Canyon Torque Review - Enduro Bike Shootout
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Are you in the market for an enduro mountain bike? Check out our Enduro Bike Shootout series as we evaluate 8 capable long travel bikes. Today we're reviewing the Canyon Torque 29.
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The Canyon Torque has been in Canyon Bicycles’ range for many years now, slotting into the zone between their Strive enduro race bike and Sender downhill bike. It used to be a smaller-wheeled freeride focused bike that focused less on all-out speed and more on all terrain capability. We rode that 27.5er Canyon Torque in our Bike Park Review Tour some years back and thought how great it’d be with a little bigger wheel. Now we’ve got the freshened up 29er Torque CF7 at the plate in our Enduro Bike Shootout. With a carbon fiber frame and purposeful spec, the Torque 29 CF 7 is the second-cheapest in our roundup, but definitely offered the best bang for the buck of all our contenders.
When you’re pushing the Torque to the limits, it falls a touch short of the most composed bikes in this test, with the rear end firming up through repeated heavy hits and for that reason it’s not the bike that we’d hop onto to try and hit the top step of a race podium. All that to say, we may pick other bikes above the Torque but that doesn’t mean this bike isn’t a solid 8.25 out of 10. Then when you combine the price to performance ratio and how much fun you get for a bike under $4,500 and it’s easy to bump it up to an 8.5 or 8.75.
Price: $4,499
Weight: 34.3 lbs
Website: Canyon.com
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Dario is a great addition to Loam Wolf. He gives real opinions and isn't afraid to let us know true performance ratios backed by geo stats and overall ride experience.
Thank you
Troy Brosnan won the downhill at Crankworx Cairns on a Canyon Torque!
It’s amazing how much overlap there is between enduro and full downhill bikes these days.
That’s why I bought one 🔥
Stack height and bottom bracket height are just as important as reach. Would love to see more discussion around this and and how it alters body position.
I like some bb drop, puts weight below axles for stability but then deadness playfulness too. Everything is give and take.
I've put a megneg on mine, makes it even more supple off the top and more mid stroke. With full of negative bands and no spacers in positive it ramps up great. Loses it bottlemless feel that you get with original aircan and can feel the ramp up. Shock Stroke is great for bigger riders for lower pressures. Perfect for East Kootenay jank.
Thanks for sharing
You guys rule. You should add a 5’9” test rider! An east coast shredder maybe… I know a guy!
Great review series! Thanks guys
Haha thank you very much! We'll keep ya in mind.
Love to see this video just got a canyon torque al 5 and I’ve been loving it especially jumping👍🏻
Great to hear!
Me 2 amigo
I enjoy this series with the way bikes are you could do an Enduro bike shoot out twice a year.
Great review as always but really how hard is it to just say, "i'm 5'10" or whatever when also saying reach was too much, I prefer 475 - 480 or whatever. We at least know Dario? Mario? is 6'3 and liked the reach, but im 5'10 how can I relate !!!
Thanks for a great review- nice to see one that’s not top of the line. I have one of these on order in a Medium so hopefully that resolves some of the balance issues, otherwise sounds perfect for what I want it for!
That’s a beautiful bike I absolutely love Canyon bikes
Can always trust Canyon to make one of the better value propositions in the line up. If you are on a budget don't forget that Canyon is one of the few brands that also makes an equally capable, yet significantly cheaper, alloy version as well.
Good value doesnt fix a bad frame
@@b4bnik That is true, however with the exception of a shorter than preferred chainstay (not that big a deal, and irrelevant with S and M frames) this seems like a great frame.
Just bought the Canyon Torque CF8 mullet XL , for Squamish steeps and Whistler bike park. I'm 6'4" and usually ride a Spectral L.
I’m 6’6”. Might have to look at the canyon next
Or XXL Transition
Bikes should have size specific chainstays. It feels odd there are so many bikes don't have that.
It’s more expensive. It makes sense that a consumer direct wouldn’t do it to cut costs.
