I have this bike in an XL. at 6'3 and 275lbs this thing just straight up rips! Super confidence inspiring and no trouble at all in the PNW where I ride it on all kinds of trails. I changed the brakes to Hope Tech4 E4, rotors to Hope floating, changed the bar to carbon and the stem to a Burg Tech 35mm. Changed the seat and added cush cores in the tires. Rides amazingly!

@99spokes

5 ай бұрын

Nice man, glad you’re stoked on it!!

@micagas

4 ай бұрын

Congrats for that beast, did you get it online?, there's no stock atm

Most thorough video I have found on this bike. I live in southern Utah and have some very rocky, and steep down hill trails. This bike just might be what I'm wanting, although the low BB height does have me concerned.

@99spokes

5 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Yeah, the low BB is real! But if you don't plan on climbing technical terrain then I think it can still be an awesome option!

Excellent review

@99spokes

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

Amazing bike

Good review of the Canyon. Been waiting for something comprehensive to come out on the rig. Please review the new 2024 YT Core 5 EMTB

@99spokes

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad it was helpful!

I have this bike in a large frame I'm 65 years old and I have no problem blasting this thing up and down every Trail on Phoenix Arizona South Mountain Trails and they are tight and they are rocky and I have no problem keeping up with a herd of young guys half my age on their shorter bikes and every one of them would trade me for my bike because it rides like butter. If anyone wants a nice riding mountain bike , just go buy some Tannus armor inserts and put tubes inside of them, put your tires at around 20 psi and you will not believe how much nicer your mountain bike rides in the rocks and roots. If this bike came with a Bafang m620 S motor it would be the ultimate mountain bike and nobody would be able to touch it for any price.

@99spokes

6 ай бұрын

Gnarly! I used to ride national all the time and this is definitely not the bike I’d choose for it haha. Nice job getting after it 🤙

For me I think you'll probably be better with L size. Love the review! Keep ripping!!!

@99spokes

2 ай бұрын

Could be! Would have loved to try both side by side

My riding buddy has a torque, I went for the strive. The strive is a much better all round bike. The torque is ultimately a versatile downhill bike and is too much bike for everyday riding. The strive comes with the Bosch too so it’s a better choice for about 95% of riders. They are both awesome bikes

@dergeraet

Ай бұрын

Yo! Thinking about getting the Torque On. As you know both motors, what are the differences?

@timmayers4965

Ай бұрын

@@dergeraet the Bosch has more ooomph and feels slightly more powerful. The shimano is more intuitive and natural feeling. I’ve heard the biggest difference is that Bosch are more reliable and far easier to have serviced. That’s what a lot of people say but I’ve no first hand experience. Both are great, there’s very little in it

Showing walk mode was nice touch.

@99spokes

Ай бұрын

Good, glad it was helpful!

I just got this bike two weeks ago. I ride it in a large and am 5 11 and it fits me great. This bike is impressive. This is my daily bike. I did change the bar and stem and saddle as well as a fender and seat clamp and dropper lever. I use a 31 mm stem and 800 50 riser bat too

@marekzabka9380

6 ай бұрын

It is possible to ride this bike without battery ?

@trailpimp6369

6 ай бұрын

@@marekzabka9380 yeah but that is no fun. The battery makes it fun up and down

@99spokes

6 ай бұрын

Very nice! Glad you’re stoked on it 🤙

@marekzabka9380

6 ай бұрын

But it is fun to have lighter bike in bike park 😅

@trailpimp6369

6 ай бұрын

@@marekzabka9380 You think that until you ride a DH bike or an e bike. But yeah it can go both ways.

I just ordered a small, roczen edition, 450 reach. See how it does when i get it.

@99spokes

2 ай бұрын

Nice! That Roczen livery is rad!

my nearset Canyon service center its about 3 hours by car! im in Andorra, and the closest one is in barcelona, dont know if that the smartest buy , if the bike needs any service

@99spokes

4 ай бұрын

That’s a very valid point, especially with an e-bike!

are the forks perfomance or Fox 38 Rhythm Grip

@99spokes

3 ай бұрын

The second, it had the grip damper

My large has 285 mm of ground clearance

Would have bought a top model of torque if it wasnt for that terrible bottle. That truly ruins the frame look. Cant imagine how many people skipped the bike because of that.

@99spokes

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, definitely polarizing! But I respect that they did what they had to do optimize suspension kinematics. I’d imagine that most people interested in a bike like this are more concerned with suspension performance than room for a water bottle

@Stockfish1511

3 ай бұрын

@@99spokes Yeah 99 percent of people dont put waterbottle on their bike anyway. Imo bottle holder is a thing of a past and should be gone for good. I think they should just have made like optional design. Like the bike is a menace, but that bottle is like as tumour sticking out. I would take it without waterbottle any day.-

@Mockle07

3 ай бұрын

@@Stockfish151199% of people don’t have water bottle cages in their bikes?! 👀😂 That’s not even close to being accurate.

The motor response is highly tunable