ENDURING QUALITY

Endurance bikes – aka sportive bikes – are designed and manufactured to ensure that long days in the saddle are a bit more comfortable. The idea is that your derriere is protected from overly aggressive vibrations, while making certain that your legs retain freshness for hour upon hour of Sunday-morning rides. With that in mind, we present to you Canyon’s Endurace CF SL 8.0 Aero, the Bianchi Infinito XE Ultegra and Trek’s Domane SL6.

GEOMETRIC COMPARISONS

The CF SL 8.0 Aero sits at the top of Canyon’s Endurace CF SL range. There’s also the SLX models, which run into superbike money thanks to their light-weight frame of 820g. The SL uses a more modest carbon construction yet still keeps the scales under a kilo.

The idea is that your legs stay fresh for hour upon hour of Sunday rides

The Endurace steers you into a relaxed riding position – Canyon calls it ‘sport geometry’ – with the R054 frame having a stack of 604mm and a reach of 389mm on this large-sized bike. Throw in sharp, 73-degree head and steeper 73.5-degree seat angles, plus the 1006mm wheelbase for