Canyon Grizl CF
Adventure and all-road riders who want more stability than the Grail race bike.
Slacker and more stable than the Grail, with room for bigger tires. Planted on rough doubletrack and less nervous at bikepacking pace.
Adventure and all-road riders who want more stability than the Grail race bike.
Slacker and more stable than the Grail, with room for bigger tires. Planted on rough doubletrack and less nervous at bikepacking pace.
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 shopping Liv specifically.
Liv gravel: stable, capable, and closer to Revolt than to Langma. It wants mixed surfaces, not a crit.
| Measurement | ![]() Eddy MerckxStrasbourg 2020 | ![]() CanyonGrizl CF 2022 | ![]() TrekBoone 2027 | ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 578 | 596+18 | 580+2 | 570−8 |
| Reachmm | 387 | 404+17 | 387 | 380−7 |
| Head tube angle° | 71.5 | 71.5 | 72.0+0.5 | 71.0−0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.6+0.1 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 435+5 | 425−5 | 430 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1040 | 1070+30 | 1020−20 | 1035−5 |
| BB dropmm | 74 | 74 | 66−8 | 80+6 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Strasbourg M | Grizl CF M | Boone 56 | Devote Advanced M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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