There are eight variants of the Hover bar in total ranging from the smallest 45×400mm option (i.e.
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If you just want to adjust the fit, Canyon will also let you swap the cockpit for a different size, free of charge, if you remove it and send it back to them. If you’re unhappy with the whole bike, you have 30 days to inform Canyon, and it can be collected for exchange or refund.
I asked Canyon what customers’ options are if they’re not happy with their sizing, and there are a couple of things they can do. The stem bolts are cleverly hidden on the Grail. With the Grail, the one-piece cockpit makes fit adjustments a non-trivial endeavour. With most bikes, this wouldn’t be a particular issue, I’d simply chuck a longer stem on. As it turns out, I should probably have stuck with a medium for the Grail too, because it feels very short to me. I should point out that, in most brands, I favour a size medium or 54cm. Canyon suggests a small will fit riders from 172 to 178cm tall (I’m 174cm), and it has 442mm of reach+ and 638mm of stack+.
Based on my height and inseam, I’m apparently towards the lower end of the range for a size small. It makes a lot of sense in theory and it’s perfectly valid as a means to compare bikes within the Canyon range, but it won’t help you a great deal otherwise because it’s not widely used in the industry.Īs a dutiful bike reviewer, I decided to stick to Canyon’s sizing recommendations.
To address potential confusion, Canyon adopted reach+ and stack+ when the Grail launched, a system of measurements that includes cockpit dimensions in the quoted figures. This is down to the Hover bar, which necessitates a very non-standard frame with rather unconventional reach and stack figures. Matthew Loveridge / Immediate MediaĪ quick glance at the Grail’s geometry table may be somewhat confusing because Canyon doesn’t quote standard reach and stack figures, and the top tube measurements appear very long for a given size (557mm on a small), while head tubes appear comically short (78mm on a small). The non-standard Hover bar makes normal geometry comparisons complicated. Canyon Grail CF SL geometry: this is where it gets confusing According to Canyon, SKS Bluemels ‘guards can be made to fit with slight modification. The placement of these mounts is a little unconventional however, and you may find the stays on some guards aren’t long enough.Ĭanyon does offer its own fenders although, at the time of writing, they’re out of stock. The Grail also has mounts for mudguards, a key point when making comparisons with the Endurace road range, none of which feature the necessary bosses. Unlike the cyclocross-focused Inflite, which gets a horizontal top tube for shouldering purposes, the Grail has a more compact frame with a top tube that’s gently sloped, kinking slightly to level off just before it meets the head tube. It’s a nice mixture of boxy tubes and sculpted sections, with seatstays that flow into the top tube neatly. If you need to go lower, there are 15mm of spacers you can remove below the stem.Ĭockpit aside, the Grail resembles other Canyon carbon frames. Matthew Loveridge / Immediate Media Unusually, the default position for the cockpit is at the top of the stack of headset spacers, and you need to leave it there if you want to preserve the clean transition from top tube to stem. The Grail’s mudguard (fender) bosses are placed quite high up, so you’ll need guards with long stays.
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