I've been waiting for this to drop for ages! One question: How would the new 105 version compare? Or are all the upgrades and improvements specific to the dura ace version you were riding in the video?
Yes, I agree with the previous comment. It would be great if you could find a way to make an adjustable stem length just like handle bar width and stack height.
I LOVE my Aeroad. I got it in 2019 with rim brakes. It would be amazing to see a real world test (GCN test loop) of 1) All the generations against eachother. 2) Difference difference between the top an bottom spec Please make this video.
Finally some real collaboration from the people that matter to put this machine together, so that's a yes from me, very nice bike but something designed & built as good as this should have a more glorious colour to stand out even further from the rest of the pack
Those last sentences are really honest, good that canyon 'allows' this. Also nice there are no big aero/performance claims, they just made a really good bike a little better and user friendly with some welcome updates (those rubber bumbers and torx screws!!)
Glad you appreciated it, top spec bikes are amazing pieces of kit, but it important to remember they are not forced upon anyone and not always the best option depending on the riding you do.
All that research and development and yet they still don’t give a shit about their current customer. The most requested thing from current aeroad owners is to be able to buy a different spec handlebar than the one that comes with it. Here i am with a stem that is to short for my long arms and i am stuck with it. For the love of god canyon, let the people have access to different spec handlebar for the cp0018 cockpit. The most frustrating thing is to see racing team having their own custom spec handlebar for them. Just make available for the public god damn it
It can't really be called new. It's just a fix for a failure in the last version. The only thing new is the flared handlebar and pace aerobar. Due to problems with the seatpost and headset design in their first version, they sold bikes for ten thousand euros that had metal bearings that were always exposed to rust. They want to erase the third generation. This is only a minor change, not the 4th generation, but they claim it is the 4th generation in order to bury the failure in history. Only the areas where most consumers suffered were improved. A creaky seatpost, a headset bearing structure that rusts very easily, and individual stem lengths that are uniform but not sold separately. These three things have only been improved, but it's the 4th generation? You should be ashamed of yourself. A German company that buries products that need to be recalled without taking action.
Hey. Hey Canyon. How about offering up cockpits with a better variety of stem lengths. I would literally buy a bike from you today, but your geometry options are messed.
Never buy a first generation bike, wait a year or two. Canyon dropped the ball with the 2020 model, the seatpost design was flawed and makes unbearable noise. I’ve contacted canyon at least 6 diff times complaining about it and they send me a “fix” which doesn’t fix it. So now I’m stuck with a $5000 bike that ticks and creaks no matter what I do. It’s so loud that I can hear it over my headphones, and I can feel the vibration through my handlebars. Canyon won’t take it back so I’m stuck with it which really left a bad taste in my mouth.
@@KillersFromTheWest hi. Sorry to hear you still have this issue. Have you followed the RU-vid videos of the guy who successfully fixed his? I also did. You need x2 types of grease and it stops it 💯. One goes deep into the tube with a long paintbrush and the other grease you smear around high inside the rubber stopper
@@KillersFromTheWest I fixed this issue by applying a very sticky grease around the upper seal. The white stuff that came with the bike is completely useless.
The Shofter cable snapped on my mates Canyon Ultimate CF SL 8 (or 9 idk) Its a 200€ mechanics bill bc there is no access to the internal routing system and the otherwise fine bottom bracket will have to come out, which means it will have to be replaced and I think that was something pretty easy to avoid by simply modifying the internal routing system slightly. I think when Mechanics ask for a bike thwts easier to work on, they have a point.
Flared drops for a road bike are fantastic! I run 36cm C-2-C, but recent bought a gravel bike and put on some 38s from Profile Design. Their bars do not flare at the hoods, so you still get the narrow hood position and flare out to 46cm at the drops on the 38s. That is fantastic for comfort, stability and huge leverage for sprinting. Thankfully, they also make a 36cm bar, which will be going on my road bike!
Almost perfect, but you need to ship it with the aero handlebars as standard and you also need to make a handlebar where you can adjust the stem length.
That bumper addition to the fork is brilliant. My bike has chips and lost a bit of paint from when I’ve had the wheel off to put bike into a bike bag for trains here in Japan.
i think the 2020 model was the quantum leap making it a superb all-round aero bike - i have it in SLX trim and love it - this feels like marginal gains and at least 3 of of the new features seem a bit "nice to have" - hard to improve a good thing ;)
@@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589 if pressfit is giving problems that's due to poor quality of the frame, not the bottom bracket design. They should make sure there's a perfect fit in each and every frame before installing the bottom bracket, and reaming the hole if there isn't.
