find a trail bike that fits. Almost every 29er ends up with a standover height that she can't clear, because once you put a 150mm fork on a 29" wheel even the shortest head tube only lets you get the top tube so low. FWIW, her new XS Spectral CF 27.5 arrived on Friday.
FYI: The standover height between the Spectral 29 and Spectral 27.5 for size Small is the exact same size at 751mm. The standover height in the XS in Spectral 27.5 is 746mm (29 doesn't have a S) and the S in Spectral 29 is only 5mm which is really insignificant. Standover height has more to do with the particular manufacturer's frame design than the wheel size. Look at different models of trail bikes with similar suspension travel. The standover height varies greatly with companies and model of frames.
Like I said, I'm a Small all day for most companies. Majority of mediums are way too long in the top tube length for me to have a comfortable pedaling position which you are in the majority of the time riding. But that is not set in stone, I have fit better for some mediums. However, in Canyon bikes I am a Small.
The variability of standover measurements between brands also shouldn’t be ignored. For instance, the 2022 Stumpjumper S1 quotes a lower 730mm standover, but if you actually go and stand over one you’ll find it’s taller than the Spectral. My wife was looking for over a year (granted supply has been low) and the only 29er she found at retail that fitted was a Norco Sight. The same shop have been trying to get an Optic in for her since August 2020, and it’s finally coming next week, a fortnight too late . A Yeti SB140 XS or SB130 S should have worked, but couldn’t get hold of one to try and not going to buy sight unseen.
There’s a million bikes out there that fit someone on the upper end of the “small” size range, but hardly any for someone looking for something high spec that’s smaller.
As for the importance of stack height, you can always effectively increase it with spacers and stem choice, but it’s much harder to get it lower.
If you go by the manufacturers recommended size guide, at 159cm She is still to short by for many size S bikes?!
The Giant Reign 29 S lists size for 163 to 172cm. (4cm short)
NUKEPROOF REACTOR no S only M 170 - 181cm (11cm Short)
The female Neuron CF8 WMN S 165 to 174cm and only 27.5 (6cm)
My question is do you think thee guides are accurate?
She rode a mates S Evil 29 and thought the size was fine.
I noticed you said your a size S. Could I ask what height you are?
Cheers
I am 170cm, but I would not just go on height. I have short legs and short arms. Most companies put me in mediums, but generally the medium top tube lengths are too long for me and has my body position too stretched when in climbing position and/or the reach is too long where my weight tends to be too be a little too far forward when in the downhill position. However, it really depends on the bike company's frame as each company and each model will have fit dimensions based on their own criteria and type of riding.
To me, fit really depends on how a person is proportioned and personal preference. Leg length, torso length, arm length, and just how you want to be positioned on the bike are most important. After decades of mountain biking, I know what size fits the best and what I like based on the most important fit metrics of a frame which is top tube length (seated climbing fit) and reach (downhill position fit). Stack height also has affect on what your seated position will be like. 29er stack height is much higher than 27.5 so your body position is more upright on 29ers than 27.5.
Sizing is just a general recommendation. I look at the recommendation, but take it with a grain of salt. Sizing varies greatly from bike company to bike company and model to model. A small of one company may be closer to a medium of another company or vice versa.
Sorry for the lengthy answer, sizing is a just serious pet peeve of mine. Lol.
The measurement that is least reliable on geometry charts is the standover, as the point on the top tube where different companies measure this is not strictly defined.
In terms of bikes my wife tried that she didn't think would be small enough in their smallest size: Specialized Stumpjumper, Stumpjumper EVO, Giant Trance X advanced, Trek Fuel EX, Kona Process 153, Canyon Spectral 29er. Bikes that did fit: Spectral 27.5 XS (Spectral Wmn is even smaller but reach was shorter than she liked), Norco Optic and Norco Sight (both 29 and 27.5). Bikes that would almost certainly fit but couldn't try: Yeti SB140 XS, Liv Intrigue.
She is loving her new Spectral 27.5, it pedals well, is confidence inspiring and a fun playful bike to ride whether it's mellow singletrack or big days at the local bike park www.maydenabikepark.com/trails
Why is Pinkbike not covering this story,pretty telling about where they stand.