Good review ! Im 5’7 too . I bought the strive 6.0 on January 19’ and im loving it. I have also changed the stem , bars (DMR) , saddle ,( it was delivered without pedals) and i have upgraded the brakes to magura mt5 (fabio wibmer selective edition) . Greetings from Greece !! Keep riding !
I purchased the same bike about 5 months ago. I like it I was coming off a much less travel bike. I love the bike for downhill for real. It's a fair climber when you go to the 136 mm rear which I ride mostly on my local trails. I have to go up to the mountains a couple hours north to really use most of the features of this bike. I have my stock other than I also changed the peddles and saddle. Most good bikes don't include peddles. It's my 1st carbon fiber MTB bike too. I love 29'er my last one was a 29'er.
Sweet. Its my first carbon too. And my first 29er. Im really digging the speed you get from a 29er. I agree on the climbing. I have an older bike that is a 3x and that thing climbs awesome 👌
I have a strive 6.0 2019 too. Noticed that you setup your shapeshifter wrongly. You're supposed to put it in click mode before pumping up the shapeshifter. Or else you would find that the shapeshifter is very reluctant to extend while you're on it. As for the pressure Canyon recommends setting it the same as your shock, max at 200psi. Enjoy your new bike!
I'm 5'7 as well and I've got a 2020 Strive in medium. Similar experience when I first got the bike of it feeling too big but i absolutely love it now. Amazing bike, and such a good value too especially on sale
Agreed my friend. They definitely are a underestimated bike. I'm wanting to get another canyon in the future. Glad to know another canyon owner brochacho 🤘🤘
Great review, thinking about this bike a lot as I want to try a 29er but want something nimble. I am jumping a lot the last 12 months and also ride a whole bunch of stuff, steep tech, very fast flow trail and some slower XC stuff. How do you think it will work out with the jumping, I would hate to get a new bike that is not good in the air, currently on a 27.5 wheel
Thanks dude. We'll in my opinion it's a great bike all around. Even for an enduro it climbs really well. With that being said this bike is an awesome jumper. This bike actually taught me how to jump. The one thing I will say is I wished I would have gotten a small instead of a medium. I like to size down on my bikes now cause I always like to jump them. Makes it a lot easier. And with it being a 29er it handles like beast on rough terrain.
Digging the channel so far man! Really nice review. You have the exact same mind set as me when comes to riding. Get sendy and only climb out of necessity for the dh. Awesome video
Hi buddy, good review. I'm watching as much as I can as I'm looking at getting a full sus (my first), I'm inbetween the strive 8.0 and the Scott genius 940. The Scott is £200 less with a lower spec suspension set but you can fully lock the rear and forks to climb, like you im stocky build and 5'6". My question to you is would you recommend to me a medium frame or the small as the canyon size chart recommends. I currently ride a specialized carve comp 29r hardtail but it is a large frame much to big bought a friend sold it me at a price I was stupid to refuse. Cheers
Hey there, I kinda depends on what you'll be using it for. Trails, jumps, climbing, descending? If you're doing mostly single track flat stuff I wouldn't recommend the strive. If you're doing some gnarly stuff with some jumping i would recommend the strive. As far as size IMO the medium would be fine for you. Im 5'7 on a good day lol. I personally dont like riding a small even though it says I can ride either. I find that when I ride a small its like riding a really heavy bmx bike lol. The medium for me is more stable for my size. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the review, it was a key review for me to settle on the small size. I am 5'6½". For Strive, Canyon measuring tool recommends I get small. In fact it keeps recommending small unless my inseam is 1½" longer, which is quite a bit. I figured if I got medium I probably would have to set the seat to the lowest, which kind of defeats the purpose of dropper post, as my bike would feel like my medium Costco fatbike which I can only ride at the lowest seat height. Hopefully, my decision with your experience has been correct.
I believe there is a law that forces Canyon to ship a certain amount of reflectors with each bike. In other words they have to ship pedals with a reflector on them in order to legally sell the bike. So instead of including 100$ pedals people might not like, they just ship the cheapest ones out there so the customer doesn‘t waste 100$.
Nice little review. As far as the pedals, not sure what is or isn't equipped on US market Canyons but Canyons in Europe (Germany) are without pedals, so the plastic ones you got were probably an "extra" lol
@@RydenDirty for the direct sales, I think so. Probably someone buying a bike direct has in mind a set of pedals to match the bike/style of ride. Bikes at showrooms usually have pedals installed, purchased "complete".
I'm 5'7" also thats not short Brother. I lived in Indonesia for a little over 3 years and everyone over there is about 5 foot 1, so we are giants over there lol. every time i got in a Elevator and there was Indonesian people in the Elevator, I felt like Shaq lol. The bike is a nice bike.
