Canyon Speedmax AL 9 SL

shamrock134

Just got this yesterday. I was looking at the PX Exocet 2 but there was no stock and unfortunately the Speedmax CF isn't available in XS so would have been too big.



Spec is all stock.

AshW92

My word, that is a beautiful bike! Good choice mate

shylocuk

Nice bike, what brand was it again?

shamrock134

Hehe, hopefully the OTT branding will be only a blur at high speeds!

lawrences

I would tipix out all the .com's

it's only a matter of time before they just write "http://www.canyon.com/_en/triathlonbikes/bike.html?b=3303" on the side of them.

supermurph09

They've actually dumbed down the logos now.

ai_1

Yeah, most of their recent bikes just say "Canyon" which looks better IMO

Very nice bike

darkhairedlord

looks like they were running out of ink on the decal printer

shamrock134

At least the decals have distracted you all from the dork disc.

Need to remove it at some point!

wicked

Lovely. How tall are you?

This is on my list of possible TT bikes.

shamrock134

I'm 165cm.

I couldn't see much else on offer that was as good in terms of spec/value apart from maybe the Planet X Exocet 2. In the end, the lack of stock at PX and the fact I've already got a stealth black carbon bike made me go for the Canyon.

The Speedmax AL helped me and my team come 3rd in the London Triathlon sprint relay.

Silly Old Hector

Reminds me of a snow leopard or a zebra 8)

shamrock134

Update with new wheels.

rick_chasey

shamrock134 wrote:

Update with new wheels. Apologies for the top-tube bag and rear bottle cage, it's in Triantelope mode. :oops:

Careful there mate.

We're all young once, but keep that filth to yourself!

redvision

Nice.

How do you find the Reynolds?

shamrock134

I've only used them once so it's early days, but initial impression is the 90mm front handles surprisingly well in the wind considering its depth.

The disc looks, sounds and feels fast but I definitely felt that 1.2kg going up climbs even though it shouldn't be any different to carrying two water bottles. Must just be in my head!