Canyon Ultimate CF SLX

Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 7.0

 

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The full width, integrated, press fit carbon fibre bottom bracket, the flattened Maximus seat tube and the laterally beefy chainstays inspire confidence that all your power is going to be used effectively.

 

Canyon Bottom Bracket and Chainstays

 

The bottom bracket and seatstays are asymmetric. You can see this clearly below, along with the ‘concealed’ cable runs as they pass through the bottom bracket shell.

 

Canyon BB

 

Among all of the beef, the One One Four SLX fork is an oddity, as it is a bit thin when viewed from side on, but it meets the headtube in a superbly integrated, sculpted, functional manner and looks uncompromising. It has some clever technology as well, as like the seatpost, it uses basalt fibres to increase the damping effect and should keep you feeling fresher at that critical point in your ride.

 

Canyon Head Tube

 

The head tube is not as long as on the previous generation and that allows for a more race oriented position; no more negative rise stems for the pros that use them? That beefy head tube is also allegedly 8% stiffer than before, promising excellent stability and cornering. The steerer tube is a wide 1 1/2 to 1 1/4 inch affair though the skinny fork makes it look even bigger.

 

Canyon Headtube Close up

 

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Simon Whiten (London and Northumberland, UK) has been riding for over 20 years and raced the road and the track extensively in the UK and Europe. He is obsessed with the turbo trainer and the ‘shortcut to race fitness’.

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  1. 08/08/2013

    […] in our initial look article and then in our Preview article, we went over the technical aspects of the 2013 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX frame; but obviously what we […]

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