The All New 2019 Canyon Strive | GMBN First Ride

[@gmbn]

What do you think of the all new Strive? Will we see it on the top step of an EWS podium this year?

[@norfolkmtb1367]

Global Mountain Bike Network very nice bike. The flexible geometry is sick with the new improvements.

[@danytheunicorn95]

it looks sick and I love the shape shifter, makes it very versatile, a very good design in my opinion.

[@CanyonBicycles]

Thanks for stopping by guys! Always a pleasure.

[@Fizzoid]

A tough ask, but it's definitely in with a chance of a few podiums

[@geemail369]

00:11 - Absolutely *LOVE* this sequence of comparing shots! _Very_ helpful for noticing the actual differences. 👌🏻🥇

[@brrleach]

Canyon hands down has some of the most beautiful bikes in game 😁

[@solmackay]

Neil blasting around trails to a heavy beat. What a video!

[@WorldwideCyclery]

Canyon is really stepping it up!

[@norfolkmtb1367]

That is a beast. That jump you done was huge. Fully missed the roll in😂. Neil is a sick rider. 🤟🏻

[@gmbn]

full send

[@norfolkmtb1367]

Definitely

[@billc7211]

That whole segment of Neil on the new bike was awesome. Canyon was very smart to get him on that bike!

[@cedricspies7127]

I always like to watch blake sending huuuge jumps and while that i just forget how sick neil shreds

[@Windband1]

Hell yeah, The Don is king! Super fast and smooth.

[@robshaw8393]

I love my 2017 Strive. Sending Neil out to shred a trail is always a winning formula for a great video The new 29r strive looks sick!

[@scheme90]

The trail he is blasting at 1:40 is located here in Koblenz " 50.306679,7.520917 " You will find it on "Komoot" by looking for "Fischerpfad" , highly recommendet. cheers

[@baggermaster]

Yeah! You are shredding my hometrails in the video :D Nice video, nice bike!

[@chrisl.6158]

The new Strive looks amazing! But maybe only because Neil is riding it with so much style!

[@nigelfox6683]

Really enjoyed this one Neil... its good to see you guys doing actual reviews on bikes but not going into all the nuts n bolts and focusing on the main point - how they ride. Would be good to see more of these on lots of different brands (accepting your sponsorship's of course)

[@kwmtb9320]

This is my new dream bike!

[@downwinddemon]

The video edits just keep getting better!

[@circusfreakRob]

You know your riding is badass when spontaneous dubstep starts up in the background when you drop in.

[@ovetillung4077]

Damn! That jump @5:15 :-O How huge was that!

[@daverichardson6334]

As the proud owner of one, it's nice to see that everybody knows the 2018 Strive still rips!!

[@Squirrel_Rides]

DAMN is Neil stylish. Must feel incredible to ride like that. Bike is sweet and those trails look like a blast. Shoutout to whoever does the music too - it’s always spot on. You should consider making a GMBN Spotify playlist ;)

[@gmbn]

Cheers Erika! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@PedalingDave]

I concur! The riding, the style and timing of the music...great video!

[@neildonoghueMTB]

Thanks Erika

[@mortonfrankfire5400]

Neil is just a bag of flow!

[@aminrazawan482]

The Canyon Strive looks awesome!! I wish I could ever afford a MTB

[@jakebraun6376]

Same :(

[@aminrazawan482]

But the real problem is in my country only 200 dollar bikes are available and affordable

[@dabbking]

What country

[@kaynjohnson6014]

I could watch Neil shred all day.

[@stefanmueller6926]

Looks good, probably rides great, but I’m not sure I’d buy just because it’s only 29 and only carbon

[@Maerchensargk]

had to watch again the part where he shreds the old one... so raw!

[@Vorstadtaffe]

Greetings from Koblenz. Now i want to ride those Trails too :)

[@lux-3001]

I came to see the new Strive in action but all my attention went to Neil's stylish shredding. I am not sure if I even noticed the bike :)

[@gmbn]

Haha! Sorry lux! We'll get him to tone it down next time 😉

[@CanyonBicycles]

Same

[@neildonoghueMTB]

Cheers dude

[@lux-3001]

@@neildonoghueMTB cheers Neil ;)

[@PedalingDave]

Excellent as always!

