Racers and fit club riders who want a low stack without full aero integration. If the Aeroad cockpit feels like too much, this is the sibling.
Canyon's lightweight race bike: snappy, precise, and less of a wind-cheater than the Aeroad. It rewards a committed position and calm hands in corners rather than a slammed aero tuck.
Racers and fit club riders who want a low stack without full aero integration. If the Aeroad cockpit feels like too much, this is the sibling.
Canyon's lightweight race bike: snappy, precise, and less of a wind-cheater than the Aeroad. It rewards a committed position and calm hands in corners rather than a slammed aero tuck.
Climbers and racers who want Cervelo without S5's deep aero cockpit. Soloist is the value race sibling.
Cervelo's lightweight race bike. It does not try to be an S5. Climbing, precise, and still a low WorldTour stack/reach chart.
Sprinters and fast road riders who picked aero over weight. If you wanted the climbing bike in this era, compare stack/reach against the Émonda instead.
Gen 7 Madone: a pure aero race bike built on Kammtail Virtual Foil tubes with the IsoFlow cutout for rear compliance. It is the fast, heavier half of Trek's race line — Émonda is still the light bike in these years.
| Measurement |  CanyonUltimate CF SLX 2027 |  CanyonUltimate CF SLX 2026 |  CerveloR5 2022 |  TrekMadone SLR 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 560 | 570+10 | 568+8 | 563+3 |
| Reachmm | 393 | 389−4 | 391−2 | 390−3 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.0−0.3 | 73.5+0.3 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.3−0.2 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 |
| Wheelbasemm | 988 | 994+6 | 993+5 | 987−1 |
| BB dropmm | 72 | 72 | 74+2 | 70−2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Ultimate CF SLX M | Ultimate CF SLX M | R5 56 | Madone SLR 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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