New Canyon gravel bike spotted at Eurobike – here's what we know so far

Canyon has a new gravel bike on display at Eurobike, which looks to be an updated Grail CFR.

We first spotted the new bike at The Traka in May, where it stood out for its aero tube profiles and extra tyre clearance.

While the current model of the Grail can fit 42mm tyres, one of the bikes ridden at The Traka by the Canyon x DT Swiss All-Terrain Racing team was fitted with 2.2in (55mm) Schwalbe Thunder Burt XC mountain bike tyres. 

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The trend for much wider tyre clearance on gravel race bikes isn’t unique to Canyon, with the second-generation BMC Kaius, for example, increasing clearance from the original’s 44mm to 52mm. The Specialized Crux, which took first and second places at this year's Unbound 200 in both the men’s and women’s races, now has clearance for 55mm tyres.

The new Canyon looks to borrow heavily from the Endurace CFR/SLX, which has become much more aero in its latest incarnation. In fact, at The Traka, we saw it fitted with Canyon’s V-shaped Race cockpit that’s an option on the Endurace CFR.

There’s a significant spread to the down tube, which is another feature of many newer, more aero gravel race bikes such as the 3T Racemax2 Italia and designed to improve aerodynamics with the wider tyres. Canyon has a storage hatch built in under the bottle cage.

The Fidlock mounts look to have been carried over from the current Grail, with options for a top tube bag and a frame bag. When the current Grail was launched, Canyon claimed the frame bag made the bike more aero, so this looks to be a feature that might provide similar benefits in the new bike.

The waisted head tube should provide aero gains as well, because it will reduce the bike’s frontal profile. There's a large cut-away section at the front of the seatpost, which should increase compliance, but still prove aero because it's filled by a rubber insert.

Although the bike on show at Eurobike was fitted with a Shimano GRX groupset, the Universal Derailleur Hanger will provide compatibility with SRAM Full Mount XPLR AXS and Eagle AXS groupsets.

Canyon has yet to tell us when the new bike will be officially unveiled.