12/20/2023 0 Comments Photoscore ultimate 8 reviewTo get riding you’ll need to install the front wheel, the seat post, the stem and some pedals (not included). Unboxing and building the bike is made as easy as possible, with clear instructions and even the required torque wrenches provided. More packaging details provided in the final gallery. The bike arrives with all re-useable packaging elements. One of my favourite aspects of Canyon’s packaging is the reusable foam blocks that feature velcro straps to keep the handlebar and front wheel in place. The packaging now features a sizeable dose of corrugated cardboard and is said to be 98% free of plastic, and like before, it’s intended for easy re-use (Canyon suggests that you keep the box in case of an issue or if you want to take them up on their 30-day money-back guarantee). Recently Canyon once again overhauled its packaging, and the new Bike Guard 2.0 (yep, the packaging has a name) is quite slick indeed. There has been plenty of chatter in the industry about how the likes of Trek and Cannondale are reducing their plastic packaging and easing bike assembling, but really the world’s largest consumer-direct bike company, Canyon, has been doing so for years. The benchmark for how consumer-direct bikes should be That’s not impressively light, but is certainly less than the alloy bar and stem combos found on most bikes of this price point. Memorably named the CP0010, it sits on the scales at 390 g. Meanwhile, a vast majority of the Ultimate models – including the model tested – feature Canyon’s own one-piece aero carbon handlebar and stem. This graphic is perhaps the best way to tell them apart. Stiffness profiles are closely comparable, the external tube shapes are identical, and the component fitment points are the same, too. The result is 980 g and 395 g claimed figures for the frame and fork.Īnd beyond the weight differences, things get rather similar between the various levels of the Ultimate CF. In its disc variant, the CF SLX frame offers a claimed weight of 820 g and a fork weight of 320 g.Īnd finally, we have the Ultimate CF SL (as tested), a frame that shares the same mould as its two more expensive brethren but does so with a lower-cost material construction. Only a few of the Canyon-sponsored pros at the 2020 Tour de France were on that CFR edition, with the majority on Canyon’s former top dog – the Ultimate CF SLX. And then there’s the matching one-piece handlebar and stem also at 270 g. The result is a Ultimate CFR Disc with a claimed frame weight of just 685 g (size medium and includes various small parts) with the matching fork at 270 g. The Ultimate CFR (Canyon Factory Racing) which is made with an ultra-high modulus, and worryingly expensive, carbon fibre. This new year has seen the introduction of a fresh headline act. And if that wasn’t enough, many of the models can be picked with or without aero wheels (creatively designated by the word “Aero”). There are women’s-specific versions (WMN). There’s the choice between disc (what we tested) and brakes that use the rim. For 2021 there are now three price tiers of the frame with varying levels of carbon layup. Lows: Somewhat odd frame sizing, press fit BB, locked into 1 1/4″ stems, narrow rims, fixed stem length and handlebar width.Ĭanyon’s Ultimate range has been expanded and split into a staggering number of options over the past few years.Highs: Comfortable ride quality, balanced handling, Canyon’s own cockpit components, stock tyres.Weight: 7.51 kg complete (size small, no pedals), 980 g claimed frame weight.Key features: One-piece carbon handlebar and stem, flexible 27.2 mm carbon seatpost, aero tube design, consumer-direct pricing.What: Canyon’s mid-tier version of its low-weight Grand Tour contender.
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