A generational conflict is looming between mountain bikers. While older bikers are often satisfied with scenic tours, the younger ones are looking for the absolute adrenaline rush in challenging terrain. Some want to ride across the Alps on a trail bike, while others want to skid, shred, drift, whip and "flick" bends. Uphill you can also take the gondola. The Canyon Neuron CF stands between these two worlds. After the numerous test wins that the trail bike from Koblenz has already scooped up in our comparative tests, one thing was clear: it can do long tours.
Now we wanted to find out whether the bike could withstand the tough demands of new school bikers. Our volunteer Max Fuchs is 19 years old and, as an advocate of the new-school riding style, was the obvious choice for this test. Because style is more important to Max than the kilometres on his speedometer after the tour, he left a hand's breadth of air between the ground and the tyres on the trails whenever possible. The young editor takes fast bends in a controlled drift. He brakes on the front wheel on particularly tight bends, allowing his rear wheel to turn elegantly in the air. He uses off-road edges "to really pull away and put the bike sideways in the air", as he puts it. Each of the manoeuvres described puts extreme strain on the material. To make the Neuron CF, which is actually designed for touring, fit for his riding style, Max changed a few components right at the start.
You can find the endurance test of the Canyon Neuron CF from BIKE 11/2020 as a PDF in the download section below. The test costs € 0.99.
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