Sportives, gran fondos, and riders coming off a race bike who want more stack without going full gravel.
Taller stack, longer stays, and calmer steering than the Ultimate. It still pedals like a Canyon road bike, but it takes the edge off chipseal and all-day hours.
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.
New road riders and anyone who wants Specialized road geometry without carbon race numbers.
The endurance/entry alloy Specialized: taller and calmer than Allez Sprint. It is a first road bike and a winter beater, not a Tarmac.
| Measurement |  EnigmaEtape 2019 |  CanyonEndurace CF 2027 |  CannondaleTopstone Carbon 2022 |  SpecializedAllez 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 584 | 586+2 | 600+16 | 580−4 |
| Reachmm | 386 | 388+2 | 395+9 | 380−6 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 72.5−0.5 | 71.0−2.0 | 73.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 | 73.0 | 73.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 414 | 415+1 | 430+16 | 415+1 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1006 | 1012+6 | 1065+59 | 1012+6 |
| BB dropmm | 72 | 75+3 | 68−4 | 70−2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Etape 56 | Endurace CF M | Topstone Carbon L | Allez 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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