My friend told me yesterday he wants to buy a Canyon Grizl, since we ride a lot of gravel and he only has an old school rim brake bike or a short travel mountain bike (Ibis Ripley). I think he’d be best served with a Grail, since his use will be rides/races that include lots of pavement and fast di…

[image] jwellford: I’m in the market for a similar bike to my friend and researched Exploro vs Aspero: I’ll be getting an Aspero this fall. The Aspero is a great bike from what I hear, but @jfranci3 had suggested it earlier. So I just wanted to add the Exploro for completeness since it is sim…

I quote about 95rpm. I run a 42t and can do about 33mph (53kph) sustained… Graphical Gear Calculator for Bicycles The bicycle gear calculator displays graphically the gearing of derailleur gears and gear hubs. It can be used to compare different setups to find the optimal gearing …

[image] jfranci3: Trek, Specialized, etc are going to be your true value competitors. rofl at the thought that these brands are considered “value”.

Even Canyon isn’t the best value out there. Many smaller brands have better spec for the money.

I assume which brands are best value depends on where you live? USA brands having the advantage there for instance. Trek and Specialized are not close to the value of Canyon here in the UK… even after the Brexit shambles.

[image] Holdsworth Mystique SRAM Force 1 Carbon Gravel Bike Holdsworth Mystique SRAM Force 1 Carbon Gravel Bike £2,199.99 - No-nonsense prices from Planet X with Worldwide Shipping and Finance available. I have one, nothing came close for value. Carbon frame…

I should say I got mine for £200 less than this price

Yep, I have a couple of PX bikes, and yes, nothing came close in value, but I bought mine before covid. There are a few other companies in the UK that offer great value bikes, I’m sure it’s not just a UK thing.

I was back and forth between a canyon inflite and giant Tcx. Basically same group sets and full carbon besides the crankset on both. I ended up with canyon mostly because it was a little cheaper and I can do pretty much all bike maintenance myself . If I didn’t have any skills working in a bike I’d …

Value competitors to Canyon Grail

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splash August 23, 2021, 10:37am 14

As said above, it really depends on where you are. But with big brands, including Canyon, you pay for the brand name.

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