Two different Canyon bikes are being tested this week, one on the mountain, one with gravel, one with electric motor and one without electric motor. In addition, there is a 1k Merida Silex, a new but expensive Bell half-face helmet and a basinless track pump. dig…
After an overhaul in 2021, Canyon Spectral is an exciting mountain bike that now also uses a 29er wheel size. We are very keen to board this new and more progressive bike, so we first looked at the bikes here.
The second Caynon in a week, this time is Grail: ON, a gravel electric bicycle. Our tester Matt Page has been testing the load of these electronic engraving machines, and he would like to know how the Grail products powered by Bosch compare. This CF 8 specification is equipped with Shimano GRX RX810, XT 11-42T cassette, Schwalbe G-One bite tires, DT Swiss 1800 spline wheels and Canyon parts including hover bars. We have sent this bike to Matt for some mid-Welsh gravel rides and tests, please check back later to see his thoughts.
The guys on road.cc are testing Silex 200. This is the brand’s comfortable and versatile gravel bike, with geometric shapes inspired by MTB. Longer top and top inner tubes, coupled with short rods, ensure flexible but stable handling, while Maxxis Rambler 700x38c tires should provide adequate all-weather, all-surface grip.
The 6066 three-butt hydroformed aluminum frame has internal cable routing and BB86 bottom bracket. Stu Kerton has been off-road, and his full report will be posted on their website soon…
Bell’s new product is the Super Air Ball Helmet. The cover is based on the half-shell version of Super Air R. The cover uses “Spherical MIPS” technology, and the two layers inside the helmet move like a ball and socket joint. This is a cool concept, and of course it seems that it should provide related security benefits. The price of £200 is not cheap though!
Rachael is the editor of off-road.cc and is the happiest on two wheels. Rachael, who prefers one or two races, also likes to go up the mountain with a lot of companions. In the past, Rachael has written for Enduro Mountain Bike Magazine, Mountain Biking UK, Bike Radar, New Zealand Mountain Biker and other publications, and is also the online editor of Spoke Magazine in New Zealand. She has always been happy to participate in the toolkit review when creating stories or executing site administrators. When she is not busy with all the above things, she roasts coffee or coaches mountain bikes in the Dean forest.
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Post time: Apr-19-2021
