The Canyon bikes thread

ali4390

Motorbike sold today so can start thinking seriously about ordering a Canyon!

Only problem is I'm undecided between a Nerve AL and AL+. Majority of riding will for the forseeable will be trail centres and singletrack and as a lot of my riding is in the Peaks, there is a fair bit of going up hills as well as down. I'm thinking therefore that the AL will be more than enough but part of me thinks the AL+ is the better bet (mainly because I prefer the looks).

Hmm, decisions decisions.

mikeysickalrigh

AL+ for the 15mm qr

tudj

ali4390 wrote:

Motorbike sold today so can start thinking seriously about ordering a Canyon!

Only problem is I'm undecided between a Nerve AL and AL+. Majority of riding will for the forseeable will be trail centres and singletrack and as a lot of my riding is in the Peaks, there is a fair bit of going up hills as well as down. I'm thinking therefore that the AL will be more than enough but part of me thinks the AL+ is the better bet (mainly because I prefer the looks).

Hmm, decisions decisions.

I can tell zero difference between riding up hills on my AL+ when compared to my hardtail. I don't even lock out the suspension, I did Sunday's ride with it set to full travel and did 1300ft of climbing. Make of that what you will but I'd consider something like the AL+ having a reverb more of a swing-factor. There's no point going for it if you think it'll be too much bike though :P

hard-rider

Anyone here got a Nerve AL29er? I'm looking at upgrading from my Scott Hardtail and the Canyon AL8.0 was at the top of my list however I'm wondering if I shouldn't go for the 29er.

Can anyone who has a AL29er say how it rides and whether it feels as good as a 26. I'm not debating the 26vs29 merits but we all know that the 26" Nerve AL's get good reviews so I would like to know how well the Canyon 29er rides in comparison.

ali4390

tudj wrote:

I can tell zero difference between riding up hills on my AL+ when compared to my hardtail. I don't even lock out the suspension, I did Sunday's ride with it set to full travel and did 1300ft of climbing. Make of that what you will but I'd consider something like the AL+ having a reverb more of a swing-factor. There's no point going for it if you think it'll be too much bike though :P

I'm not so worried about being 'overbiked', it's more the fact that the AL+ is a fair bit more money. But the way I see it, it will be less likely that I will want to update it later down the line and therefore it is a wise investment.

tudj

ali4390 wrote:

tudj wrote:

But the way I see it, it will be less likely that I will want to update it later down the line and therefore it is a wise investment.

I agree, although it's easy to justify the things we want :P

I think you've already made up your mind :twisted:

ali4390

tudj wrote:

ali4390 wrote:

But the way I see it, it will be less likely that I will want to update it later down the line and therefore it is a wise investment.

I agree, although it's easy to justify the things we want :P

I think you've already made up your mind :twisted:

Tra la la la la, I can't hear you.

tudj

I'll just leave this here...

benjrush

At last,
Bike arrived
could not be happier, and definitely worth the wait

tudj

Pics!

Turbo124

My Nerve CF was scheduled for delivery this week (after 2 delays) and after finally getting a response out of Canyon yesterday it has been delayed again... for another '2' weeks... starting to get pretty frustrating now.

Apparently they still haven't had delivery of a 'major component' but they wont tell me which component it is.

Neal_

^ I blame Fabien Barel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVlwGGlefNg

Benjo74

Just been told my Grand Canyon AL 7.9 29er will be handed over to UPS for dispatch within the next 48 hours...

blablablacksheep

Been trying to call canyon via their UK call centre with no avail

Just rings ..

Number is 020 85496001?
If not anyone know another number?

Benjo74

blablablacksheep wrote:

Been trying to call canyon via their UK call centre with no avail

Just rings ..

Number is 020 85496001?
If not anyone know another number?

I spoke to them this morning on that number - had to call them as my credit card company rejected my payment because it was "suspicious activity"!! Something about it being a high payment, online, overseas company, etc. If they paid any attention to my credit card history, they'd have realised that the majority of my spending is on overpriced bike stuff. Anyway...

It is open from 10am to 5pm (IIRC). I didn't get through at first but tried again 5 mins later and got through to them. That number is the UK number, my order confirmation also has a German number, if you want it: +49 (0)261 40 4000

poppit

There doesn't appear to be many Canyon reviews in the mags recently so if anyone has just received a new Canyon, particularly 29ers or carbon Nerves, and fancies themselves as an amateur reviewer perhaps they could post a review.

Snooze

poppit wrote:

There doesn't appear to be many Canyon reviews in the mags recently so if anyone has just received a new Canyon, particularly 29ers or carbon Nerves, and fancies themselves as an amateur reviewer perhaps they could post a review.

