Similar to their XC Lux received its personal CFR improve, now the Canyon Lux Path downcountry bike will get its personal full refresh. An up to date suspension format with extra journey. Slacker, decrease geometry. Extra integration, together with all-new inside body storage. All-in-all, there are tons of updates to create a correctly all-new carbon Lux Path.

It’s nonetheless a racy cross-country bike, probably not a full-on path shredder. However the brand new Canyon Lux Path goals to be sooner over extra technical terrain whether or not looking long-distance Quickest Recognized Instances (FKTs) or native single monitor KOMs. Consider it as your XC race bike for mountain bikers who don’t truly race.

All-new Canyon Lux Path carbon downcountry mountain bikes

It’s been solely 2 years since Canyon added a barely longer journey gentle path variant of their cross-country Lux mountain bike household. However that one was simply an up to date entrance triangle to tweak the Lux’s geometry and journey for extra path using prowess. Now, this new Canyon Lux Path takes it a step additional with a very new frameset designed particularly as a quick path bike.

Ultimately, all of the modifications to the Lux Path seem to be comparatively tiny steps. However whereas it’s positively extra evolution than revolution, the brand new Lux Path is now a purpose-made all-rounder mountain bike, with out dropping that quick XC inspiration.

What’s new?

Suspension-wise, the brand new 29er Lux Path bumps up with 5mm of additional rear wheel journey. Now it’s a 115mm journey bike, paired to 120mm forks. That’s fairly brief on at present’s path bike requirements. We’ve even seen loads of World Cup-level XC bikes that provide as a lot or extra journey. However Canyon thinks that simply solidifies the Lux Path as a race-worthy mountain bike that may transition easily from technical XC racing, to lengthy distance marathon XC racing, to simply lightning-fast singletrack path shredding too.

Talking of smoothness, the brand new Lux Path does get a barely refined suspension format, too. It’s nonetheless a single-pivot with flex seatstays and a linkage-driven shock. However in comparison with the usual Lux, the brand new Lux Path now hangs that brief shock hyperlink from underneath the toptube in a transfer that guarantees elevated small bump sensitivity.

Canyon says this utterly flips the leverage ratio in comparison with the Lux World Cup XC bike. The result’s stated to make the bike really feel prefer it has rather more journey than its cross-country origins.

Materials-wise, the brand new carbon bike is on the market in two totally different specs. New to the Lux Path is a top-tier CFR-level body with a claimed weight of 1937g. Of decide from a extra inexpensive CF carbon spec for a body at 2101g. (Each DIN claims for a painted body with {hardware}.) Curiously, that’s nonetheless a tiny bit heavier than the previous Lux Path, although it was solely a CF-level body. However the brand new bike guarantees a way more succesful trip, plus new integration…

Extra MTB Integration

Every thing built-in is definitely the buzz-worthy traits today. And Canyon’s newest triathlon, highway & gravel bikes have already began including in-frame storage. Now, the brand new Lux Path is their first mountain bike so as to add inside LOAD in-frame storage. Very similar to the brand new Grail, the Lux Path provides a glovebox door above the common water bottle cage mount on the prime of the downtube. And inside, you may slide a neoprene sleeve with all of the spares you want for a trailside repair.

Including to that CO2, levers & spare tube inside, Canyon additionally provides a couple of easier-access instruments for faster fixes. Within the bar ends, they’ve partnered with Sahmurai for a collab set of v2 tubeless tire plug Swords. Most likely my private favourite for his or her simplicity & usability. Then, a easy flat mini multi-tool clips securely underneath the toptube.

Extra integration comes from inside cable routing by the higher headset cup. Mountain bike haven’t gone absolutely hidden with built-in cables simply but (fortunately.) However tucking rear derailleur, dropper, and rear shock lockout cables inside does tidy the cockpit up fairly a bit.

Tweaked geometry

Persevering with the evolution idea. the brand new Canyon Lux Path options gently tweaked geometry, as effectively. Up entrance, the headtube is only a 1/2° slacker, now at 67° for extra assured descending. And it will get a 1.5° steeper seattube angle to 76° for higher ahead weight distribution whereas climbing. They’re a bit shorter too, for improved standover and the choice for longer 31.6mm dropper posts.

In any other case the geometry is generally the identical. Similar chainstay size, backside bracket drop, and the identical body Attain as earlier than. However all the bikes get a barely decrease match due to 2mm decrease Stack throughout the board, because the higher headset cup is dropped barely under the highest of the toptube.

One actually massive geometry enchancment although, is an extra body measurement. Including an extra-small opens up the sunshine path bike to extra riders with a brand new 5 measurement, XS-XL vary.

Tech particulars

The brand new Lux Path is a 115mm carbon single pivot 29er cross-country bike. The body options bearings and replaceable threads in any respect pivot factors, plus a mini chainguide on the most important pivot. It matches 2 full measurement water bottle in all sizes. It has inside routing and a rotation stopper constructed into the headset. And built-in downtube and molded chainstay protectors.

It contains a UDH interface making for common derailleur or new SRAM T-type transmission compatibility. Plus, it nonetheless will get a fast launch lever constructed into that Enhance rear thru-axle, and a pair of.4″ tire clearance.

Oh, and a BSA threaded backside bracket!

The highest CFR fashions additionally characteristic size-specific one-piece carbon bar+stem cockpits, developed to take in path vibrations for enhanced rider consolation with out sacrificing management.

Canyon Lux Path – Pricing, Choices & Availability

The bottom-up redesigned Canyon Lux Path is on the market in 2 top-tier CFR builds and 4 extra inexpensive CF carbon spec choices. All with the identical improve body tech and options.

Absolutely the prime is that this 8500€ Lux Path CFR LTD with a SRAM XX Eagle AXS transmission, RockShox 120mm SID Final fork, 115mm SIDluxe Final rear shock, Reverb AXS dropper, and 30mm inside carbon DT Swiss XRC1200 wheels – at a claimed 11.66kg full.

Only a shade extra inexpensive and even lighter is the 7000€ Canyon Lux Path CFR with full XTR mechanical. For that you just get Fox 34 SC Manufacturing facility, Float SL Manufacturing facility suspension & a Switch SL Manufacturing facility dropper, and the identical carbon DT wheels at 11.25kg.

On the decrease CF carbon body spec, the 5700€ Lux Path CF 9 specs RockShox Choose+ suspension, a GX AXS transmission, and carbon DT XRC1501 wheels – 12.45kg. The 4700€ Lux Path CF 8 scales that again with Fox Efficiency Elite suspension, an XT mechanical group, and nonetheless carbon DT XRC1700 wheels – 12.48kg.

The 3700€ Canyon Lux Path CF 7 contains a Fox Efficiency suspension, Shimano SLX, and alloy DT Swiss X1900 wheels – 12.9kg. Then lastly, the 3300€ Lux Path CF 6 dials again to Deore 1×12 & DT LN wheels to get entry-level prices down – 13.1kg.

The CFR fashions aren’t being provided within the USA in the meanwhile. However all are in any other case out there now direct from Canyon, with supply dates various from at present by December.

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