New mountain bike time. I just sold my long in the tooth Ibis Mojo. Looking to replace with a 29" trail bike with a bit more travel. I like the looks of the Canyon Spectral and it is a lot of bike for the money.
Anyone have one? Thoughts?
My wife has a Canyon gravel bike so I’m broadly familiar with the purchase process and the frame quality.
Not exactly Canyon Spectral, but I’ve just recently purchased my first ever MTB. I’ve bought the cheapest new Canyon Neuron Al 5, 140/140, 1x 12s, dropper post. 1250 CHF, so roughly 1400 USD.
I’m giving it a try, with a primary objective to have more fun while riding.
Looks like a fun bike. I’m nearly ready to pull the trigger.
If you pull the trigger. I got an email from canyon for free shipping. Good until Monday night. SALE-FREE-SHIPPING
That would be one hell of a bike. My wife had a Spectral for years and loved it. The only thing to bear in mind is that appears to be the older frame that doesn’t have the UDH derailleur hanger. That needn’t be an issue, but does mean that you can’t run the SRAM Transmission drivetrain on it in the future - just something to be aware of. Will be one hell of a bike though, and heaps of fun.
I decided to hold off for that reason … I want a UDH compatible frame.
Yup, it was on my deal breaker list for each of the last two mountain bikes I bought.
Ooh nice this is not helping my itchy buying finger! Really fancy one of these for some long rides, marathon racing and trying to chase my
Kids at trail centres!