Was going to get an Aeroad, but alas, never one in my size and customer service could never say when in my size would be available. Very happy with my BMC Team Machine One.
So what’s the actual windtunnel numbers. You said they tested against other bikes, but then you didn’t mention the numbers… Plus, what were the configs tested? Aeroad with 35cm handlebar vs SL8 with 40s?
When we lived in Germany we stayed a few days in the area and it is beautiful, complete with a castle overlooking the town. I have 5 Canyon bikes, mostly from 2015 to 2020. My favorite is my Canyon CF EVO Ultimate 10.0, 13.2 lbs (5.98 KG) with everything on it except bottles.
thats actually weirdly much. I understand that a carbon bar will absorb some shoch to smoothen the ride. but at this point wouldnt it actually work against the stiffness of the frame, when absorbing your movements that would go otherwise in the pedals?
Think that was a criticism of the new sworks tarmac 8 as well. Some people say it's more comfy but I don't know. Maybe it's good for most people and bad for sprints?
@@IFrancyISantosI yeah and they said it is only the equivalent of 80 kg in force going through it, which doesn't seem like that much for how much it was moving. But I haven't seen other bars tested in the same way so might be normal
@@maxafc4695 how often do you put 80 kg of force on the the handlebars tho? That is the entire weight of a decent sized male adult pushing down on the handle bars, not a common ride scenario.
Frame only price? Since i already have wheels, and the fork, stem, bar, cranks, chainrings, cassette, tires, and saddle are all the wrong size, a complete bike doesn't make sense. But the frame looks nice, good geometry
Never unserstood the fascination with Canyon Bikes but after looking at building a Chinese framed bike and the Frame carbon issues reported by youtube channels i was put off. I came across ths new canyon and the pricing seems fair and the engineering behind it seems great so planning on buying one next month when in stock :) ps canyon...dont up the price anymore :D
Hi ! Thank you for that good video. Please help me with something : i'm about to order the. same bike. The problem is that i'm 1,79m tall (84cm crotch, 74,5cm saddle height). I'm in the middle between the S and M size. I'm like doing races so my position on the bike is "agressive". Can you help me to chose the right frame size ? Maybe S but changing the stem from 90 to 130mm ? Thanks a lot.
Beautiful bike! Only disadvantage of the CFR models: Why do they need to have the name written all over the frame, especially the head tube? On the SLX models looks much more clean with their logo
Super interesting video! Love to see the testing of the as-built frames to ensure they are as stiff and aerodynamic as the CAD models. This video definitely helped me understand the price point of a top end frame!
@@stephenp1615 I would expect that because the CFR frames are made in Germany that the tolerances will be spot on. Most of the tolerance issues come from frames made in Asia, but the worst bike brand for tolerance issues are the American brand who started the trend in the first place. Having said that, LBS and team mechanics are divided on the subject based on personal experience and preferences, so have to be taken with a pinch of salt. It's the home mechanics who have a harder time with pressfit because the proper tools for the job are extremely expensive, and a standard workstand that clamps the seatpost is less than ideal for holding the bike - especially on posts with a teardrop profile.
About time Canyon with headset improvements. Please, please roll this out to other bikes as nearly every ine of your bikes I work on, needs these bearings replaying after a short period of time.
Should & woulda been on gcn tech channel until recently , but gcn have started putting some tech vids on their normal channel as it has more subscribers.
It was a jump for me to go from getting a bike from a brick and mortar store to going with one who sells directly to consumers and not having a chance to do a test ride. That leap of faith paid off. 2 years ago, I got the Grizl 7 1by. This year, I bought the Endurace Di2 Aero in February. I have not regretted buying either bike. Every ride is just absolute fun. And seeing how Alex got to visit and ride the new Aeroad-I may be just a little bit jealous! @CanyonBicycles, you have any need for an instructional designer with skills in video and audio recording and editing?
Great video from Alex as always - I need to book a trip to Canyon as im on my 4th Order in 8 years. New Aeroad is on its way and in Picking from warehouse !!!
