Presentazione Canyon Strive 2015 Eng

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STRIV

PURECYCLING


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3 INTRO4 PROJECT TIMELINE5 SHAPESHIFTER

9 DESIGN11 GEOMETRY13 FRAME FEATURES14 MATERIALS15QUALITY CONTROL

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Enduro. For a lot o people, this is mountain biking inits purest orm. Enduro riders need to be able to handletechnically demanding trails. Uphill, downhill, whatever youve just got to ride it. The exact same goes orEnduro bikes, but this is where problems begin toemerge. The undamental question remains; how do youproduce something that unites the climbing characteri-stics o a lightweight XC bike with the ability to attackany descent like a big travel downhill rig?Our answer to this question: Shapeshifer. Found at thecore o the Strive, this revolutionary system allows therider to change the whole character o the bike to suitthe terrain they are riding. Two bikes in one. That sumsup the Strive with Shapeshifer. Whatever lies ahead, therider has the ideal setup to take it on.

The carbon rame has stood up to the toughest testsboth in the lab and out on the trails. To be absolutelycertain, the Canyon Factory Enduro Team (CFET) was onboard throughout development, pushing the Strive rightto the limit in the Enduro World Series (EWS).Afer one o the very first test sessions, CFET Captain,multiple DH World Champion and qualified engineer,Fabien Barel, was completely won over:Its not evolution its revolution!

STRIVEINTRO

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JULY2011

STRIVEPROJECT

TIMELINECanyon developer, Vincenz Thoma, comes upwith the idea o the Shapeshiferwhile riding inthe Allgu Alps in South Germany.

SPRING2012

2013 SEASON

DECEMBER2012

AUTUMN2012

JULY2013

LATE 2013/EARLY 2014

APRIL 2014

Fabien Barelmoves to Canyonand is immediately impressedby the new system. A strongpartnership is ormed.

Canyon Crew test Prototype 1(26)on the trails around Lake Garda.

First successul test session carried out withCanyon customers riding the aluminium Prototype 2(27.5) in Finale Ligure. New development project orStrive/Shapeshifer officially gets underway.

Fabien Barel wins the first everEWS Round in Punta Alariding aStrive prototype. He competes onthe bike or the rest o the season,finishing 3rd in the 2013 EWSOverall Rankings.

Ongoing development and refinementto make the Strive and Shapeshiferproduction-ready.

CFET races the first rouno the 2014 EWSin Chile

riding the new Strive.

Canyon Crew test the firstcarbon fibreStrive.

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Constant changes in terrain place incredibly diversedemands on a bike. Rider weight gets transerred allover the place depending on what youre taking on.While climbing, the back wheel bears up to 100% o theload, on the flats this drops to around 70%. When ridingsteep descents all this weight then gets transerred tothe ront wheel. To cope with these changes, suspensi-on can be adjusted or climbing by reducing sag, traveland having an altogether firmer setup, which in turnresults in steeper seat and steering angles.

When the trail heads back down, however, the exactopposite is required: more sag, more travel, flatterangles and a lower position on the bike are all ideal.Most Enduro bikes try to strike a balance betweenthese two setups. We are unwilling to make thiscompromise.

We believe that the very best Enduro bike needs toclimb like an XC racer and attack descents like aDH rig. Our solution? Shapeshifer.

STRIVESHAPESHIFTER

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Shapeshifer has been entirely developed by Canyonand consists o a gas spring embedded in our patentedrear shock linkage and a handlebar mounted remote.

With just the flick o a switch, Shapeshifer changesthe rear shock linkage and with it the entire suspen-sion dynamics while you ride. As a result, you get twoundamentally different geometries, suspension rates,and travel settings to choose rom, all without theneed o a specially designed rear shock.

Shapeshifer in XC Mode

Shapeshifer in DH Mode



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1.5 1.5

19 mm

GEOMETRY DIFFERENCE In XC mode, the bottombracket is higher to allow more clearance over rootsand rocks. Steeper steering angles mean quickerhandling on technical climbs, while a more uprightseat position results in better power transer and moreload on the ront wheel or improved balance uphill.With a deeper bottom bracket and flattened seat andsteering angles, the riders centre o gravity is loweredin DH mode. Load is spread more evenly across thebike or more stability and control at speed and givinga much surer eel when taking on steep descents.The geometry difference is achieved through combiningthe action o the Shapeshifer with the correspondingeffect on sag due to the change in suspension leverageratio.

