Canyon Endurace AL 7 2000 Mile Review 

Yeah I have to agree they are really good bikes and a pleasure to use. You'll have many happy miles on it 🚴👍

Thanks for watching! and thanks for the comment its much appreciated. Yeah I can only really say good things about the Canyon. The only negative which I did not mention is the waiting time to get one... I waited months and that was before the Pandemic. But it was worth the wait 😀

Thank you very much.... I know you will love your bike but I would say change the seat mine was not very comfy. What colour did you get ?

Thanks Tom yeah it is a very nice bike and a pleasure to ride

Thank you very much 😀

Yeah they are very good aren't they. So did you change your saddle and if so what to ? - Also really appreciate the subscription - thank you 😀

John on a Bike I’ve still got the same saddle it came with 2yrs ago but am beginning to feel it after longer rides. So was going to look for another as it happens. V interesting your saddle, may well try that, it’d be daft not to at that price. Cheers 👍

Yeah the Lidl Saddle is a good buy for sure. As I said in the video I have not ridden it over 60 miles but up to 60 its great. Keep an eye out they are often in their.

Thank you very much. Yeah with the pandemic bikes have become hot property and hard to get a hold of a some models. We had the same problem at the beginning of last year when we tried to buy our folding bikes... took a LONG time to get them. Be patient you will get one eventually and you wont be disappointed they are excellent bikes

Thanks for the comments I really appreciate it - Yeah the red is a lovely colour and for me at the time it was a choice of the red or black and yellow. The blue Colour is a lovely colour to and would look fantastic in real life so don't discount it unless really sure but yeah the red is very nice and my wife Katie says wait for the red 😀

John on a Bike thanks ! Yes the blue is nice, will see if the red turns up. In the mean time keep making them videos. My regards to Katie, best wishes from London!

@@motomoto898 Thank you very much and be safe out there 😀

You will love it - Brilliant bikes and a lot for your money compared to other brands 👍

Possible but the other cables had the protection sticker in the right place

Thank you - yeah it is a nice colour. So is this not available now ? When I got mine I had the choice of my red or yellow and black

@@JohnonaBike It isn’t. Now it Is only available in a swimming pool blue or a Matt black

Sorry to hear that..... Not sure what the obsession with black is all about. The blue is nice though 👍

Hello and thanks for the comment. Yes I did turn the bars upside down and well spotted. I actually forgot I had done that or I would have mentioned it in the video I did that as I prefer a less aggressive angle as I am not racing so prefer my comfort. They were not to bad to start with but upside down they are perfect for me. The bike is comfortable and I don't find it jarring plus you could put wider tyres on for even more comfort plus it has carbon seat post and forks so that will help but I cannot compare to steel. I have ridden steel years back when I was about 19 but I cannot recall the difference apart from those bikes being VERY heavy and still having the gear shifters on the down tube and no indexing.... those were the days 😀 - as for my previous aluminium bike I would say its more comfortable but that could also be down to the less weight so more nimble. One thing I did notice on this compared to my last bike (which has steel forks) was how light and sometimes twitchy the front felt fast downhill in a strong wind

John on a Bike I see you turned the stem up to.I would prob do that to . Do you know can you also put spacers below stem to to raise it up if needed?I think I heard this is hard to do on canyon bikes, this info may be incorrect Thoe.

So sorry I missed this reply - Yeah I am no fan of the hunched right over seating position and I am not going to be doing time trials any time soon. Comfort is way more important to me. I have not tried to put spacers on the Canyon so I cannot unfortunately comment on how hard to easy it is

Yeah that is true. I have an old mountain bike with a square taper BB and I am just about to replace it. Its not actually making any noise I am only replacing as a precaution as I am replacing crank, chain and freewheel (cassette) and I have to remove stuck crank with hammer and chisel so I am worried I damaged bottom bracket. I hope to video putting it back together 👍

@@JohnonaBikeLook forward to that video, hopefully motivate me to finish my little projects 🙂Also wish I'd gone for something like your Canyon. I went down the hydro disc route which are fantastic when working but have been a complete nightmare otherwise.

@@OnThePathToStrength That is sad to hear... nothing worse when things start going wrong. Yeah as I said in the video I know disk brakes would be better in the wet but my Canyon is only used in the dry... obviously I can get caught out which I have done and the RIM brakes still work OK. I suppose I am a little old school and if things work why change them.. stuck in my ways eh 😄 - My BB has just arrived so heading out to garden to put it hopefully all back together (fingers firmly crossed) I have no problems....

