Spectral:ONfly 2024
How current the bike is — newer chassis, motor and battery score higher. 10 = brand-new, 0 = legacy.
The Canyon Spectral:ONfly was the German direct-seller's first lightweight trail eMTB, built around the compact 1,850 g TQ-HPR50 motor (50 Nm, 300 W peak) and a fully integrated 360 Wh battery, with an optional 160 Wh range extender adding a claimed 44 per cent more range. The carbon frame weighs from around 2.65 kg and complete bikes start around 18 kg, putting it firmly in the light-assist camp rather than the full-power category. Geometry is genuinely modern for a mid-power bike: a slack 64-degree head angle, steep 76.5-degree seat tube, fixed 440 mm chainstays and a mullet 29/27.5 wheel set, with 150 mm of rear travel and a 160 mm fork.
Four builds were sold for 2024, all sharing the same chassis, TQ motor and Canyon G5 dropper. The CF 8 at £5,199 is the value pick, pairing a RockShox Lyrik and Deluxe Select+ with a Shimano Deore drivetrain and SRAM Code R brakes. The CF 9 at £5,849 steps up to a Fox 36 Performance fork, Fox DPS shock, Deore XT mech and XT four-piston brakes for not much more money, making it the sweet spot of the range. Above that sat the Fox 38-equipped CF CLLCTV at £6,799 and the range-topping CF LTD at £8,349 with a Fox 36 Factory GRIP2.
Every model carried Canyon's K.I.S. mechanical steering stabiliser housed in the top tube, plus very long droppers (200 mm on M and L, 230 mm on XL). The Spectral:ONfly is now superseded as a 2024 model year; Canyon has since carried the platform forward in its current Spectral:ONfly catalogue, so newer-year CF 8 and CF 9 builds remain available on the same frame.
Geometry · hover a row to highlight the measurement on the bike
| S | M | L | XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 445 mm | 470 mm | 495 mm | 520 mm |
| Stack | 620 mm | 629 mm | 638 mm | 647 mm |
| Seattube | 400 mm | 415 mm | 445 mm | 455 mm |
| Chainstay | 440 mm | 440 mm | 440 mm | 440 mm |
| Headtube Angle | 64° | 64° | 64° | 64° |
| Seattube Angle (eff) | 76.5° | 76.5° | 76.5° | 76.5° |
| Wheelbase | 1221 mm | 1251 mm | 1280 mm | 1309 mm |
| Headtube | 105 mm | 115 mm | 125 mm | 135 mm |
| Standover | 734 mm | 739 mm | 743 mm | 747 mm |
| Front Centre | 781 mm* | 811 mm* | 840 mm* | 869 mm* |
Trims · 4
CF 8 £5,199 | CF 9 £5,849 | CF CLLCTV £6,799 | CF LTD £8,349 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor | TQ HPR50 · 50 Nm · all trims | |||
| Battery | TQ HPR 360 · 360 Wh · all trims | |||
| Travel F/R | 160/150 mm · all trims | |||
| Frame | Carbon · all trims | |||
| Fork | RockShox Lyrik, 160 mm | FOX 36 Performance Series, 36 mm stanchions, 160 mm | Fox 38 Performance Elite, 160 mm | FOX 36 Factory GRIP2, 160 mm |
| Shock | RockShox Deluxe Select+ | Fox DPS Performance | — | — |
| Stem | Canyon:ON ST0031, 45 mm, aluminium, 35.0 mm clamp | Canyon:ON ST0031, 45 mm, aluminium, 35.0 mm clamp | — | — |
| Handlebar | Canyon:ON HB0057 Riser bar, 35.0 mm clamp, 30 mm rise, 760/780 mm | Canyon:ON HB0057 Riser bar, 35.0 mm clamp, 30 mm rise, 760/780 mm | — | — |
| Grips | Canyon Lock-On | Canyon Lock-On | — | — |
| Saddle | Fizik Terra Aidon X5 | Fizik Terra Aidon X5 | — | — |
| Seatpost | Canyon G5 dropper, 34.9 mm (200 mm travel M/L, 230 mm XL) | Canyon G5 dropper, 34.9 mm (200 mm travel M/L, 230 mm XL) | Canyon G5 dropper, 34.9 mm | Canyon G5 dropper, 34.9 mm |
| Brakes | SRAM Code R, 4-piston hydraulic disc | Shimano Deore XT M8120, 4-piston hydraulic disc | — | — |
| Rear derailleur | Shimano Deore M6100, 12-speed | Shimano Deore XT M8100, 12-speed | — | — |
| Crank | FSA CK-745/IS Armset, FSA W0190 chainring, 170 mm | FSA CK-745/IS Armset, FSA W0190 chainring, 170 mm | — | — |
| Shifters | Shimano Deore M6100, 12-speed | Shimano Deore SLX M7100, 12-speed | — | — |
| Cassette | Shimano Deore M6100, 12-speed, 10-51 | Shimano Deore M6100, 12-speed, 10-51 | — | — |
| Chain | Shimano Deore M6100 | Shimano M6100, 12-speed | — | — |
| Drivetrain | Shimano Deore M6100, 12-speed; FSA CK-745/IS Armset, FSA W0190 chainring, 170 mm; Shimano Deore M6100, 12-speed; Shimano Deore M6100, 12-speed, 10-51; Shimano Deore M6100 | Shimano Deore XT M8100, 12-speed; FSA CK-745/IS Armset, FSA W0190 chainring, 170 mm; Shimano Deore SLX M7100, 12-speed; Shimano Deore M6100, 12-speed, 10-51; Shimano M6100, 12-speed | — | — |
| Wheels | SunRingle 329 Trail Expert (front) / SunRingle 327 Trail Expert (rear), aluminium, Center Lock | DT Swiss H1900 29 (front) / DT Swiss HX 1900 Spline LS (rear), aluminium | — | — |
| Tyres | Maxxis Minion DHR II EXO 2.4in (front) / Maxxis Minion DHR II EXO+ 2.4in (rear) | Maxxis Minion DHR II EXO 2.4in (front) / Maxxis Minion DHR II EXO+ 2.4in (rear) | Maxxis Minion DHR II 2.4in (mullet 29/27.5) | Maxxis Minion DHR II 2.4in (mullet 29/27.5) |
| Weight | 18.9 kg | 18.8 kg | — | — |
| Price | £5,199 | £5,849 | £6,799 | £8,349 |
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