FIRST RIDE CANYON SPEEDMAX CFR

“Testing at speeds of 45km/hr, Canyon say the new top-of-the-range Speedmax CFR model saves eight watts over the outgoing CF SLX”

“Every athlete knows that if you stand still, you fall behind,” say Canyon in reference to the development of their overhauled Speedmax triathlon bike. Much like the continually improving pro triathletes they sponsor (see recent Ironman world champions Jan Frodeno and Patrick Lange), Canyon decided it was time to get ahead of the game and set themselves the ‘toughest challenge in triathlon’, namely to make a bike that has had the men’s Ironman world champion sat atop of it for five years in a row even better and even faster.

As well as their in-house team, Canyon called upon 11 other brands and experts to perfect the new Speedmax, provisionally with a UK RRP of £12,949. These included aerodynamics specialists Swiss Side, with Canyon claiming that the Speedmax project was “the most comprehensive aerodynamic development process of any bike ever at Swiss Side’s facilities”. In the wind tunnel, Canyon put a bespoke set