[@gmbn]

Cheers Dave! Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@MinorxThreat1985]

I live in Koblenz and those are my home trails. Seems so unreal to see them featured in one of your videos ;)

[@jmbproductions7903]

Hey GMBN great video, could you do something similar reviewing the Canyon Torque?👍

[@ParaDIYgmCrafter]

Wow,, this new canyon strive,, is really amazing,, nice review by Niel GMBN,, I dream to have one of this Strive CF in the future,,😁😊😊

[@Max-pt4tx]

Looking good, nothing too radical but Im sure a great performer

[@lucaslennon]

Neil's still got it!! ;)

[@calowayred1819]

Cool! The Strive definitely is a fast bike, to be sure. Loving the shape shifter by the way😎😎👊🏻also, nice music. Would like to see more of his kind of video. Keep it up!😁😁😁😁😁😁🚵🏽‍♀️🚵🏽‍♀️🚵🏽‍♀️🚵🏽‍♀️👊🏻

[@kozepz]

Great show guys, props to the editor!

[@sqlim85]

I've had strive since 2015. 2015 ss was problematic, but after they've replaced it for me with 2016 iteration I have not had any issues. And I'm using it all the time.

[@steamerAE]

Neil is such a good rider. I rely like his style. Awesome video . I didn't like the old Strive but the new one looks way better.

[@neildonoghueMTB]

Cheers Steamer

[@1011-s7d]

I'm stoked! That's my bike!

[@Felina593]

Super Nice! Since I got my spectral I love canyon anyway.... And I trust my bike more than myself 😅 Grüße aus Hessen

[@martinm711]

Awesome, shredding my home trails!

[@jonpaulibk]

Great to see you riding koblenz local trails ;)

[@ugeruger6946]

Watching from Australia let’s get it!

[@simr2148]

5:15 full send to flat :D

[@gmbn]

🤘🤘🤘

[@techtastatischtoaster3988]

Ich bin schon selber auf diesem Trail mit Fabio Schäfer gefahren. Leider war ich an diesem Tag nicht in Koblenz, denn ich hätte gerne das GMBN team gesehen. Great video.

[@christophrothenberger5250]

Gmbn ridin my hometrails 😳👌🏼

[@Ekuhu]

OMG thats just the most beautiful bike I have ever seen. Even better than the Scott Gambler

[@vovomtb]

Don sending it huge!

[@solmackay]

When I bought my Spectral (check it out on my channel) it was a 140/150mm bike, now the new spectral is a 150/160mm bike which is the same as most of the new strive range. So is the only big difference between the two 29er wheels? *and the shapeshifter

[@gmbn]

Agreed! The new Spectral is definitely a more aggressive trail bike than the old one, with the Neuron getting a re-vamp to sit closer to that area that the Spectral once filled. So the main differences between the new Spectral and Strive are shapeshifter, wheelsize and travel, but it's mostly intended at different use. The Spectral is a smash around trail bike whereas the Strive is your out and out Enduro racer!

[@solmackay]

@@gmbn thanks for that, emphasis on lightness and speed as appose to where the spectral now sits

[@bfranco1519]

Some proper hucks in there! Tough call between this ripper and a Kona Process 29...

[@contliftr620]

how can i buy an old strive bike ? canyon's site has only the new ones now and i was looking forward buying an old strive

[@D0nP3dro]

Think, it will be successful, this hot maschine. Saw, you were riding the "Fischerpfad" in Koblenz - nice - I'm only 25km away from it.

[@captainfilmmaking]

Hey Canyon! Unfortunately my Shapeshifter from my new 2020 Strive CF broke down. Why isn't possible to get a replacement for it? It's really annoying not to have a bike to ride, because it's affected by a defect.

