CANYON STRIVE:ON CFR
£6,699 • 29/27.5in • canyon.com
NEED TO KNOW
● Race-ready enduro e-bike with 170mm front/160mm rear travel
● Bosch motor with 85Nm and 600W peak power – top model gets the lighter Race motor with 2m overrun feature
● Either 625Wh or 750Wh battery enclosed by carbon chassis – choose your battery to suit the race
● Four frame sizes, all with a mixed-wheel set-up
● Three models, with prices starting from £5,499
Canyon’s enduro e-bike’s designed for the heat of battle but will it win us over on the trails?
What are the ingredients needed to make a bespoke enduro race e-bike? A Bosch motor for that fast, predictable response and powerful overrun to slingshot you out of tight corners and boost you through technical chess moves on timed climbed stages. An accessible battery compartment for those mandatory power pack changes. A tight, manoeuvrable, compliant chassis that carries speed and conserves energy, with the suspension kinematics tuned to provide ample grip rather than ultimate progression when landing big drops and moto jumps. Maybe even