Hello Damien - thank you for your kind comments and yes I will be making more for sure 😃 I am 5'10 and yes I went with the size Canyon suggested for me (Medium) which fits me great. I think since I bought mine they ask for different measurements now. I had to put in torso length and shoulder with etc. Yes I flipped my stem so it was a little higher. I don't like being bent to far forward on my bikes

@@JohnonaBike Thanks for the videos. I'm 5'10.5 and purchased the Medium Endurance AL7 Disc Shimano 105 this year. For my comfort I changed my stem to a 40mm length, the stock stem was just too far away for me. I think I could have gone with the Small size. I watched your bottom bracket replacement video. I have just over 800 miles on my bike and I think my BB is clicking/creaking, started about 200 miles ago. I'm going to have a shop look into. Thanks again.🙂

Hello and thank you for commenting - I have heard of people putting 28mm tyres on but I don't think you would get 30mm tyres on the RIM brake version but you would on the disk version

@@JohnonaBike thanks John. Have you tried to fit 30s on them? I'm about to receive my AL 7s in a couple of months time. I ordered the rim brake versions as well.

I haven't sorry my bike still has the stock wheels and tyres on but I am not sure I would try 30 maybe 28 but you might be pushing your luck with 30. I have long said that I think disk brakes are a bit of a fad on bikes especially road bikes. They are heavier, more to maintain, can catch and rub and more expensive to buy and I said all this long before Chris Froome did 😄. I have always had RIM brakes on bikes (apart from fury but I had no choice it was just that one bike I could buy) and never had a problem with not stopping. Yeah it might take a little longer in the wet but they just work as they have done for decades

to fix the squeaky bottle cages, clean the bolts and put some loctite on them. how do you find the comfort of the AL frame with 25mm? is it harsh/bone jarring? wondering if it's worth it to upgrade to the Carbon frame for more comfort

You might be right who knows and I have seen some of Hambini stuff and it seems 99% of bike frames are junk according to him. He might be right I am not qualified to say but apart from the bottom bracket going sooner than I hoped its been a brilliant bike with no other noises plus to be honest it was very easy to replace. So I reckon time will tell how long this new BB lasts

@Steven Vanlancker look bikes.

I found it worked well and the bike fits me well but when I used it you put more info in like arm length etc

Thanks for the info

Hello - No when sitting on the bike with the front part of your foot (ball of foot) on the pedal your leg should be just slightly bent. Or another way is if you put your heel on your pedal then your leg should be straight

@@JohnonaBike thanks, will try that.

Your welcome 😀

I would recommend you go to the Canyon site they have what they call "Perfect positioning system and once you put your measurements in it gives you a size. I bet you will be Medium like me www.canyon.com/en-gb/buying-tools/positioning-system/

I’m 5’7 and canyon has recommended XS.

That seems small for 5'7 but maybe you are just in the small zone. Try 5'8 or 5'9 to see out of interest. If its just in you could go for the medium if you think that would be better

John on a Bike hmm 🤔 that’s 2 sizes off though. I’m sorry 172 cm 82.5 cm inseam ..🤷🏾‍♂️

@@motomoto898 I am 179cm and they recommended me a medium so maybe I am right at the bottom borderline for medium. I just looked at the Canyon measure and they don't ask for as many measurements now as when I did it. I had to enter arm length and torso length etc.... but using the system now I still get medium BUT if I drop my height and inseam by one CM I get small size

Hi - If you look at this photo I have circled the part that needs adjusting and yes use an alan key ibb.co/SntfcDb

@@JohnonaBike fantastic thank you! :)

You're very welcome - On my bike it was slightly out of alignment by a few millimetres and it made a big difference when I adjusted it

Thank you - yeah it is a great looking bike. I am 5 feet 10inch - 179cm

Hi - Not not aero endurace 😀

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Hello - Its the same as the one I got in this video here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-moo_lKJ6byY.html

@@JohnonaBike thanks

Your welcome they really are great saddles 👍🚴

If you mean the sticky labels yeah they were in the wrong place but don't let a small detail like that put you off. I have had the bike a while now and its been great.

Yeah it was the same with me I had to wait about the same time. But it will be worth it and you will have it ready for next spring/summer

@@JohnonaBike can't wait

Yes - I am sure they can take up to 33mm tyres

@@JohnonaBike merci

@@Antares1982 Your welcome 👍

What put you off ??

@@JohnonaBike yea the labels but also the bottom bracket. Thats a 1500 bike?, really wont to up grade my giant and that was on my list

Yeah I was a little disappointed the bottom bracket went so soon but don't forget Canyon don't make all the parts. The bottom bracket is Shimano so its possible it could have been a faulty bottom bracket. Its been great since and its not a hard job to do. Don't let that put you of an excellent bike were you gets loads of Bang for your buck

@@JohnonaBike ok cool thanks for the advice so how much was it about £1000

@@JohnonaBike ow shipping cost and import dutie 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️