[@dantindley5181]

I love how they called the ShapeShifter levers are called "Click?" and "Clack" 😂

[@fcdaley]

Sick bike - Nice riding Neil

[@ag_by857]

Neil tell us your secret of control your bike :D Great ride + video!! :D :D

[@CARNAL008]

Nice video... Hi Guys, did you had made a review to a Scott Genius and the Twinloc system? Regards from México!

[@Windband1]

Neil looking awesome on the trail, as always! Tell me, what wheel size are you liking to ride at home these days? It still looked like it was easier for you to be a lot more playful and stylish on the 27.5! It looked a little harder for you to throw that 29er around mate. Just sayin...

[@neildonoghueMTB]

I love a 29er Enduro bike.

[@Rminder]

Well engineered and featureful bike but... You can have any kind of bicycle if you haven't so rock solid bike handling skills like Neil. That style bro! cheers!

[@Mrjspectre]

Awesome video! love watching your content. Any idea when it will show on the US site?

[@gmbn]

We're not sure on that one Matthew! It's got to be soon though!

[@Mrjspectre]

@@gmbn Thanks, I hope its soon I have been going back and forth between the Strive and a Capra. But the new Strive look amazing!

[@s14tat]

People brag about having a dropper post, this bike straight up transforms with the left levers.

[@michelebellosi3692]

I have got the 2015 strive and the shapeshifter doesn't work well... I sent the bike to Germany twice in the past, I had a new shapeshifter but after a while started to have the same problem again... But is a good bike, the new one looks much better, especially the new shapeshifter sistem

[@sunley-tb5yt]

excellent riding!

[@lar2028]

They Strive is my dream bike, the only way I can have it is the AL 5.0. Please tell me there will be an alloy version 😖

[@gmbn]

Not that we're aware of right now DJ!

[@adamdutton3474]

can you guys do video on review on multiple bikes that can run 27.5 and 29ers ?

[@abadatha]

I'm not a fan of 29ers or enduro bikes generally (from an XC heavy area), but damn is that new Strive a sexy bike.

[@MarkRDKing]

"The Don's" still got it!🤘🤘🤘

[@thelonesafetyguy]

What is the name of the gear you were wearing? Mainly the jacket and the pants.

[@grahamhowland566]

I fully understand that top end bikes like this have a place but unless I’m missing something I really fail to see how reducing options (alloy,27.5 etc) and likely upping the price helps anyone except sponsored and real top end athletes. If the industry as a whole keeps on neglecting its roots ie beginners and lower cost entry bikes it’s fairly obvious that in years to come that the sport will suffer as beginners now are priced out of the game before they start. But maybe I’m wrong and the next video will feature canyons new entry level £500 hardtail but I somehow doubt it

[@gmbn]

Hi Graham, I think we can all agree that mountain biking is quite an expensive sport! Those entry level bikes are in Canyon's line up... but this is not an entry level bike!

[@River_runs_thru_them]

God, Neil is such a good rider

[@scottw7147]

This video was edited so well. Simple.

[@mxrider2strokebraaap54]

Looks high tech!👌

[@marco2832]

This bike looks dope

[@sandrouhlig1103]

Can you please ride the new trek remedy or a bike like the remedy. Cool Video

[@Mzungu-br8nc]

Hmmm. I own the previus one. Not going to buy this one. Would like the ekstra 10mm on the rear. 29"s is Nice. New shapeshiter is Nice. But i think the climb mode should influence the geometry more.

[@brunodobrynczuk7673]

That's siiick 🔥

[@777Mullet]

Will a video of the new SENDER come as well?

[@Velorize]

I want one, looks great.

[@davisclark0776]

I was planning to get a Canyon Cross Country Bikes but I herd in the reviews that they’re not a really great shipping & bike. Is that true??

[@weekendmtb829]

Great video as usual! Have a nice day!