@@323johnnybravo I get the reason they do it and it makes sense when dealing with more entry level/budget bikes. Once you start getting to this level of bike, it should be more common than it is.
@@William.N many bikes are already buses without long chainstays...... Long CS are fine for bike park but anything else.. no way.
@@William.N I agree they should have size specific chain stays but Canyon also needs to get their Quality control figured out first. Their frames snap far too easily.
❤ torque 🔥🔥🔥
I’d love to see y’all get your hands on some Propain bikes and hear your thoughts on them
So would we. Rob in the UK has spent quite a bit of time on them but we havent ridden any stateside...yet. Hoping to get our hands on some next year.
So many bikes to choose from..
Oh my gosh another video thumbs up 👍
Hope you enjoyed it! And thanks for watching!
@@TheLoamWolf i absolutely love watching all your videos
@@TheLoamWolf come on bro you don’t have to thank me I wanna thank you, your channel is the best mountain biking channel on TH-cam
Thanks for another good video 👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Hi there - I am wondering - the rear suspension of the Torque - is it single pivot type or? If single pivot - maybe the stiffness that you mentioned comes from that? What do you think?
Thanks for reaching out. Canyon's system is a four-bar - style/Horst Link type system.
Did you guys have any issues with the BB shell.? Ive seen alot of the other models especially the Spectrals who have the BB shell debonding from the frame. Canyon have been very good with waranties from what ive heard but some people have gone through up to three frames in a very short period of time.
no we did not. And we've had this bike for nearly a year.
Holy braking bumps
Ohhhh yeah!
Fun and fast bike!
Awesome cool epik bike lovit❤❤❤🤘👍
🎉 Par-T on the Hillz
Seems like this bike in the smaller sizes and mullet would be the Canyon freeride king. In this size full 29? Probably take a Strive
Luckily it is available in 27.5 and mullet for freeriders.
you mentioned , the Codes R aren't your favorite brakes....what are your favorite?
TRP's Trail EVO and DH-R Evo
how much travel front and rear?
I got to try a 29in
Like the look of canyon bikes but unfortunately the amount of people that have had problems with there customer service when needed to get issues sorted is bad been told stay away they are a nightmare trying get your bike fixed and there is alot of people spoken to who said never again get a canyon
i think depends where you live, Canyon AUS/NZ service is the best of any brand ive ever experienced. no doubts exchanged my frame from a manf defect(bb shell crack) had new frame arrive and they paid to rebuild the bike. 2 weeks all sorted and back on bike, I went away from that batch and with the release of the next batch that happend on 26th oct i bought anther... at worst they replace the frames anyway
@@MrSupermugen maybe but in uk so many people spoke to said stay clear one lad worked in a bike shop they had a customer's canyon in there 3 month the part was being sent to the shop I'm currently looking at santa cruz now the bronson or megatower and there after care service if any problems are really good my freind cracked his carbon frame no problems went bike shop were he purchased it just over a week had it back with new frame
@@Macca78 Not sure if your aware but By Vital's data canyon is the 2nd most popular brand (when comparing real bikes)
I know many other people who has countless issues with other brands similar to my experience with alot of brands.
Canyon sell ALOT of bikes and being DTC you hear about the issues alot because theres no bikeshop to deal with it.
keep the freeride bikes 27. if it's made for fun, make it fun.
How did you get that color I didn’t see it on the website
Ours is the Euro option, it was all that was available when it was time to send it over.
@@TheLoamWolf that color is sick bro I’m loving it
wich size of bike i need if am 166cm tall
sorry i am 186 cm tall
@@aleksc8387 Size Large would maybe work. I'am 181cm and the Medium feels a little small for me, so I bought an L.
@@snowgubb3nhow does the L feel? I am 178 and the M feels some what small
@@jf4660 L feels alot better. I know some people choose M for more playful riding, but I can't rly agree because the M feels too small just like you said. Get a Large, you will not regret it! Good luck!
Difficult making a review video on an XL when the L is already larger than your preferred numbers.
Press Fit BB? No thanks.