Canyon was the premier sponsor of the STB GRVL race so there were a bunch of folks on them and they had a large booth/exhibit. That's a fine looking bike and I love the color ways of their products. they just looked refined and of quality.
Oh, btw, that's post-concision @Josh Matta pedaling a bike with me.
The Hoverbar! I really like the aesthetic of the hoverbar, but for me, if I could wave a magic wand at it, I'd like to be able to make the lower bar more droopy and have it connect lower in order to allow more room for my hands when in the drops. As it is now, the connecter bar does let me hook my thumbs, but it kind of pushes on the meat of my hand behind my thumbs and pushes me back from the brake levers just a little bit.
Bottom line, great bike, would buy again. Depending on what next year's Grail is speced like, I might flip this, and buy a Di2 GRX model next year.
Watch out for little sticks in the rear mech.
Borrowed a 56cm Specialized Diverge for a couple of hours today. My very first thought was that it's a little small at 56cm, by the end of the ride, it seemed reasonable, but I'd have liked t try a 58 if I could. I think that mountain bike bars are ridiculous at 800mm plus, but buy do roadie bars seem narrow now! Tires were 35c and I ran them at 70 psi even though it said 75-100 on the sidewall. I thought 35 sounded a bit on the wide side, but maybe not. I don't think I'd go narrower. Praxis works cranks, no thanks, reminded me of late '80's Shimano, glad I escaped without bloody ankles. Brakes were TRP pulled by cables from 105 shifters. They were not one bit stronger than my DA rim brakes - disappointing I was expecting to stop like Dave Stohler with the pump in his spokes. Can I assume hydraulic road brakes stop a little harder? Also, I don't know if it was the bend of the bar or what, but I could barely get my fingers on the brakes from the drops. Anyway, first data point.
The RLT Steel looks really nice, I feel like I'd go for that over the carbon.
The RLT Steel looks really nice, I feel like I'd go for that over the carbon.
The current gen Diverge has a bottom bracket that is #super low. It brings stability, but sacrifices clearance. If you put anything but stock tires on it the bb height is even more of a handicap.