I am thinking about buying a Speedmax CF. Canyon has a sale on now. Is there a better time of year to buy? I don't recall them dropping their prices much more than they currently are. I am not sure if there are new models around the corner but from what I have read it is unlikely that the CF model will see much of an upgrade this year. Has anyone heard anything different?

For size advice I posted over in the Speedmax Size thread but that has been quiet for a few months. Any opinions here would be appreciated.


Pad Y: 700 (ctr pad) (this week I am at 690 to see if I am comfortable a little lower)
Pad X: 535
6'5" tall with a 37.5 inseam.

My first thought is that I am an XL but if there is an argument for the Large then I would like to know (fit and aero).
My one concern with an XL is that I plan to keep the large bento box and fit my Alpha One. This would require 30mm of spacers reducing the monopost down to 25-35mm. I don't know if I can ever physically go 30mm or lower on the front end but should I want to then I would have to cut the steerer and switch to the smaller bento. This wouldn't be a problem with the large but then I may dwarf the bike. According to the fit guide on TriRig the Alpha on a large would have to be 30mm spacers with 60mm of mono extension vs 35mm mono on the XL.

I go around in circles on this stuff so any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. I hope everyone is safe and having a great weekend!

Hi, I am in a similar situation, except I'm trying to buy a road bike. I'm 6 feet 4 with about 37 inches of in seam. At 6 feet 5 I don't think there is any case for the L unless you have weirdly short arms.

I come out on their fit charts between sizes so you are more than likely on the XL. Find the biggest challenge for the long of legged is being fitted to a bike that is to long in proportion for their body, sort of comes from the desire of bike people to build perfect bikes for size 56 and then scale up in proportion.