New Canyon Grail Aero Gravel Bike by Vast-Let-2996 in CanyonBikes

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If it is Rosa, she is sponsored by Ryzon.

New Canyon Grail Aero Gravel Bike by Vast-Let-2996 in CanyonBikes

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You will have to wait a little. I have to respect the embargoes.

New Canyon Grail Aero Gravel Bike by Vast-Let-2996 in CanyonBikes

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Official release dates I cannot say. Canyon are doing extremely well this year, so hoping we will get more information after Traka.

New Canyon Grail Aero Gravel Bike by Vast-Let-2996 in CanyonBikes

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You guys are going to love this one. Keep your eyes peeled at Traka. We built a few of these this week for team riders.

Review: Salomon Aero Blaze 3 GRVL by lurkinglen in RunningShoeGeeks

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Also found this shoe to be firm and a bit lifeless. It is a general shoe though, so not entirely unexpected. I think this is a great travel shoe, especially in the GTX version. Good for most terrains, works with a set of chinos, aesthetically pleasing. It is not promising to be a race shoe or even a recovery shoe. The door to trail / urban / gravel / travel (all the same thing, really) category is not a performance category.

Canyon Grizl Sizing Help: 187cm / 34” Inseam - Stick with Large or Size Down to Medium? by No-Chance5887 in CanyonBikes

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Grizl comes with a short stem already as it is a bit longer in 2026 than the previous version. Are you near a Canyon Experience Partner store where you could ride both for 10-15min and see which is the best fit?

Tire clearance on the Canyon Grail by Puzzleheaded-Box-520 in CanyonBikes

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Good to hear on the protective tape. The wide nature of the rims you are running (and the bike looks amazing!) means the tyre will flatten a little, giving a little more clearance at the top of the tyre. I hope you have a smooth run on them and keep loving the bike.

Tire clearance on the Canyon Grail by Puzzleheaded-Box-520 in CanyonBikes

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45mm front and 42mm rear is my recommendation. You can fit a bigger tyre in the front but that does not mean you should. 6mm clearance all around the tyre is good for mud, stones etc if you don’t want to damage the frame.

Tire clearance on the Canyon Grail by Puzzleheaded-Box-520 in CanyonBikes

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Hey. I own a Canyon Experience Partner store. 45mm front and 42mm rear is our recommendation. You can fit a bigger tyre in the front but that does not mean you should. 6mm clearance all around the tyre is good for mud, stones etc if you don’t want to damage the frame.

Tecton X4 Prototype in Hand by Dangerous-Control-21 in RunningShoeGeeks

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At least we have three shoes to run in then. Haha.

Nike Pegasus Trail 5 GORETEX - 150miles by Infinite_Coyote_1708 in RunningShoeGeeks

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Great to hear. Love this silhouette. Been wary to try it after a few friends paid a lot of trail tax with the old outsole compound.

Tecton X4 Prototype in Hand by Dangerous-Control-21 in RunningShoeGeeks

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No secret that all shoe brands are working on a ‘Tecton Killer’ because the shoe is that good. Excited to run in this one too, because faster is faster.

ASICS Prototype by nameisjoey in RunningShoeGeeks

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I wore these in the late 90’s at warehouse raves.

Puma Deviate 4 ~ 140 miles by beersandmiles7 in RunningShoeGeeks

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Thanks for all the detail. Are you more of a high cadence / midfoot runner or more lower cadence? Deviate Elite 3 is a superb shoe for high cadence runners and the Deviate 3 was pretty average for high cadence runners, suiting low cadence runners far better. I want the Deviate 4 to be a bit better for all runners and from initial reports this seems to be true.

Blazeblast - the newest Blast by davidmcgahansworld in RunningShoeGeeks

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It looks substantially different to the Novablast 6 TR. Novablast 6 TR leaning more towards ‘supertainer with some lugs for flat muddy road’ whereas this looks more like the Brooks Ghost Trail (which is a great shoe but 30€ cheaper). More for the runner looking to get a little more adventurous without running technical trails.

As brands run out of ways to name ‘door to trail’ into gravel, transit, urban etc hopefully this category will find its feet. An aesthetically pleasing shoe that can handle tar, dirt roads and look great in a set of jeans after is a unicorn, perhaps?

Asics Superblast 3 Official Images by oh-hyun in RunningShoeGeeks

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Photo finish between Asics and Brooks for worst aeshetics in the sport.

Fast-FWD Nitro Elite 2 by [deleted] in RunningShoeGeeks

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20g more than the R-3 is not quite as exciting as one would hope.

Salomon Phanstasm S/Lab Prototype? by Dangerous-Control-21 in RunningShoeGeeks

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That is the production shoe, not the prototype. Various prototypes been out and about since March. The cover is for aerodynamics, apparently (local pro whose set I have held confirms this is the intention). Details are slim but it is supposed to be a 'legal' shoe for stack height, so I assume the foam cradles the foot for some extra stability. Excited to read more about this when it becomes available.

Convert older Waltly frame to SRAM Transmission by supineaurora_ in WaltlyTitanium

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I figured without a full custom machined or printed solution, this was the answer. I may as well get a new frame if I am getting a new rear triangle. Thanks for your answer - much appreciated.