Canyon Sender CFR Review - Best Downhill Bike? Right Now, We Think So.

Overall, the Canyon Sender CFR is a highlight in my decade of testing bikes. Few bikes have made an impression in the way this bike has. Another one of those bikes is the Trek Session 9.9. RSL, which we reviewed last year. And for those wondering, I would rather have this bike when evaluating both performance and value. Come to think of it, there is not much we would rather have in the garage when it came to a DH bike than the Canyon Sender CFR. This is quite possibly the best downhill bike we've ever ridden.

Over the entire summer of riding two of these downhill bikes we only had a few memorable moments where we had too much traction, preventing us from sliding the back tire or flicking it into a different spot, or feeling kind of awkward in the air, due to our own lack of skill for sure, the other 95% of the time aboard this bike was straight fire. We kept going faster and faster and sending gaps further. The composure and reduced pedal kickback meant we could coast faster and focus more clearly on spotting little features that protruded out of the trail. Those bumps became lips and we effortlessly popped off them and sent this bike and our bodies into the beyond and always came out with more speed and bigger smiles.

Both of our Canyon Sender CFR test bikes have held up to a full season of abuse, travel and neglect. We hosed them off, drove around the PNW and Idaho with them, flew them to the East Coast and did not do a single tear down or maintenance beyond chain lube, brake bleeds and washes. We would love to see a better brake spec, something a bit more reliable and long-lasting, but beyond that we do not have too much to complain about. The chain guide has some drag which sprinters may notice but the bike coasts fast and makes up for it. The Rock Shox suspension felt amazing on the bike and held up well. We did damage one rear wheel pretty badly, but we were able to pull it back with a wrench and continued the trip with a tube. Definitely nice if you’re a racer looking to stay on track all weekend long.




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