Love the bike! And nice upgrades of the wheels!
What is the next upgrade?
Canyon Ultimate CF SL 9.0 Team / Kinesis GF
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strobbekoen
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Thanks for the comments.
I guess the only thing I might be inclined to change in the future are the bars.
I guess the only thing I might be inclined to change in the future are the bars.
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Hi,
Stunning bike!
I've got an Ultimate CF SL frameset on the way, and will be putting Chorus on. I'm wondering: does Canyon ship this with the "S2" front derailleur (with the little switch for frame compatability), or the non-S2 derailleur version?
Would really appreciate the advice.
Cheers,
Robert.
Stunning bike!
I've got an Ultimate CF SL frameset on the way, and will be putting Chorus on. I'm wondering: does Canyon ship this with the "S2" front derailleur (with the little switch for frame compatability), or the non-S2 derailleur version?
Would really appreciate the advice.
Cheers,
Robert.
I just rented the Ultegra version of this frame for a week-long tour of the Pyrenees (from Terra Bike Tours in Barcelona: highly recommended. Bike was in excellent working condition).
It was fantastic in every way except for in-seated climbing I felt the bottom bracket's substantially increased stiffness relative to both my Fuji SL/1 and Ritchey Breakaway. At first I thought the crank length was off: the pedal trajectory felt wrong. But I measured the cranks and they were right at 170 (in any case I can ride a range of crank lengths). I finally realized it was because the lack of flex: my feet are programmed to have the bike give a little. I expect I'd get used to this fairly quickly, and indeed by the end of the week it was less of an issue. But I did find myself getting out of the saddle more.
But when I did get out of the saddle it was great. At this point the bike can rock back and forth relative to my body so there's the "flex" I wanted, but with the pedals supporting more of my weight, the stiffness provided nice stability.
Descending the frame was great: a lot better on uncertain Pyrenean descents than my Fuji with it's long trail. The Fuji is fine for when the corner is steady radius: it just locks into that trajectory. But I like a bit more nimbleness and the combination of the geometry and everything else made it work great. The Ultegra brakes also helped a lot, clearly better modulation than the Zero Gravities on the Fuji.
With rentals there's always going to be some things which aren't right. I prefer 38 cm bars to 40 cm, and more importantly, I really didn't like that the 31.8 section extended across the tops on the bars. And I would have preferred a zero-setback stem to the 1.5 cm setback provided stock, especially with the relatively slack seat tube. But for a rental, I was very happy, and it was a winning decision to not bring a bike box, even the Ritchey.
It was fantastic in every way except for in-seated climbing I felt the bottom bracket's substantially increased stiffness relative to both my Fuji SL/1 and Ritchey Breakaway. At first I thought the crank length was off: the pedal trajectory felt wrong. But I measured the cranks and they were right at 170 (in any case I can ride a range of crank lengths). I finally realized it was because the lack of flex: my feet are programmed to have the bike give a little. I expect I'd get used to this fairly quickly, and indeed by the end of the week it was less of an issue. But I did find myself getting out of the saddle more.
But when I did get out of the saddle it was great. At this point the bike can rock back and forth relative to my body so there's the "flex" I wanted, but with the pedals supporting more of my weight, the stiffness provided nice stability.
Descending the frame was great: a lot better on uncertain Pyrenean descents than my Fuji with it's long trail. The Fuji is fine for when the corner is steady radius: it just locks into that trajectory. But I like a bit more nimbleness and the combination of the geometry and everything else made it work great. The Ultegra brakes also helped a lot, clearly better modulation than the Zero Gravities on the Fuji.
With rentals there's always going to be some things which aren't right. I prefer 38 cm bars to 40 cm, and more importantly, I really didn't like that the 31.8 section extended across the tops on the bars. And I would have preferred a zero-setback stem to the 1.5 cm setback provided stock, especially with the relatively slack seat tube. But for a rental, I was very happy, and it was a winning decision to not bring a bike box, even the Ritchey.
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strobbekoen
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Kinesis GF scandium for the winter with 28mm tires.
Had this frameset for a few years.
Have mudguards for it too but didn't put them on yet.
This is actually a great riding frame, I was pleasantly surprised.
Had this frameset for a few years.
Have mudguards for it too but didn't put them on yet.
This is actually a great riding frame, I was pleasantly surprised.
