Guess not, video is private.

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Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

Great pricing but not really a fan of the paint schemes.

Weird, the video is not up anymore. A guy from Canyon was giving an overview of the model. Anyways, here's the link:
https://www.canyon.com/en-ee/gravel-bikes/adventure/grizl/

It feels like we are evolving the mountain bike all over again. Maybe they can try a flat bar and a suspension next.

The suspension shark has already been jumped. (also the dropper post shark).

Dang, I just bought a Specalized Diverge two months ago. These would of been really comparable.

I like the paint schemes and price is pretty comparable to my aluminum diverge. I would of got the same groupset and gone carbon fiber for an extra $200.

All companies are starting to go in this direction I feel. They are starting to split between all-road for the racers and then gravel/adventure for the other guys.

Bring back the Girvin Flex Stem.

I kid. Or maybe I'm not kidding...

https://redshiftsports.com/products/shockstop-suspension-stem

To quote Bike Radar:
"the Grizl looks like a Canyon Endurace that spent six months at the gym getting absolutely stacked".

I don't get it. Fat tubed bikes with fat tires.
I can see the appeal for the average customer, as they will look less 'stacked' on a 'fat' bike.
But in smaller sizes it comes with less main triangle space and other inconveniences.
Skinny frames with fat tires offer more options at similar stiffness.

Yeah, I am jaded. I'd look like a bean pole on these things.
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this is the grizl.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

Hello, which brand/model is this bike?
Thanks

The one I posted was the Niner MCR RDO.

The bike comes with a 700c relatively narrow road wheels and 45mm gravel tires and I don’t get that. It’s a massive wheel diameter and they appear to designed the bike around this with the smallest two sizes going to 650B wheels to keep the proportions. What I want is a bike with all the same functionality but with a geometry designed around 45-50mm tires in 650B so it also handles well with 700 x 28 setup.

I am aware that people still swear by 29ers vs 27.5 wheels because they are bigger and have more rotational mass but I think this only applies to bikes with suspension. Loading wheels to change the ratio of sprung to unsprung mass can optimize the suspension system but I don’t see how this comes across to gravel bikes.

I see these rims are 24mm internal and 28mm external. What rims would you like to see? I was thinking they are sufficient to run a 40mm to 45mm gravel tire.

I've ridden my gravel bike with 700x38, 700x32, and 650bx48. It handles great with all of these. I really don't think I buy that this bike, or really any bike with enough clearance, won't handle just fine with the range of tires you're looking for.

If I read it right, Canyon lengthened the wheelbase and shortened the stem to help accommodate larger tires without jacking handling. Evil did similar geo voodoo on the Chamois Hagar to avoid flop, but that bike leans towards more rough stuff than say a 3T Exploro. Believe that and Open and lots of other bikes will do what you’re looking for reasonably well.

Categorization is here for gravel bikes. I think more options based on intended use is a good thing.

I will order a Grizl as soon as they land again. I just sold my Giant TCX Advanced SL cross bike via Facebook and my Enve tubular cross wheels via The Pros Closet. I am still trying to sell my 26 inch 2013/14 Santa Cruz Blur XC, and replace both these bikes with that Canyon Grizl. Reason I wanted that over an Aspero and similar bikes is the option to go with 50mm tires and all the mounting options.

The Giant TCX would work passable as a gravel bike, but with no water bottle bosses it is too limiting.

Did you ever pick up Grizl? If so how do you like it?

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They were not available for a long time so I went and bought an Obed