Canyon Nerve XC 8.0 or 9.0SL - Worth the £870 Difference?!

ryan_w-2

Gents,

As the title states, is the Nerve XC 9.0SL really worth the extra £870 over the 8.0?

I have both in my online shopping basket and don't know which one to go for!

Your help is much appreciated as always.

Cheers!

Chunkers1980

Link?

ryan_w-2

Canyon Nerve XC 9.0 SL (£2,609) - https://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbike ... tml?b=2562

and

Canyon Nerve XC 8.0 (£1,739) - https://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbike ... tml?b=2558

Chunkers1980

Can you afford the difference without making much of a difference in your life and want XTR then the 9.0 is where it's at.

*AL*

Ryan_W wrote:

As the title states, is the Nerve XC 9.0SL really worth the extra £870 over the 8.0?

My gut feeling is if you need to ask, you wouldn't notice the difference.

chez_m356

*AL* wrote:

My gut feeling is if you need to ask, you wouldn't notice the difference.

id say this about sums it up, also apart from xtr, going by the spec sheet the xc 9.0SL has fox factory forks, which is no doubt where the money is

supersonic

In a word, no.

ryan_w-2

Shamefully I agree with the above comments! (XTR / XT)

The thing is, I appreciate XTR is superior over XT, but do any of the other components (wheels etc) stand out on the 9.0 SL?

One thing that miffs me a bit with the 8.0 are the SLX shifters. Really would have hoped for XT.

supersonic

Spend 50 quid on some XT shifters, easy remedy!

chez_m356

have a look here mate viewtopic.php?f=10002&t=12789920 lots of canyon owners