Would you recommend this bike for trails where there is Really no down hills? Basically I'm in south Florida and i read in canyons website that this bike is pretty much an all rounder. Having said that I'm new to mbt basically wanted to switch from mainly riding road bikes. So the trails here are flat and some man made drops but there is no decends. Would this still be a fun bike or too much bike for those type of trails?
Absolutely this will be a great bike for flat trails. But I will say you should look into canyons other bikes. This bike has a good amount of travel that you may not need to be honest. An awesome XC bike would be better with about 120mm of travel or even a little less. But if you get the strive you'd be able to take it to some sweet bikes parks one day. 🤘
@@RydenDirty thank you for your input. Interestingly enough I went there yesterday and I met several mtb riders which I didn't expect for them to be so friendly and welcoming. Little did I know that they go to different parks out of state as a group just for fun. They recommend if I want to go to these different bike parks then this bike will be a perfect choice as it's equipped to handle most of those terrains. So they convived me to keep it. I tested the bike and I fell in love with the ride, it's actually pretty nimble for what it is and I am definitely looking forward to take it to bike parks.
Good review ! Im 5’7 too . I bought the strive 6.0 on January 19’ and im loving it. I have also changed the stem , bars (DMR) , saddle ,( it was delivered without pedals) and i have upgraded the brakes to magura mt5 (fabio wibmer selective edition) . Greetings from Greece !! Keep riding !
Sick Dude!! I may have to check out those brakes for my next build.🤘
Great review on your Canyon Strive! The shapeshifter opition is sick bro!
Thanks broskie🤟🤟🤟 I love this bike. So glad I got cause once they are gone you can't get them again.
I purchased the same bike about 5 months ago. I like it I was coming off a much less travel bike. I love the bike for downhill for real. It's a fair climber when you go to the 136 mm rear which I ride mostly on my local trails. I have to go up to the mountains a couple hours north to really use most of the features of this bike. I have my stock other than I also changed the peddles and saddle. Most good bikes don't include peddles. It's my 1st carbon fiber MTB bike too. I love 29'er my last one was a 29'er.
Sweet. Its my first carbon too. And my first 29er. Im really digging the speed you get from a 29er. I agree on the climbing. I have an older bike that is a 3x and that thing climbs awesome 👌
I have a strive 6.0 2019 too. Noticed that you setup your shapeshifter wrongly. You're supposed to put it in click mode before pumping up the shapeshifter. Or else you would find that the shapeshifter is very reluctant to extend while you're on it. As for the pressure Canyon recommends setting it the same as your shock, max at 200psi. Enjoy your new bike!
Thanks for the tips buddy 👍
Your channel has made me want a bmx again. Not sure my knee can hang though. Good review as well man. Keep up the positive content.
Do it bro. Get a brace and send it🤟🤟
I'm 5'7 as well and I've got a 2020 Strive in medium. Similar experience when I first got the bike of it feeling too big but i absolutely love it now. Amazing bike, and such a good value too especially on sale
Agreed my friend. They definitely are a underestimated bike. I'm wanting to get another canyon in the future. Glad to know another canyon owner brochacho 🤘🤘
Nice review.. Q: I’m 5”6, only 156 pounds, you think a small would be better?
@@budgewana1 honestly its all about what feels good to you. But I would go with medium if I were you
@@budgewana1 check out Canyon's sizing tool as well. My inseam is 31.5", any less than that the dropper might be too long even with it slammed
Zach McMenemy thanks, a small is recommended. 👍
Great review, thinking about this bike a lot as I want to try a 29er but want something nimble. I am jumping a lot the last 12 months and also ride a whole bunch of stuff, steep tech, very fast flow trail and some slower XC stuff. How do you think it will work out with the jumping, I would hate to get a new bike that is not good in the air, currently on a 27.5 wheel
Thanks dude. We'll in my opinion it's a great bike all around. Even for an enduro it climbs really well. With that being said this bike is an awesome jumper. This bike actually taught me how to jump. The one thing I will say is I wished I would have gotten a small instead of a medium. I like to size down on my bikes now cause I always like to jump them. Makes it a lot easier. And with it being a 29er it handles like beast on rough terrain.
@@RydenDirty wow excellent, you just sold it to me. How just waiting on stock which will drop very soon I believe. can't wait !!
