Canyon’s in style mid-travel Neuron path bike will get a 2024/2025 mannequin refresh with extra succesful, extra trendy & extra premium construct kits. At first look, it seems like that is only a new yr’s spec refresh, which it’s actually. However nonetheless, a number of cautious element updates assist refine the all-rounder standing of this bike, supplying you with lighter & higher-performance choices, whereas additionally incrementally bettering management & descending means at a few completely different ranges…
2024 Canyon Neuron all-rounder path bike refresh
Canyon calls it a refresh… all issues thought-about, a brand new set of Neuron CF and AL “journey mountain bikes” freshly up to date for the tip of 2024 and the upcoming 2025 driving season. That is their model of a do-it-all mountain bike. It’s not practically as burly as Santa Cruz’s revamped Hightower additionally out immediately, however as an alternative is a path bike for the lots.
Mild, comfy, confidence-inspiring,130mm of journey out again, 140mm forks, and a a lot slack 66° headtube angle to tackle the kind of driving most mountain bikers really do. Hearth highway climbs, twisting backcountry mountain tracks, and flowy native singletrack. Most mountain bikers undeniably don’t really want an enduro bike. And Canyon’s Neuron is that type of path bike that you could simply hop on and trip all day.
I rode certainly one of these for throughout the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountains for a few days earlier than the road was launched final yr, and I can attest to its versatility. It did a very good job reminding me that typically you simply want a mountain bike that we will take mountain biking, on mountain bike trails… That is type of the alternative of an N+1 bike.
What’s new?
So it’s solely a spec replace, really. However that’s not fully to be dismissed. The updates primarily boil right down to new SRAM T-type Transmission derailleurs, new broad trail-ready DT Swiss wheels, and a few longer journey droppers.
Plus, Canyon has really pared down their possibly too difficult 11-model lineup to simply 6. Stable digital specs on carbon body fashions, plus one inexpensive mechanical possibility. After which, a few no-nonsense alloy body builds.
2024/25 Canyon Neuron CF – Pricing, availability & choices
The marginally dangerous information is that costs are a bit dearer. Thanks inflation. However on the similar time, there are a wider vary of choices in a smaller variety of complete builds, and nonetheless loads of affordability.
There are 4 carbon fashions that share the highest 2440g CF body.
The brand new top-spec Neuron CF LTD goes from old-fashioned X01, now to a direct mount SRAM XX Eagle AXS transmission, shedding grams alongside the way in which. At 6300€ it’s 5% extra expensive, which appears a small value to pay for the T-Kind improve. On paper, the wheels look like a downgrade in quantity, however these light-weight DT Swiss XMC1501 wheels now really use the most recent 240 36T Ratchet EXP hubs & 30mm inner carbon rims benefiting from DT’s just lately upgraded tech. After which, Canyon strikes to their very own Iridium dropper seatpost, with longer journey for higher management of the steepest descents (200mm L/XL, 170mm S/M & 150mm XS).
The 5000€ Canyon Neuron CF 9 doesn’t change in value in comparison with final yr’s CF 9 SL, however upgrades from the GX AXS that I examined, now to a direct mount SRAM XO AXS transmission. It additionally will get new 30mm inner carbon DT XMC 1700 wheels (primarily the identical as earlier than, actually) and people longer journey Iridium droppers.
Then, the $4900 / 4000€ CF 8 switches from mechanical Shimano XT to wi-fi SRAM GX AXS Eagle transmission. And the CF7 goes laborious on affordability, dropping again to $3500 / 3100€ with mechanical Shimano Deore.
2024/25 Canyon Neuron AL – Pricing, availability & choices
And there at the moment are simply 2 aluminum fashions that share the 3100g alloy body. Each mechanical, and with three shade choices – Vanilla, Swamp or Lavender.
The Canyon Neuron AL6 now will get essentially the most inexpensive possibility for a 12-speed drivetrain – then simply $2900 / 2500€ with Deore and DT Ratchet LN wheels.
Or go much more inexpensive with the 2000€ Neuron AL5 and an extra-durable Shimano Cues 1x11sp drivetrain.
Canyon’s newest Neuron fashions can be found in most world areas as of immediately, after which might be within the USA from late September to mid-October.
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