THE GEOMETRY CHANGES BETWEEN DH MODEAND XC MODE CORRESPOND TO:

1.5 IN STEERING ANGLE 1.5 IN SEAT ANGLE

19 MM IN BOTTOM BRACKET HEIGHT



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CURRENT FORCE CHARACTERISTICS

FULL TRAVEL

SAG

XCMODE

DHMODE

160STRO

KEEND

130STRO

KEEND

25%

SAG

17%

SAG

SUSPENSION CHARACTERISTICS AND TRAVEL

In DH mode, 160 mm o travel and 25-30% sathe ideal setup or racing downhill, while 130travel and around 15% sag in XC mode improefficiency. As a result, the bike sits higher in iwhile climbing and any pedal squat is eliminarear triangle and shock still maintain their seto provide maximum traction and control uph

Shapeshifer allows the Strive to adapt quickleasily to changes in terrain. With it, precious be gained when racing and the local trails wia whole new dimension by having the perectsetup at all times.



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STRIVEDESIGN

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The clear-cut, linear design o the Strive providesa stark contrast to the bikes technical innovations.Broad suraces give emphasis and clarity to therames lines, all o which are perectly related to oneanother. Shapeshifer not only contributes to the bikeswide-ranging versatility, but also helps create thesignature Canyon silhouette to evoke the overall flowand dynamics o mountain bike riding.

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The demands o Enduro riding are hugely diverse. From

tackling the most extreme terrain around, to bombingdown race tracks, to messing around on the local trailsand in bike parks.

To cover all these bases with just one geometry is notpossible. Thats why we came up with a new concept togo alongside a Regular Geometry. Together with FabienBarel, we developed our Race Geometry so that everyEnduro rider can achieve the setup that suits them best.Race Geometry has a proportionally longer reach inrelation to stack, the result being a longer ront center

and the riders weight positioned more centrally. Thismakes the bike more stable when taking on descents atspeed. Whats more, a shorter stem keeps the handlingdirect and agile.

Those afer a versatile all-rounder will find the perectmatch in our Regular Geometry, as ound on theSpectral series. With a relatively shorter reach and rontcenter in comparison to the Race Geometry, the result isresponsive handling so you can maintain the flow downthe trail.

STRIVEGEOMETRY

REGULAR GEOMETR

RACE GEOMETRY

FRONT CENTER

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FRAME SIZE REGULAR S M L XL RACE S M L

A Seattube Length (mm) 388 430 460 490 430 430 460

B Toptube Length (mm) 576 600 626 651 600 629 648

C Headtube Length (mm) 95 115 135 155 115 125 135

D Headtube Angle () 66 (+1.5) 66 (+1.5) 66 (+1.5) 66 (+1.5) 66 (+1.5) 66 (+1.5) 66 (+1.5)E Seattube Angle () 73.5 (+1.5 ) 73.5 (+1.5 ) 73.5 (+1 .5) 73.5 (+1.5) 73 .5 (+1.5 ) 73.5 (+1 .5) 73.5 (+1 .5)

F Chainstay Length (mm) 423 423 423 423 423 423 423

G Wheelbase (mm) 1132 1158 1187 1215 1158 1188 1207

H Stack (mm) 592 606 624 643 606 615 627

I Reach (mm) 402 422 442 462 422 448 468

STR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Spacer Height (mm)* 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Stem Length (mm) 60 60 70 70 40 40 50

Handlebar Width (mm) 760 760 760 760 780 780 780

Crank Length (mm) 170 175 175 175 170 170 170

Seatpost Diameter (mm) 30,9 30,9 30,9 30,9 30,9 30,9 30,9Seatpost Length (mm) 380 420 420 420 380 420 420

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SHAPESHIFTEROn-the-fly adjustment allows therider to drastically change the bikesgeometry, travel and suspensionkinematics whilst riding.

STRIVEFRAME

FEATURES

TAPERED STEERERWorking in conjunction with tapered ork shafs, theTapered Steerer increase headtube stiffness or direct,accurate handling and improved braking perormance.

DOWNTUBE PROTECTORMade rom robust synthetic materials, the DowntubeProtector is screwed directly to the rame to provideextra impact protection.

CANYON THROUGH AXLEOur 12 mm Through Axle increases reartriangle stiffness and includes a quickrelease or ast wheel changes.

