I'm Selling My Canyon

[@justpitchit]

I did the same 2 yrs ago. Bought a Trek Checkpoint thinking I was going to ride gravel with a little bit of road and ended up putting road tires on because I never road gravel. Decided to trade it in and got the Madone and I haven’t looked back. Great videos man keep them coming

[@nickbaumcycling]

yeah man its tough for sure when bikes are expensive and so many options, try to pick the right one that works for what we think is going to be the best choice. im glad im not alone in what i learned through it. i appreciate you checking the vids and the support man for sure!!

[@Flipchartsundmehr]

Hey Nick, thanks for the video! Helped me with my next bike decision, too. The "problem" with the Grail isn´t the weight or the material. The major problem ist the different geometry. Especially regarding the steering angle, the Grail istheaded towards MTB geometry, making the front a lot slacker than a roadbike would be. This is good for gravel racing, but not so good for roadbiking. Cheers from Germany and good luck with your next bike!

[@marcelloprattico]

Most road bikes will now take wider tires now. You can always do light gravel on something with 30mm or more tires

[@oscardulzaides7834]

For what it’s worth I have a Scott Addict RC and I also have a Colnago G3X which i love as well. The Colnago does a great job on the road and I have to say although not as light as the Scott I end up taking it on longer 70+ rides more and more in the road. It’s a solid bike and snappy as hell for a gravel bike. Not too heavy either. The bonus is I can go on gravel rides if I pop on som 40mm tires and keep the 30 or 32 for road. Just a thought…

[@patcoop6848]

Go for a Giant Defy. you can put 40 mm Tires on it if you want to do a light gravel tour.

[@tommilano5431]

Agree about living in NY and owning a gravel bike. I find I always like a road bike better here, and they can usually fit 32mm tires, making them good for gravel as well. What bar bag was that with the orange rope that you were using?

[@slimebwoy]

Did you sell the bike as is or keep the wheels?

[@nickbaumcycling]

Sold it with the gravel wheelset it came with. Still have that road set, but going to sell those eventually as looking to upgrade wheels upon getting a new bike

[@KrazyKrzysztof]

are you getting another canyon?(OOPS NVM you mentioned you WILL NOT be buying another direct 2 consumer bike at the end).

[@ozgurinsan]

I just dont understand what the fuss about gravel riding.

[@ValiP-q9e]

Gravel bikes are not fitted for gravel roads. Just having gravel tires doesn't make a bike to be a gravel bike. Gravel bike means MTB with suspensions on back and front. Naming a road bike a gravel bike just because it has gravel tires is kind of silly. Even road bikes need some kind of suspension for the front at least, heaving none on "gravel bike" is just wrong. Road bike for asphalted roads and MTB for rest. There are some stem shock absorbing solutions (even from China some cheap good one) on the market and some for saddle. Check them out, your joints will thank you.

[@seanmccuen6970]

huh??