There are German mag reviews of the Nerve CF on the Canyon site, in English (sort of)

http://www.canyon.com/_en/service/testreports.html

I have a Nerve CF 8.0 which I took delivery of last September and have been riding for 2-3 times a week since then. I would agree with the first review on the link above, it is a great all round XC/trail bike and very good value for money.

Benjo74

As my bike hasn't been shipped yet, and noticing that Canyon sell the pedals I want at as good (or better) price as anywhere else, I decided to ask them to chuck a pair in the box when they ship it, and add the price to my bill.

I emailed them on the weekend but no answer. Decided to call today, in case they shipped the bike before seeing my order, and was told its too late. Even though the order hasn't been shipped, they can't add some pedals to the order. Seems weird to me.

Anyway, the bloke on the phone said, no prob though. We'll order you the pedals separately and send them with no delivery charge.

Very impressed! For me, that's great service.

Turbo124

Has it arrived yet Benjo? Make sure you put some pics up...

Benjo74

Not arrived yet.
I haven't even been given the UPS tracking details yet. I was told it would be handed to UPS "in the next 48 hours" and that was last week. I'm making allowances for the weekend, but I'd have expected to have shipping confirmation by today.

In contrast, the pedals that I ordered separately yesterday have been handed to UPS today and I have received a tracking number for them. This makes me think there is likely to be some delay on the bike, despite being told it was "in stock" and ready to be shipped, but lets wait and see.

Benjo74

Update: I followed up with Canyon today to see where my bike is (pedals are now in the UK, making their way to me). Canyon said that the order is on hold as my card was declined! I pointed out that I had spoken to my bank last week, when it was first declined, to tell them it is a genuine transaction and not a fraud, and that they had approved it. I then spoke to Canyon who said they would put through the charge again so the order can progress. Looks like they forgot, and my order was stuck in limbo.

Canyon today confirmed my payment has been succesfully processed, and that UPS will have the bike on the way to me tomorrow.

Hoping it arrives in time for me to build it at the weekend, but I think that it optimistic. At least I'll have the pedals to, erm.... look at.

Turbo124

Sounds very similar to my situation... they tried to take payment yesterday and my bank thought it was fraud so blocked it. I sorted it yesterday and told Canyon they could now try again - and I got an automated email this morning saying it would be with UPS within 48hrs so I thought it was sorted.

But from what you've said mine could be in limbo too! The most frustrating thing is they rarely seem to be able to give a straight answer.

Benjo74

Worth following up with a quick call to Canyon. I assumed that the "48 hours" email meant the payment had gone through and I'd be getting the bike soon. I'm annoyed that I waited 5 days before following up, as it now means I probably won't have the bike until after the weekend, which means waiting until next weekend to build it, and then probably the week after before I get the opportunity to ride it.

Not such a big deal in the scheme of things - I think someone earlier said something like "you soon forget about the wait once you get the bike" (or similar).

mcnultycop

It only takes 20 minutes to build; really. I wouldn't wait until the weekend.

Snooze

poppit wrote:

There doesn't appear to be many Canyon reviews in the mags recently so if anyone has just received a new Canyon, particularly 29ers or carbon Nerves, and fancies themselves as an amateur reviewer perhaps they could post a review.

Someone at Canyon must have seen your post, a review of the Grand Canyon CF SLX 8.9 (carbon 29er hardtail) has just been added to the Canyon site.

http://www.canyon.com/_en/service/testr ... l?test=448

Some european MTB mag I have never heard of, but they seemed to like it and gave it 20/20!

Reddwarf1972

Forrest green xc8.0.

Benjo74

Do UPS deliver on Saturdays? According to the Canyon tracker, my bike had a departure scan at Barking at 10.24pm last night, but the tracker also says delivery will be Monday. Barking is 13 miles from me. I could go collect it myself if they'd let me!

Turbo124

I would have thought so - try phoning the Barking depot directly to see if you can collect. Mine got shipped yesterday, should be arriving Tuesday!

chez_m356

Benjo74 wrote:

Do UPS deliver on Saturdays? According to the Canyon tracker, my bike had a departure scan at Barking at 10.24pm last night, but the tracker also says delivery will be Monday. Barking is 13 miles from me. I could go collect it myself if they'd let me!

they didn't when i got mine, it sat in the depot till the monday, but that was in 2011, don't know if different now ?

qooqiiu

You won't get a Saturday delivery. That is a premium service. Only Royal Mail deliver Saturday for the standard price.