Canyon Grail AL 7.0 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- My review of the 2020 Canyon Grail AL 7.0 gravel bike. It was supposed to come with me on the Ride Flanders sportive a day before the Tour of Flanders in April, which was supposed to form the basis for a magazine review. The sportive and the race didn't happen and thanks to the coronavirus lockdown the magazine in question folded. So instead, here's a quick, non-technical review on TH-cam - hope it's useful.
The most useful bike review i've seen to date. I am gonna order this bike, and wait until Feb next year until it arrives!
You have installed 32c Tire. If I want, can i install 28c tire or 25c tire on those stock DT Swiss Spline DB rims?
I would have thought 28mm was fine. 25mm probably too but not sure why you would want to!
@@thetankrides9710 , I want a bike that would not be harmed by gravel road but has slick tire to get speed in on-road. Can you tell me one thing, Can "Endurace AL Disc 7.0" take me to broken, uneven road?
@@md.arifulamin8537 I ride a old aluminium road bike with 700x23c tires on gravel. It rides. is it comfortable? not really. you get all vibrations, any sand will make you skid around corners, any bigger rock might mean a flat. I've tested with 700x28c tires and it goes smoothly, like night and day difference. So answering your question, yes the Endurace will take you through broken, uneven road, you just need to go a little bit slower and with care.
Did they change the seat on their setup? Mine came with a seat that was open in the middle. I just got mine yesterday and ive barely tested it out but i like it so far.
Great review 👍, I'm after a Grail CF SL 8.0 myself, would have loved to watch a down to earth great review such as this on that bike. I enjoyed watching , Thank you 👍🏻
How is the sizing? Canyon has me fitted for a Large while other brands have me at an XL. If I raise my height by one inch, then Canyon says I should get an XL. Having a hard time deciding, so I'm wondering how the fit was for you? I'm about 6'2" btw. Thank you!
I am 6.2” and I have a Canyon Endurace and Roadlite in a L and it’s perfect size, I think they are just a bigger frame than many other manufacturers.
I’m 6’7” and every resource I find (other than just getting a custom make) claims that Canyons run larger and their site claims a XXL would fit me. Still…got a Grail sitting in my cart for weeks
Great review. I am so close to pulling trigger on a grail 7 etap. Just trying to decide between medium or large
love this bike ,but i'm afraid that due to the novelty of the techs used , the spares might be on the pricey side.
Thanks for your review. It was candid and informative. I've found that you have to look at a channel's sponsor list to find out if they're truly unbiased in their reviews. Good luck on growing your channel!
What size did you get the bike in? I am about 6'0/180cm tall, and the Canyon website puts me at a Medium for the grail. But I've read about many people opting to size up to a Large who had also been put at Medium.
Very much a matter of choice. I was on a size L which was a great fit but I am a bit taller than you at 188cm. I'd check all your measurements again and if Canyon still says M then go with it. Always think it is better to have a frame slightly too small than too big. Easier to make adjustments in the former case.
I was deliberating the exact same issue two weeks ago. I'm also at exactly 6'0/183cm. But since Canyon has exorbitantly long delivery times at the moment, I looked around for other options, including the Stevens Vapor Force. The Stevens Calculator puts me right between a 56 and 58cm frame. Looking at the reach of the frames it is quite obvious, that the Canyon is *significantly* longer, thus your position will most likely be more race-oriented.
My local Stevens dealer had a 58cm frame on hand so I tried it, but it was just too long. I ordered the 56cm version and it fits like a glove (and is btw the lightest Aluminum Gravel bike I could find at 8.7kgs).
So the conclusion would be: go for the smaller size. Adjustments are easier and you have a little bit more comfortable seating position.
PJ D. Hi there! I am 182cm tall and i own the medium size of the bike, quite happy with the fit. Hope it helps
I'm 180 and ride L usually Canyon put me on M but I ordered L hope I won't regret
@@vishsolo2879 and how did it go for you ?
I have ordered a M and it's bigger then my 56 old road bike its not a small bike at all. I am also 180 and really comfortable on the M
Did you have trouble with their sizing? They recommend M to me while I am usually a large across most bikes.
curious aswell!
Same here I ordered L blindly
Vish solo and how did it go?
use their sizing. they generally recommend a size down from what people seem used to. i'm 5'8 and got a SM which feels right.
@@vishsolo2879 Can you please share your experience after riding canyon for a while? Does it still seam you comfortable despite the fact that you decided to size up? I’m 183-184cm with longer torso, and I’m planning to order L, but afraid that it’ll be too large for me.
Thanks for the review! I'm try to decide between this bike or Endurace Al 7 with 32mm tires for road, light gravel and travel. Endurace have more aesthetic welds, but the point is the versatility. Thanks again!
Random question, but do you remember if the decals are painted on or stickers?
Paint I believe.
Considering to order AL 6.0. Im 1.90. XL model will be good for comfort riding?
Not sure if I like it better with brown walls or all black tires...hmmmm
Hello, i have question can you put 28-584 grand prix 5000 tubeless on 27.5 wheel xs grail al 7?
i originally ordered this bike and was going to wait 5 months to receive It. I was browsing the canyon website two days ago and saw they had a green one in my size that said delivery was 9nov-13nov. I called customer service, canceled my order of the silver color and replaced It with the green color and two days later the bike was at my door. unbelievable but continue to check the website. I guess people cancel orders and stocks change!
Hope I could get my order earlier. My order is set to arrive in July. Want to get it now so badly.
I have been waiting since November, I'm scared to change the order at this point only 5 more weeks
@@AsantePE I was terrified as well but i called customer service and they assured me It was not a mistake on the site. its worth It if you notice the dates change to an earlier one. Everyone's waiting so long and people end up cancelling which opens dates up
Oké I will check this week :) thx for the tip it would be lovely !!!
This review is probably as good as I could hope for: exact color I wanted, solves the mystery of wondering how much the weight and ride quality if fitted with 32mm GP5000TL and best of all, few gentlemen here discussed the right frame size of my exact height of 183cm. Wow!
What was their conclusion? Most other manufacturers say for 183 cm a large frame would fit, however Canyon on their site says it is medium.
Good review 👍 I've looking at the grail and the one I would choose would be the one above this but below the one where they start to come with the strange floating bars.
This was the "lemonade out of lemons" review-- well done!
Thanks a lot for this review. Like it! Good job.
Great review, very informative. Thank you!
Appreciate it - glad people are still finding it useful.
No rack mounts?
Great review - would love a size L
More vids pls. this is a cool bike!
At least it doesn't have those obscene handlebars like the other Canyon gravel bike. And I thought lefty forks were bad. Those handlebars are downright offensive.
Good review..thank you
i was hoping for ducks, but those were chickens! : )
I'm an idiot! :)
belgian rider here, looking to buy a grail AL soon actually, love it, and though it's mostly chicken all the year through here I can confirm to you from my last ride that they are a lot of ducks around here, especially this time around! ;)
This bike was really easy to assemble th-cam.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
great review!
Decent review
Ducks?
Yeah. I forgot they were chickens. What can I say? I will never make a decent poultry farmer.
If they don't look like ducks, waddle like ducks and quack like ducks, they might in fact be chickens.