@David Sweeney Chiropractor hell ya man. Hit me up when you get it and let me know what you think
Digging the channel so far man! Really nice review. You have the exact same mind set as me when comes to riding. Get sendy and only climb out of necessity for the dh. Awesome video
Ya bro that climbing stuff is not what I look forward to hahhahah. Plus I'm terrible at it
Hi buddy, good review. I'm watching as much as I can as I'm looking at getting a full sus (my first), I'm inbetween the strive 8.0 and the Scott genius 940. The Scott is £200 less with a lower spec suspension set but you can fully lock the rear and forks to climb, like you im stocky build and 5'6". My question to you is would you recommend to me a medium frame or the small as the canyon size chart recommends. I currently ride a specialized carve comp 29r hardtail but it is a large frame much to big bought a friend sold it me at a price I was stupid to refuse. Cheers
Hey there, I kinda depends on what you'll be using it for. Trails, jumps, climbing, descending? If you're doing mostly single track flat stuff I wouldn't recommend the strive. If you're doing some gnarly stuff with some jumping i would recommend the strive. As far as size IMO the medium would be fine for you. Im 5'7 on a good day lol. I personally dont like riding a small even though it says I can ride either. I find that when I ride a small its like riding a really heavy bmx bike lol. The medium for me is more stable for my size. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the review, it was a key review for me to settle on the small size. I am 5'6½". For Strive, Canyon measuring tool recommends I get small. In fact it keeps recommending small unless my inseam is 1½" longer, which is quite a bit. I figured if I got medium I probably would have to set the seat to the lowest, which kind of defeats the purpose of dropper post, as my bike would feel like my medium Costco fatbike which I can only ride at the lowest seat height. Hopefully, my decision with your experience has been correct.
I hope it all works out Bro
@@RydenDirty got the bike. Size S works perfect! Dropper post configuration perfect for my size too. Thanks again!
@@shumik8790 nice dude 👍 congrats on the new whip🤟🤟🤟🤟
I believe there is a law that forces Canyon to ship a certain amount of reflectors with each bike. In other words they have to ship pedals with a reflector on them in order to legally sell the bike. So instead of including 100$ pedals people might not like, they just ship the cheapest ones out there so the customer doesn‘t waste 100$.
Interesting.. Thank you for that I hadn't thought of that 🤙
Awesome review man! What trail are those jumps on?
That is in Sedona at the bike park. pretty cool place👍
Nice little review. As far as the pedals, not sure what is or isn't equipped on US market Canyons but Canyons in Europe (Germany) are without pedals, so the plastic ones you got were probably an "extra" lol
Interesting 🤔 Is that common for bikes to not have pedals in Germany when they're new?
@@RydenDirty for the direct sales, I think so. Probably someone buying a bike direct has in mind a set of pedals to match the bike/style of ride. Bikes at showrooms usually have pedals installed, purchased "complete".
Thanks! Great video, greetings from Germany :-)
Thank you my friend 🤟👍
Love it, man. Great job 👍 Sick ride.
Another spot we can ride next time you come up. Good climb and some great downhill
I'm 5'7" also thats not short Brother. I lived in Indonesia for a little over 3 years and everyone over there is about 5 foot 1, so we are giants over there lol. every time i got in a Elevator and there was Indonesian people in the Elevator, I felt like Shaq lol. The bike is a nice bike.
Definitely a canyon fan for sure
Cool video! Keep up the good work
Thanks Broskie, Sorry for the late response for some reason I can't see all my comments on here🤘
Would you recommend this bike for trails where there is Really no down hills? Basically I'm in south Florida and i read in canyons website that this bike is pretty much an all rounder. Having said that I'm new to mbt basically wanted to switch from mainly riding road bikes.
So the trails here are flat and some man made drops but there is no decends. Would this still be a fun bike or too much bike for those type of trails?
Absolutely this will be a great bike for flat trails. But I will say you should look into canyons other bikes. This bike has a good amount of travel that you may not need to be honest. An awesome XC bike would be better with about 120mm of travel or even a little less. But if you get the strive you'd be able to take it to some sweet bikes parks one day. 🤘
@@RydenDirty thank you for your input. Interestingly enough I went there yesterday and I met several mtb riders which I didn't expect for them to be so friendly and welcoming. Little did I know that they go to different parks out of state as a group just for fun. They recommend if I want to go to these different bike parks then this bike will be a perfect choice as it's equipped to handle most of those terrains. So they convived me to keep it.
I tested the bike and I fell in love with the ride, it's actually pretty nimble for what it is and I am definitely looking forward to take it to bike parks.
@@cryptoindeed5909 awesome. Ya its a pretty sweet bike
I don’t think hight has anything to do with ability to climb. If anything, I think taller is harder since you are heavier.
Neat
Good review, but your Canyon ain't got nothing on my Specialized 😘
Wow 🤣🤣🤣🤣
How's it on climbs?
Great to be honest. I'm not the best climber but I would be a lot worse without it. With the shapeshifter there is almost zero pedal bob
5'7 and packing!!!
Yeeeaaa buddy 🤘🤘🤘
How you doing?
We talked about meeting up last week
@@fillerschreiberfamily5213 yoooo what up. Ya we can probably meet up this weekend and ride🤟🤟🤟🤟
@@RydenDirty what time were you thinking?
@@fillerschreiberfamily5213 what about 11ish
@@RydenDirty do you mean 11 next weekend? Just making sure