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.
Gravel riders who want comfort and tire room. Racers may prefer SuperX.
Gravel Cannondale with Kingpin rear flex on carbon models. Stable, progressive, and happier on chunk than SuperX.
CX and gravel racers who size like a road-race bike. If you want Future Shock and mounts, Diverge is the sibling.
The light gravel/CX race bike: lower and snappier than Diverge, with less adventure hardware. It feels like a Tarmac that grew tire clearance.
| Measurement |  CanyonGrail CF 2022 |  TrekBoone 2027 |  CannondaleTopstone Carbon 2022 |  SpecializedCrux 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 598 | 580−18 | 600+2 | 578−20 |
| Reachmm | 392 | 387−5 | 395+3 | 397+5 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 72.0 | 71.0−1.0 | 72.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.6+0.1 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 425 | 430+5 | 425 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1038 | 1020−18 | 1065+27 | 1036−2 |
| BB dropmm | 75 | 66−9 | 68−7 | 70−5 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Grail CF M | Boone 56 | Topstone Carbon L | Crux 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 110 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 440 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 175 mm | 172.5 mm |
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