{"id":398924,"date":"2024-02-22T11:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T10:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=398924"},"modified":"2024-02-22T11:17:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T10:17:01","slug":"review-new-canyon-spectral-cf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/review-new-canyon-spectral-cf\/","title":{"rendered":"[Review] New Canyon Spectral CF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canyon introduces the new Spectral, which is one of the most multi-purpose bikes on the market. Since the previous model<\/a> was unveiled in 2021, I have used it assiduously: long alpine rides, bike park days, weekends in Finale Ligure with shuttle service, and a lot of day rides<\/a> on the hote trails. The Canyon Spectral 2024 hasn’t been overhauled, partly because it didn’t need to be, but it has undergone some interesting changes and is slightly heavier, but let’s go in order.<\/p>\n

The model being presented today is the CF, that is, the carbon one. So it is not quite comparable to the Spectal CFR that I used until the other day, in terms of weight (there were 300 grams of difference between CF and CFR in frame alone), but this new one in size L and mullet format stopped the needle of our scale at 14.8kg without pedals, compared to 14.3 of the CF 29\/29, which I had tested here<\/a>. That it gained weight can be seen with the naked eye, as the front triangle is much more massive than before, and this is mainly due to 2 factors:<\/p>\n

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  1. storage compartment in the down tube with related reinforcement of the frame.<\/li>\n
  2. K.I.S. system found on all Spectral CFs (details<\/a> on what it is and how it works here<\/a> ).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To make it fit, Canyon had to widen both the top and downtube. On a design level, the new Spectral is a beauty, particularly the LTD “Anti Matter” model you see here, but on a practical level, has anything changed? Find out in the video (in Italian), or read the text below.<\/p>\n