So it’s a Scott Foil HMX SL frame with their Foil T25 bolt and thru axel system ? Looks like they really just copy and pasted literally everything from Romain Bardet’s DSM bike into their factory. Good for Scott really what a way to uplift the competition.
That seatpost mount looks like the bottle mount from the tri version of the speedmax, so it could be primarily aimed at the tri market for now, especially for hilly courses
Thanks, GCN, for the New Canyon Aeroad presentation. I enjoyed watching it. I love the PACE bar concept. The missing part is the data supporting Canyon's claim: "Proven in the wind tunnel against its competitors and validated in real-world racing, it’s officially the fastest bike in the WorldTour." Alex mentioned that it was tested against the SL8, S5, and the previous Aeroad. Can we see the comparison data?
Hambini is gonna rip this apart lol. So they tested their brand new bike against the SL8 from 2021 and the S5 from 2020? And that’s just the beginning, like the rear tire is soooo close to the seat tube, how are they gonna run this in classics, if it’s wet/muddy?
I love❤ Canyon bikes and own the 2020 Aeroad CFR w Matthieu VDP era. I’m super glad I bought this design compared to this new release because of the thicker downtube. I loved its design first and then for the feel, as it’s my first fully carbon fiber road bike.
@@phil_dAs you say but it has stopped me from pulling the trigger on a new bike. I would need to replace the handlebar and that is a lot of pain and cost when buying something rather expensive in the first place.
@@ManfredvonHolstein Oh, I'm, with you! A brand new bike doesn't offer good value to me when I need to change out cranks for 160mm, stem, handlebars and seat as a minimum. What I've done for my last 2 bikes is wait patiently looking at the classifids. I picked up an Orbea Orca and spec'd it out with new and secondhand parts, again patiently waiting on items to drop in a sale, or eBay finds. Now it run with a new Ultegra mechnical/rim brake R8000 groupeset, Reynolds Black Label 65/80 wheels, Dura Ace cassete, Rotor Aldhu cranks, KMC SL DLC chain and carbon saddle. A 7kg Crit bike for £2000! My lastest project is a Cannondale Slate, which I managed to find new GRX810 front and rear derailleurs for £80! Oh, and build it yourself. Tools are not that expensive and it's extremely satisfying and save a ton of cash!!
@@ManfredvonHolstein Thanks! Yeah, having so many bikes might stop you from buying more 🤣🤣🤣 But then I tell my misses, 'you have so many shoes'. That doesn't end well 🤪
Previously bikes dropped the saddle clamp to improve compliance, this generation raised it to improve “feedback”. Standby for the next generation to lower it again and manufacturers claim it’s an improvement
Lovely bike. Pity its only 40g lighter than the previous model.my 5 year old Bianchi Oltre XR4 is 7.4kg with pedals , bottle cages and computer mount with rim brakes and alu rims. Still absolutely love it. It seems crazy to speed 10k to upgrade for a bike that isn't even lighter. I really like the ultimate aand always wonder why VDP doesn't ride in the big mountain stages. Maybe 0.5kg lighter. Not exactly good advertising for the bike.
Well a brilliant looking bike and one that can give any type of rider the benefits that they need for the type of riding that they may be doing. I for one can’t necessarily afford the Canyon aeroad in any of its respective models and specifications, however I do like riding as hard and as fast as I possibly can on flat roads, or down some good local decents and the aeroad fits my riding style perfectly. If had all the money in the world would definitely buy one and for my friends for good measure
The bikes look amazing. Unfortunaly I want to pay extra for the paint job I prefer but they only seem to offer them on the bikes that are just to expansive to me. I really like the shimano di2 grail they did have available until recently for about 4k euro. But it was only in xl and up. While I should be ordering an L according to there website. Now they have a new grail di2 on there website but it cost almost 1500 more. 😢. It seems I'm going to use my 22 year old bike for a little longer 😅
Tbh I wish they made it lighter only 40 grams on a frame that on the last generation weighed over 1000 grams should be something that canyon should be capable of. Specialized made the sl8 635 grams as an example
Well from an engineering point of view it is just better? Threaded bb's are easy to change but in every other aspect they are stupid. People tend to think they are less like to creak but that makes no sense whatsoever
@@MS-bw7yt I guess the people who buy this level of bike aren't servicing them at home. Threaded BBs are of course much easier for maintenance and for removing creak should it occur