INTERNALLY ROUTED CABLESFor clean lines and protection rom the elementsand hoses are routed internally through the rameor the RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper seatpost

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STRIVEMATERIALSThe Strive is available in both aluminium and carbon.

For the aluminium version, using high-quality 6066series aluminium throughout allows us to achieve theStrives characteristic orm whilst being highly re-sistant to corrosion and possessing outstanding tensilestrength. As a result, the rame o the Strive AL is bothincredibly robust and durable.

As the name suggests, the Strive CF is constructedalmost purely out o carbon fibre. Weve been buildingour road bikes out o carbon or years and have madehuge advances with the material in that time. In

mountain biking, the gravity scene in particular, doubtshave ofen lingered about the strength o carbon andits suitability or taking on harsh terrain. Now, however,these doubts have no grounding. Carbon possessesproperties that massively benefit the strength andfinish o a rame. There are practically no limits orwhat you can do with the material, making it a dream

or bike design. We are able to target specific points o

the rame and decide whether we want to have moreflexibility or more strength. This is why we decided tobuild an Enduro bike out o carbon or the first time.

Loads get spread across the entire rame when riding,meaning there can be no area o weakness. Theseloads change depending on terrain and riding style.With carbon, we get strength, consistency and dura-bility unrivalled by other materials. The risk o cracksrom big impacts is heavily reduced by introducingelastic properties in certain areas. As a result, rider

saety is improved and the chances o breaking therame are incredibly low.Put simply, carbon fibre is incredibly robust. Byoptimising fibre types and the way we apply them,also known as the layup, we can urther ensure thatthe rame will flex and absorb an impact beore everbreaking. Weve integrated our different types o

carbon fibre into the rame Strive. The thickn

rame walls has also been reinorced at any pweak points, like cable entry and exit points tnate the risk o cracks.

We use uni-directional carbon instead o wovreduce fibre undulation. This also allows us tothe material in different directions to exploit istrength properties. The layup varies across tdepending on what different parts have to deWeve increased the thickness where strengthneeded most, such as on the downtube and a

the headtube to cope with landing jumps andbraking.

One o the biggest benefits offered by carbonsaving. Every single gram saved makes the Steasier to ride up climbs, giving the rider moreto push on the descents.

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STRIVEQUALITY CONTROLQuality. Control. Saety. At Canyon, these are ourabsolute priorities. We are the first bike manuacturerin the world to have our own in-house CT scanner touse in development and to provide constant, reliablequality controls throughout our production. The thick-ness o the carbon on the Strive is obviously crucialand can be thoroughly checked using our CT scanner.Key components, like the gas spring on the Shapeshi-ter, also go through the scanner so we can examineevery single detail and guarantee bombproo reliability.All o this is standard practice throughout Canyon

product development and continues into our seriesproduction, with random samples regularly checkedto ensure the highest levels o consistency across allour finished bikes.

Whats more, we have an array o test rigs at Canyon.Home so we can go to extreme lengths in simulatingthe strains o hard riding. Through these processes,we can determine the rames ability to withstandrepeated big hits when out on the trail.

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Especially or the Strive, we had to come up witha brand new test rig specifically designed or theShapeshifer. The system cannot be properly pushed tothe limit by simply applying repeated loads, so insteadwe came up with a device with a new action to swapbetween DH and XC modes and ensure ultimate reliability.

When putting our new products through the ringer,we like to leave no stone unturned. Environmentalconditions have just as big an effect on rame durabilityas physical impacts. In order to replicate these, weexpose the rame and components, like the Shapeshifer,to a corrosive cocktail o sandy, salty water or extendedperiods o time to ensure they continue to work perect-ly under all circumstances. With these tests in place,we can simulate the worst trail conditions around rightin the heart o Canyon.Home.

At the start o 2014, our quality controllers cawith a new Bike Category system to apply acentire range. This classification is exclusive toand goes ar beyond the normal industry stanRight rom the start o our product developmset out to meet a specific standard to ensuresaety. These Categories have been produced

combining decades o industry experience wievidence rom thousands o tests.

The higher the category, the more punishmenbike is designed to take. We rank the Strive inCategory 4 out o 5. Able to cope with the haterrain, the Strive possesses the same levels ness as most downhill bikes but is significantmaking it the perect Enduro machine.

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