Canyon Strive:ON - Race Up, Rave Down

Canyon has launched a new addition to its electric line up: the Strive:ON. This ditches the Shapeshifter of the non-electric version, and sets its eye firmly on E-Enduro racing. . A few weeks ago Canyon unleashed a whole new wave of e-mountain bikes. The one we’re going to focus on right here is a totally new model: the Canyon Strive:ON. It’s an enduro race e-MTB. 160mm rear travel, 170mm travel fork. Mixed wheel size. Geometry designed for difficult climbs and technical descents. . Strive:ON is carbon only . The exact bike model we’ve got in here is the mid-range Canyon Strive:ON CFR. . The Strive:ON only comes in Canyon’s top-end CFR carbon. There are no current plans for a lower-tier carbon version, nor any alloy version. Canyon says this is because lesser-tier carbon wouldn’t be able to be built to the desired level of stiffness-to-compliance. And an aluminium Strive:ON would simply be way too heavy for this bike’s racing intentions. . On this Strive:ON CFR the power assist is courtesy of the excellent Bosch Performance CX motor. 85Nm of torque and 600W of peak assist. . The top-end Strive:ON CFR LTD gets the Bosch Performance CX Race motor with the two-metre overrun feature (the motor keeps going for two metres after the rider stops pedalling), and is wholly aimed at E-Enduro racing timed climb stages. . Batteries and controls . There are two battery options at time of purchase: a 625Wh one or a 750Wh one. The battery is removable if you require, although most folk will no doubt leave it in there for charging the bike up in-situ. The racing aspect is one of the reasons that Canyon has designed the battery to be removable, and removable relatively quickly; E-Enduro racing typically requires a swift battery replacement or top-up at some point during the event. . In terms of display info and controls, there’s the neat Smart System Top Tube Control Centre panel integrated into the frame’s top tube. The discreet bar remote ner the left hand grip is the Bosch Mini remote BRC3300 that communicates with the system via Bluetooth. No delicate dangling wires on these bikes. .