NEW BIKE DAY! Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 

As a Direct to Consumer brand & showing (bragging about) off their assembly / shipping process in Germany yet NOT allowing simple customization ie; Seatpost setback, Stem Length, Saddle size, etc is insane. They are missing a HUGE Marketing advantage vs other brands ie; Specialized that box their stuff up in Taiwan loading up shipping containers to warehouse shelves in the states forcing buyers to customize separately in addition to new bike / frameset. All Canyon has to do is pick a different size from next bin while doing assembly - cost them NOTHING not $420.🙄

Alright brother Vanderpol @Patrick Lino CONGRATULATIONS 🍾

Absolutely love my Canyon Aeroad, same year in dark blue. Contemplated selling it for a fat profit but this is the one time where I had to refuse. As other person said, it inspires me to ride a LOT more. I put Farsports 58 Hypers on it, SRAM red crankset and several other lightweight mods and the 56cm bike now weighs 7.1kg WITH pedals and cages.

I absolutely love my Aeroad, it really inspires me to ride. Such a rewarding experience for me, and I can spend all day in the saddle(I did purchase the 145mm version of the same saddle 👍 my sit bones are 119mm). I haven’t ridden nearly as many bikes as you so it’s nice to hear that it stacks up nicely to its competition. Keep up the good work my friend!

Check out the SPCycle R065 if you want an aeroad without the proprietary handlebars / fork, the only thing that change is the head angle so the SPCycle might have slightly longer wheelbase. I am myself looking to build a new aero bike and looking either at the SPCycle or the TanTan X38 / Sequel DCRF26 !

Ordered an Endurace cf slx 7 di2 last week. Quick shipping. Comfortable, fast,lightweight, and I love it. Slammed the bars saddle height is perfect. Good times.

Can't wait to see the review and comparison vid! nice work as always. I waited about 6 months before a 120mm cockpit was available. $350 shipped to west coast from Canyon. I changed it myself but it was an absolute PITA, wouldn't recommend.

Nice one,! I just sold my new cervelo s5. Same boat. Aero bikes are heavy and dead with the advances of the lightweight allrounders. Coming from a system six, Madone, to factor ostro to s5 and now to SL8….

Hope to see your Elite Helix 68D review soon

4:20, this has been a key factor steering me away from the Aeroad. It's a beautiful, fast bike, but the proprietary front end with NO options outside of Canyon's own cockpit doesn't bode well for a home mechanic such as myself. That, along with part availability, limits me to window-shopping this bike. A friend had the pre-2024 Aeroad and had to get his seatpost and fork warrantied and it took about 6 months each for both. Hopefully, the newer models have a lot less issues because it truly is a dope rig. Great vid, as always Pat. Looking forward to the full review.

2:06 don’t worry about seat post slipping issues. It’s also common with Seka RDC and Polygon Helios-A. 😂 It’s just that the issue isn’t well documented on the internet as Aeroads’ do.

Heard there was something going on with the bars. Does the stem attach to the headset/fork with a single bolt? Someone told me the bars move a lot and need adjustment every few weeks.

Is the Canyon Aeroad a great value for a complete bike? Let me know!

Yo man that is the nr 1 carbon frame on my list which i would love to testride at some point 🫶

Hey, I know the feeling of purchasing a new bike only to discover the newer version is just around the corner ! I purchased a spanking brand new 2021 Cannondale Synapse during the pandemic. Because of the shipping turmoil throughout the country, I had to wait for an entire year of 2022 before it was delivered. I asked the salesman ( my buddy ) if there will be a design change any time soon ? He honestly didn’t know but in turn for waiting so long, I bought the bike zero taxes & my club 25% off. Roughly I got the bike for a steal. Wouldn’t ya know exactly 2 weeks later the Cannondale Carbon Synapse with Smartsense made it’s debut. I couldn’t deal with the forever thinking about the waiting, so I just purchased the 2024 Synapse. If you will, I’d love to see you do a bike review on this model @Patrick Lino 📌