2024 Strive:ON

Rob Rides EMTB said:
Tried 10mm and then 15mm lower.
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What do you think of trying with Offset Bushing on rear shock 2 or 2.5mm each so 5 total. This should make the rear 10 to 12mm higher.
Like that you keep same geometry as original bike, but more front travel and little bit higher crank like Voima style.

Do you think it does not make any sense or could it be intresting to try?
 
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Mars2 said:
What do you think of trying with Offset Bushing on rear shock 2 or 2.5mm each so 5 total. This should make the rear 10 to 12mm higher.
Like that you keep same geometry as original bike, but more front travel and little bit higher crank like Voima style.

Do you think it does not make any sense or could it be intresting to try?
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Honestly it runs just great as it is out the box :-)
 
It's taken weeks to get my Strive:ON CFR (750wh) ready due to some drama with the bike. Both brakes were very soft straight out of the box, so I thought that they needed bleeding. The guy who Invisiframed the bike bled them, and the front brake got very "tight" but the rear brake was still very weak. I took the bike to Canyon HQ, and they showed me that both callipers had cracked pistons. They think it was the guy who bled them, but they weren't working when the bike was unboxed so I'll never know what the real story is. Canyon very kindly replaced both callipers under warranty so no complaints with their customer service.

Tomorrow will be the first time I ride the bike, and I'm taking it straight to Afan Forest. I can't see many posts here about battery range. I assume the bike is unlikely to be able to complete the W2 (44km and 975mb climbing) and Blade (24km and 795m climbing) trails in eMTB mode? I weigh about 102kg kitted up.
 
Sucks about brakes. Weird they would be cracked!

Here’s some range stats from my rides. Approx 82KG kitted up. DH tyres.

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Thanks very much Rob! That’s a helluva lot of elevation gain for 40’ish km. Which mode did you use for both rides?
 
thewanted said:
Thanks very much Rob! That’s a helluva lot of elevation gain for 40’ish km. Which mode did you use for both rides?
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It’s steep near me 👍 Strive is perfect for it!

Mostly Auto for climbing and EMTB for trails.

Never use eco at all, and used a little bit of Turbo when I got tired (less than 5% of the ride)

I’d estimate 60% auto, 35% eMTB and 5% turbo.
 
Thanks again! I wasn’t even aware that the bike had an auto mode. Time to haul out the manual before I trek 3 hours to Wales tomorrow 😂
 
thewanted said:
Thanks again! I wasn’t even aware that the bike had an auto mode. Time to haul out the manual before I trek 3 hours to Wales tomorrow 😂
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It doesn’t out of the box, I got it updated by Bosch to add it.

I now have:
- Turbo
- Emtb
- Auto
- Tour+

👍
 
Rob Rides EMTB said:
It doesn’t out of the box, I got it updated by Bosch to add it.

I now have:
- Turbo
- Emtb
- Auto
- Tour+

👍
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Interesting. What's the difference between auto and trail then? I thought trail and EMTB were "reactive" modes anyway?

One other quick question Rob, as I noticed you have a Fox QR up front, when you set it up and tighten the bolt on the floating axle, does the QR have to be open or closed?

I'm about to fit a QR myself in a minute. Annoying that this bike didn't come with one out of the box.
 
Rob Rides EMTB said:
Sucks about brakes. Weird they would be cracked!

Here’s some range stats from my rides. Approx 82KG kitted up. DH tyres.

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Almost like my rides. +/- 38/40 km and 1600/1700m, +/- 17km/h avg.
I normally ride eMTB, with some climbs @TURBO, and complete the ride with less than 5%

Weight ~ around 86kg (naked)
As already asked, what's the difference betweem AUTO and eMTB?
 
Mario Antony said:
As already asked, what's the difference betweem AUTO and eMTB?
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Auto is a bit more of a winch back to the top mode for me. It’s not as reactive as EMTB mode (doesn’t seem to give a burst of power). I use it on long and steep climbs (not technical climbs- for those I’ll change to EMTB).

