Canyon’s common mid-travel Neuron path bike will get a 2024/2025 mannequin refresh with extra succesful, extra fashionable & extra premium construct kits. At first look, it appears to be like like that is only a new 12 months’s spec refresh, which it’s. However a couple of cautious element updates assist refine the all-rounder standing of this bike, supplying you with lighter & higher-performance choices, whereas additionally incrementally enhancing management & descending means at a few totally different ranges…
2024 Canyon Neuron all-rounder path bike refresh
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 as we speak, however as a substitute is a path bike for the lots.
Mild, comfy, confidence-inspiring,130mm of journey out again, 140mm forks, and a loads 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 actually need an enduro bike. Canyon’s Neuron is the sort of path bike that you would be able to simply hop on and experience all day.
I rode one in every of these throughout the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountains for a few days earlier than the road was launched final 12 months, 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 are able to take mountain biking, on mountain bike trails… that is sort of the alternative of an N+1 bike.
What’s new?
The updates basically 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 pared down their considerably difficult 11-model lineup to simply 6. Strong digital specs on carbon body fashions, plus one inexpensive mechanical choice. After which, a few no-nonsense alloy body builds.
2024/25 Canyon Neuron CF – Pricing, availability & choices
The unhealthy information is that costs are a bit costlier. 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 best way. 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 newest 240 36T Ratchet EXP hubs & 30mm inner carbon rims profiting from DT’s not too long ago 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 12 months’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 (basically 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 exhausting 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 colour choices – Vanilla, Swamp, or Lavender.
The Canyon Neuron AL6 now will get essentially the most inexpensive choice 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 international areas as of as we speak after which can be within the USA from late September to mid-October.
