Canyon Grail CF
Riders who want a drop-bar bike for mixed-surface events, not a touring mule.
Gravel-race geometry with a distinctive front end. Quick to turn and happier on fast dirt than on loaded bikepacking tracks.
Riders who want a drop-bar bike for mixed-surface events, not a touring mule.
Gravel-race geometry with a distinctive front end. Quick to turn and happier on fast dirt than on loaded bikepacking tracks.
CX racers. If you want gravel capability, look at Checkpoint or Checkmate instead.
A UCI cyclocross race bike with IsoSpeed on some generations. Tight, muddy, and built to be shouldered — not a Checkpoint with CX tires.
Sportive riders who found Teammachine too low.
BMC endurance road: taller stack, more compliance, all-day. Still Swiss-precise steering compared with some endurance bikes.
| Measurement | ![]() AquilaEVO 2025 | ![]() CanyonGrail CF 2022 | ![]() TrekBoone 2027 | ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 550 | 598+48 | 580+30 | 590+40 |
| Reachmm | 376 | 392+16 | 387+11 | 383+7 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 74.0 | 73.5−0.5 | 73.6−0.4 | 73.5−0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 425+15 | 425+15 | 415+5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 986 | 1038+52 | 1020+34 | 1014+28 |
| BB dropmm | 73 | 75+2 | 66−7 | 73 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |





| Part | EVO 54 | Grail CF M | Boone 56 | Roadmachine 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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