Canyon has announced a new version of its popular Grizl AL aluminium gravel bike, which it says is “lighter, tougher, and more adventure-ready than ever”.
Canyon has cut a claimed 120g from the bike's frame, increased the number of mounting points and boosted the tyre clearance to 54mm.
The new Grizl AL also features rider-friendly touches such as a threaded T47 bottom bracket, semi-internal cable routing and a 27.2mm seatpost.
With prices starting from £1,249 / €1,299, this could be the simple, good value gravel bike we've been asking for.
Adventure-ready
The new Grizl AL follows hot on the trail of the updated Grizl CF. The Grizl CF launched last July with its radical ‘Full Mounty’ handlebar, which added an extra loop of bar to the tops, to massively expand its available mounting points.
Like that bike, the new Grizl AL focuses on increased capability and versatility, whether you want to use it for commuting, touring, bikepacking or even gravel racing.
As with the previous Grizl AL, which launched back in 2021, the 2026 Grizl AL pairs an aluminium frame with a carbon fork.
The silhouette of the Grzil AL frameset remains largely similar, with round tubes, a slightly sloping top tube and subtly dropped seat stays. The welds are also smoothed out to lend the bike a more premium aesthetic.
Canyon nevertheless says the frame is “all-new” and despite the drop in weight, the bike has been designed with durability in mind abd can still “take a beating”.
Simple and reliable
Continuing on the theme of versatility, the Grizl AL comes with a full range of mounting points for things like bikepacking bags, front and rear racks, and full length mudguards.
Canyon says all models of the Grizl AL will come with 45mm gravel tyres as stock. But it notes the 54mm tyre clearance gives the frameset compatibility with on-trend cross-country mountain bike tyres up to 2.1in wide.
Canyon also says the non-integrated aluminium stems and bars, semi-external cable routing (meaning no cables or hoses pass through the upper headset bearing), and a threaded bottom bracket, were chosen for “reliability and simple maintenance”.
These things likely help keep the overall cost of the bikes down, too, and we suspect these somewhat retrograde features will be warmly welcomed by many riders.
2026 Canyon Grizl AL range and specifications
Like the current Grizl CF, the Grizl AL is available in seven sizes from 2XS through to 2XL.
It appears Canyon has dropped the 3XS size that was available with the previous Grizl AL, but says the new size range covers riders from around 140cm to 220cm tall.
There are three models in the new Grizl AL range, with three frameset colours available: Off Berry, Honeymelon and Milk.
The range kicks off with the £1,249 / €1,299 Grizl 5, which features a 11-speed Shimano CUES drivetrain and hydraulic disc brakes. This model has a claimed weight of 11.3kg and features a standard aluminium bar and stem, plus a carbon seatpost.
The £1,749 / €1,799 Grizl 6 gets an upgrade to a 12-speed SRAM Apex XPLR mechanical groupset, which cuts the claimed weight of the bike down to 10.53kg.
The £,1949 / $1,999 / €1,999 Grizl 7 ESC – the only model available in the US – features a 12-speed Shimano GRX RX820 groupset, plus Canyon’s Full Mounty gravel handlebar and its long-standing VCLS 2.0 split seatpost, which is claimed to improve rear end comfort.
This model knocks another 100g off the overall claimed weight, bringing it down to 10.43kg.
All models in the range are specced with Alex Rims GVX24P and 45mm Schwalbe G-One RX Performance tyres.
