The Canyon Neuron has already been crowned BIKE test winner in a wide range of equipment variants. The trail bike with 140 millimetres of front and rear travel has been continuously optimised over the years. In the price-performance comparison, the Koblenz-based company is sending a particularly attractive model with a carbon frame and proven Shimano SLX equipment - the grey VW Golf among trail bikes, so to speak.
You can't go far wrong with that, can you? That's right! The Canyon Neuron CF 8.0 wins the highly coveted Price-performance tip off. In the detailed BIKE test, we explain why this bargain convinced us in the lab and in practice.
The Canyon Neuron CF 8.0 on test: how the affordable trail bike rides
In terms of handling, the Canyon Neuron CF 8.0 hardly puts a foot wrong. It takes climbs in its stride with its balanced seating position and a drive-neutral chassis casually. With a barely acceptable
weight and smooth rolling tyres, even long tours are fun. The Canyon also strikes a happy medium when it comes to downhill handling. The geometry table gets by without extreme values. Manoeuvrable and at the same time smooth-running, it feels at home on everything from easy flow trails to root tracks.
The jack-of-all-trades can even cope with an excursion into enduro terrain. Although the Neuron with its thin-walled tyres and limited reserves clearly remains a trail bike, the suspension travel can be put to excellent use. The suspension sensitively absorbs even small stones and at the same time offers a pleasant pop on jumps or other tricks. On steep sections, the high front end prevents rollovers
The Canyon Neuron CF 8.0: performance instead of extravagance
At the end of the day, there is one thing you could criticise the model pupil for: It lacks the rough edges, the rock 'n' roll, so to speak. The strengths and weaknesses of other trail bikes give them personality. In contrast, the Neuron, with its extremely neutral character, feels a little less racy on the emotional level.
Technical data and notes on the Canyon Neuron CF 8.0
Manufacturer information
- Category: Trailbike
- Price¹: 2999 Euro
- Available from: Shipper
- Frame material: Carbon
- Wheel size: 29 inch
Measured values
- Suspension travel: 141 mm (front) / 140 mm (rear)
- Weight without pedals: 13.74 kg
- Frame weight: 2685 g
- Weight of wheels: 4932 g
- Acceleration of running wheels: 3823.66 kg x cm²
- Handlebar width: 760 mm
- Frame rigidity (absolute): 47 N/mm
Equipment
- Wheels: DT Swiss XM 1700 Spline
- Tyres: Schwalbe Nobby Nic / Wicked Will Evo TL SuperGround Addix Speedgrip 29 x 2.40
- Fork: Fox 34 Float Performance Grip
- Shock: Fox Float DPS Evol Performance
- Brakes: Shimano SLX 4-piston 180/180 mm
- Gear system: Shimano SLX 1 x 12
- Gear ratio / bandwidth: 30; 10-51 / 510 %
- Tele post / stroke: Canyon G5 / 200 mm
Valuation
- Driving behaviour uphill: 27 from 30
- Chassis efficiency: 18 out of 20
- Rolling resistance: 12.75 out of 15
- Weight: 8 of 20
- Inertia impellers: 5 out of 20
- Bottle cage: 5 out of 10
- Driving behaviour downhill: 27 from 30
- Rear suspension: 17 out of 20
- Front suspension: 11.25 out of 15
- Saddle retractability: 10 out of 10
- Brakes: 11.25 out of 15
- Tyre grip: 11.25 out of 15
- Driving stability: 5 out of 10
TOTAL MOUNT: 77.75 from 105
TOTAL RECOVERY: 92 from 115
- Other: 23 out of 30
- Ease of maintenance: medium
BIKE test rating²: Very good - 192.8 out of 250 points
Conclusion on the test of the Canyon Neuron CF 8.0
The Canyon Neuron is a real perennial favourite, and rightly so. Touring and trail bikers are usually well advised to choose the versatile Canyon, which is already available in a wide range of equipment variants. BIKE test winner chosen has been. The price of the CF 8.0 model is also hot. If you buy a bike for the sake of emotion, you might miss some charisma. - Peter Nilges, BIKE Test Manager
¹Price may be subject to additional costs for packaging, dispatch and coordination.
²The BIKE judgement reflects the laboratory measurements and the subjective impression of the test riders. The BIKE judgement is independent of price. BIKE judgements: super (250-205 P.), very good (204.75-180 P.), good (179.75-155 P.), satisfactory (154.75-130 P.), with weaknesses (129.75-105 P.), unsatisfactory (104.75-0 P.). The weighting of the points in the individual assessment criteria varies depending on the bike category.
Jan Timmermann
Editor
