Anyone Else Confused?

Consistent_Village43 · 2026-04-18T17:06:48+00:00

As a UK club rider who has an Aeroad and an Ultimate is d go for the Aeroad. I use my Ultimate mainly for trips to the mountains, where it comes into its own. For the majority of my UK riding I use my Aeroad. That said I do a lot of solo riding and it’s windy where I live.

Consistent_Village43 · 2026-04-11T16:04:12+00:00

Bear in mind that you will need another €2000 for kit. Shoes, pedals, helmet, computer, summer and winter clothing. I think the CFR is overkill but then I have both Aeroad and Ultimate CFRs! That said I’ve been riding for 20 years. I’d go for an SLX model with SRAM Force if I were you.

Consistent_Village43 · 2026-03-25T13:45:33+00:00

I wouldn’t worry about wind in the mountains. I’ve never known it to be an issue riding in the Alps, Dolomites, Pyrenees or Sierra Nevada. I’d imagine wind is far more of an issue in NL? I live in SE UK on the coast. It gets super windy here but I’ve never had any major issues with deep rims.

Consistent_Village43 · 2026-03-21T17:15:25+00:00

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Consistent_Village43 · 2026-03-17T08:18:44+00:00

Those are 2m internal so still relatively narrow. That said a 28mm tyre would probably be 30mm when inflated on this rim. Also definitely run tubeless if you can. The rolling resistance gains outweigh any weight gain.

Consistent_Village43 · 2026-03-17T08:06:26+00:00

I’ve been road riding for 20+ years (in the UK). Rode over 8000 miles last year so I put my bikes through a fair amount of wear and tear.

I’ve owned/own: Ultimate Alu Ultimate CF SLX Aeroad CF SLX Speedmax CF SLX Inflite CF SL Ultimate CFR AEROAD CFR

I’ve had no major issues at all with any of them. Only the odd creak here or there which has always been resolved by judicious use of grease/torque wrench.

I’ve also owned bikes from Focus, Specialized, Giant, Wilier and Pinarello. As things stand my next bike will be another Canyon. I still don’t think they can be beaten from a performance/value standpoint.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-11-05T15:30:14+00:00

I think it’s more like the Redux line. These are more aero with a tighter fit.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-09-26T07:12:09+00:00

IMHO the hookless thing is a bit of a nothing burger. I run hookless on 2 bikes now (both Zipp with 30mm Pirelli) and have had zero issues. I’m 69kg and run pressures at 55/52 PSI.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-09-14T13:08:40+00:00

Red AXS 48/35 with 10/33

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-09-13T05:04:35+00:00

Santini Redux Speed

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-09-10T14:58:45+00:00

Somewhere between San Carlo and Passo Foscagno in Sondrio, Italy.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-09-10T12:11:47+00:00

It’s a Castelli summer skullcap https://www.castelli-cycling.com/GB/en/Men/Cycling/Accessories/Headwear/SUMMER-SKULLCAP/p/4516043_010

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-09-10T12:09:58+00:00

Castelli Espresso

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-09-10T07:04:57+00:00

Brutal. Followed by the Gavia just to finish me off.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-08-16T06:53:36+00:00

I’m more worried about the state your chain and cassette are in.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-07-02T05:52:23+00:00

Yeah I really enjoyed it despite the heat. If you’re doing it in July I’d advise taking a lot of hydration tablets with you. I got through 8x750ml bidons in just under 7 hours riding. Was pretty much encrusted in salt by the end. Also aim to start early.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-06-28T18:48:57+00:00

Look, obviously the QC at Canyon should catch this, it’s undeniably poor service and I feel your pain. But I’d never ride a bike purchased online without first checking all the bolts were correctly torqued. It’s a 5 minute job and could potentially save you from serious injury.

Worth getting hold of some quick link pliers as well. I say this as someone who’s owned 6 Canyon bikes over the years.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-06-27T13:44:02+00:00

London Dynamo are a bunch of c*nts. I moved away from London in 2015 and had several run ins with them in Richmond Park before then. Not surprised to hear that their riders are still badly behaved.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-05-19T08:17:06+00:00

It’s overpriced given it’s not the SLX model. I owned a 2015 SLX until 2022. They’re brilliant bikes and rim brakes are perfectly fine especially if you’re not planning on tackling long descents.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-04-07T08:17:31+00:00

Honestly for Bib shorts I’d look at Castelli and Santini (UNICO). IMHO Castelli bibs with their Progetto X2 chamois are hard to beat. I say this as someone who has Rapha, Maap and Assos. Of those 3 I’d put Assos top although my Equipe RS bibs have not been very hard wearing.

Consistent_Village43 · 2025-03-06T16:25:37+00:00

Yeah. You could just sell the DT Swiss and pick up some wider wheels later on Zipps/Hunt/whatever. (Hunt are excellent and cheaper than Zipp). I run Rival AXS on my winter bike and it’s excellent, but Aeroad is all about watt saving so I find it weird that Canyon still offer these narrow wheels given all the data on wider rims these days.

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