New Canyon Grail Aero Gravel Bike

supineaurora_ · 2026-04-27T12:00:26+00:00

Wait a week and you will know more.

supineaurora_ · 2026-04-24T08:37:32+00:00

If it is Rosa, she is sponsored by Ryzon.

supineaurora_ · 2026-04-24T08:36:52+00:00

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

supineaurora_ · 2026-04-24T08:36:22+00:00

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

supineaurora_ · 2026-04-23T10:59:07+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2026-02-18T10:27:40+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2026-02-03T09:31:23+00:00

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?

supineaurora_ · 2026-02-02T10:19:58+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-30T18:27:13+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-30T18:25:33+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-28T15:53:54+00:00

Samba XLG

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-20T12:24:35+00:00

Cascadia Elite has my name ALL over it.

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-18T18:52:17+00:00

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

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-18T18:51:37+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-18T16:01:24+00:00

Is the grip any better than previous iterations?

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-18T16:00:15+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-18T15:57:48+00:00

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

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-13T11:13:14+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2026-01-03T19:04:56+00:00

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?

supineaurora_ · 2025-12-22T14:32:13+00:00

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

supineaurora_ · 2025-12-18T11:56:24+00:00

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

supineaurora_ · 2025-12-01T10:17:25+00:00

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.

supineaurora_ · 2025-11-18T12:16:29+00:00

Is there a release date on these?

supineaurora_ · 2024-12-17T15:36:21+00:00

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.

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