Auto feels like a bit of a diesel engine - lots of low down grunt to churn out the long climbs and boring stuff. Range from it is really impressive. I think it’s because it doesn’t have those short spikes of super high high power, but is enough power to feel like you’re covering distance fast.

EMTB and Turbo for the fun stuff 👍
 
thewanted said:
I took the bike to Canyon HQ, and they showed me that both callipers had cracked pistons. They think it was the guy who bled them, but they weren't working when the bike was unboxed so I'll never know what the real story is. Canyon very kindly replaced both callipers under warranty so no complaints with their customer service.
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Someone cracking pistons while bleeding brakes is a BIG stretch, IMO it’s not a credible claim at all. Glad to hear they didn’t give any trouble replacing the calipers despite this claim.
 
RJUK said:
Are the pistons ceramic?
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Plastic as per the Canyon tech.

cykelk said:
Someone cracking pistons while bleeding brakes is a BIG stretch, IMO it’s not a credible claim at all. Glad to hear they didn’t give any trouble replacing the calipers despite this claim.
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They think he pushed the pistons back with a flat head screwdriver.
 
Guys, has anyone figured out a good option for a rear mudguard/fender for Strive:ON?
That mud building up in the back is killing me :)
 
hubertsk said:
Guys, has anyone figured out a good option for a rear mudguard/fender for Strive:ON?
That mud building up in the back is killing me :)
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I'm considering this one, but only because I don't like the unsightly huge things that you can get.

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It's pretty small though, so I'm not sure if it'll provide the amount of coverage that you're after.

Shame Canyon don't fit a cool little one like on the Torque:On.
 
Hey Rob - or anyone else - is it possible to run a 29 with a 2.4-5 on the rear? I’m tall and really prefer riding a full 29er.
 
Crush said:
Hey Rob - or anyone else - is it possible to run a 29 with a 2.4-5 on the rear? I’m tall and really prefer riding a full 29er.
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Nope, bike was specifically designed as a mullet.

I am sure there is a more scientific reason but I remember watching a review with Fabien Barel who said it was mullet only maybe as there is no flip chip? You may find in the next few years they'll add a flip chip as part of a new model to allow for this.
 
Orbea QC said:
Nope, bike was specifically designed as a mullet.

I am sure there is a more scientific reason but I remember watching a review with Fabien Barel who said it was mullet only maybe as there is no flip chip? You may find in the next few years they'll add a flip chip as part of a new model to allow for this.
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Such a bummer! I've got a Focus Sam 2 at the moment and whilst I loved the turning in mullet mode, it shreds in 29 too and the rollover/pedal clearance was too much of a bonus to miss out on. Plus being 198cm without shoes, it's hard to want a bike smaller/shorter and give up the stability comfort.

Strike another off the list! Cheers for letting me know.
 
About to leave the bike park in the Alps. Unfortunately have to go back work this afternoon. The bike is amazing. Much faster than my old Heckler. very playful when speed increase
It's the first time I can be in the back wheel of my friend with his Analog bike. He has higher level than me and normaly he was always faster than me here.


PS: On a side note my front 220mm rotor did still not get any color. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just kidding for the one who follow the rotor size discussion.
 
Orbea QC said:
Nope, bike was specifically designed as a mullet.

I am sure there is a more scientific reason but I remember watching a review with Fabien Barel who said it was mullet only maybe as there is no flip chip? You may find in the next few years they'll add a flip chip as part of a new model to allow for this.
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Have you tried to fit a 29 wheel? (Sorry sounds a bit like you are answering based on what Canyon have intended it to be rather than what can actually fit in the space, hence asking the question!).

I’m interested to know this too 👍
 
Is it normal for Deore XT levers to have quite a bit of slack before the callipers bite, and then not provide much feedback when they do?

My other bike has SRAM Guide RSC levers and they are much, much better feeling than these XTs. After only one ride I'm already thinking about changing them :(
 
thewanted said:
Is it normal for Deore XT levers to have quite a bit of slack before the callipers bite, and then not provide much feedback when they do?

My other bike has SRAM Guide RSC levers and they are much, much better feeling than these XTs. After only one ride I'm already thinking about changing them :(
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Mine were quite poorly bled, so maybe that's the issue?
 
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