[@FabianDownhilll]

An deutsche Zuschauer . Mega geil weil man die Trail so von Fabio Schäfer kennt 😃

[@nickstrailcinema]

Oder die Trails seit Jahren selbst fährt. ;-)

[@FabianDownhilll]

@@nickstrailcinema Nice

[@nils1771]

lol jemand deutsch

[@erdi8532]

Hast recht

[@ottoalbert169]

Wo ist der Trail von Koblenz aus gesehen?

[@kb-ye8oq]

Now you can win one of these... I hope for the best

[@MikhailDanilenko]

Hi Neil, what frame size you choose and what your height?

[@nils1771]

what do you say about the giant reign 2?

[@colinwinkelmann299]

sure beats my GT aggressor pro, good thing I just use mine to commute. (and before you say get a road bike, come check out my local city roads, you need a basic mbt at the very least with all the pot holes)

[@MedoThe78]

Hey guys, how come you always test the flagship models? I’m struggling to find a 5.0 Strive or a 930 Ransom. Because even an entry level bike in this class is not exactly cheap, but the top spec ones cost as much as Neil’s old Golf Variant. Most people do not want to spend 7 or 8k for a bike, so why don’t you review for the majority of your subscribers.

[@hiutopun]

Damn. I wish I could get an update on my 2015 Strive Shapeshifter as well.......Not working well since 2017 :(

[@adrianod2539]

Buy a bikeyoke shapeshifter 👍🏻

[@hiutopun]

Adrian O Donnell Thought of that before, but there are lots of ups and downs in the trails here in Hong Kong. Therefore, I’d like preserve the mode shifting function, so I bought the replacement shapeshifter piston. Now the gas leakage issue is gone, but the bushings of the rear shock are jammed. It shifts modes extremely slowly.

[@santclause1]

Anybody tested the GEO. 2016 was supposed to be 66.7 in low setting. was actually 67.8. was abit disappointed.

[@Bruce.Wallace]

Canyon pushing this one in a big way. Third notification I've got from channels promoting this bike.

[@gmbn]

It's a standout bike!

[@MrRazorteeth]

Which also pushes the price up

[@elvingtonred]

@@gmbn It's a paid promotion, in other words 'Advertisment'

[@samgoldie2399]

What size where you using Neil?

[@andreipop9774]

Is there any shop where I can buy a canyon bike?

[@5492sparky]

Yep, looks good!

[@nicolasbolens1062]

Eyyy gmbn review the sender cf 8.0 2019 its a very good quality price bike

[@jamlarna]

I know that the 29ers are fast but they just don't look quite as good as the 27.5s in my eyes. Iv had both 27.5 and a 29er but just can't get on with the bigger 29er wheels. Shame that's all the new strives are going to be 😔

[@alliandude]

Finally 29r. What size is the test bike? I am 179cm ( 5f10) and i have no idea what size i should choose

[@Not_Evil_]

kinda sad there is no 27.5 version

[@elliotoberlinmurrayosborn3123]

the song at 1:56 is a bit much :)

[@gabrieledalessio6707]

what was the reach of the old one for a size M?

[@shijie6918]

Sick!

[@billyross306]

When will these new Strives be on their web site?

[@gmbn]

We're not sure on that one! Soon!

[@lukasla1786]

Spectral is nicer in my opinion

[@ludvigsahlstrom6865]

This is an enduro race bike designed for going fast. The spectral is designed to be a fun trail bike. I can see your point

[@dominikhess5664]

@@ludvigsahlstrom6865 i bought a new canyon spectral CF and i hope that the bike will destroy even some enduro trails O:-) ...with 150 rear and 160 front suspension

[@adrianod2539]

Being fully carbon and 29er only will put alot of people off. Being small i don’t like 29” wheels and i don’t like carbon. It seems like the only change is the shapeshifter, a more sleek looking design and a shorter head tube. It is a good looking bike but i won’t be upgrading from my old canyon strive for only two or three changes

[@kiranram5564]

Totally agree they seem to be really limiting their market with only 29" and the carbon frames which are way out of many peoples price range

[@manardi506]

I love video like this

[@manshermansson9487]

Pls do a canyon torqe