Canyon bikes - yes or no?

I looked long and thought hard before buying an Endurace CF SL frameset which I had built up with Chris King R45 disc hubsand a mix of Force chainset and Red Hydro with Light Bicycle 28mm/21mm 46 carbon  rims. My LBS sold me the hubs, groupset and set, built up the wheels and the bike. Win/win for everyone. It's a brilliant ride and I'm a Canyon convert.   

I have an aeroad, very happy with it.

arrived when they said it would, as did the previous one which I sent back as the red just looked a bit cheap.

value against other bikes is incredible, I think I could have bought a comparable aero bike for the same money, but it would have come with junk wheels which I'd have needed to replace, at between 600 and 1000 pounds. As well as the waste of resources providing wheels which no one wants.

Regarding the sales. Yes you've just missed one and I can't imagine they'll do another anytime soon - towards Xmas maybe? The last sale wasn't amazing. Worth it yes - if I'd waited 2 months I could saved £250 on a 2.5k ultimate...but I'm glad I got 2 months riding tbh

Possibly the bigger discounts come at Xmas? Not sure

   Very happy with my Endurace. Arrived on time but it was an in stock item. It is a bit uneasy spending quite a bit of money on something you've only seen on a screen and read a few  reviews from journalists and owners. Obviously the plus point is that you get a higher specced bike for the money but as one poster pointed out it could probably be matched by bikes offered in a sale. One thing that swayed me to Canyon was the wheelset quality. There's plenty of new £2k bikes about  fitted with £100 wheelsets. My Canyon arrived with a £600 pair of wheels. On virtually every cyclists mind at some time is a wheel upgrade and its the most expensive thing to do.

   So far my experience with Canyon has been totally positive but just enjoy riding whatever you buy.

For a few reasons I'd urge you to buy something from your local bike shop, if you can.  There are some pretty good sales on at the moment, so this may help.  Reason number one is rather obvious: youi'll establish a relationship with them and they'll be there if anything goes wrong with the bike.  The second is that you can ride it.  They may even lend you a bike for a few weeks.  Giant certainly does this and they make great mid-to-high-end bikes.  Third: build quality.  I had my bike repaired recently by a well-known carbon repair shop. It's a C50 Colnago and they remarked that they don't see many (I cracked the rear stay jumping from a high causeway - idiot, I know), so I asked him which bikes he 'sees' most:  overwhelmingly Canyon was the response.  Of course, if you buying aluminium the quality of some of their carbon frames doens't matter...

I rode an Ultimate AL with di2 for a while. Service was OK. They fitted the wrong stem length and bar width and would only rectify this by replacing the whole bike, which entailed some unnecessary ballache.

As for sizing, I'm 6'2, currently ride a 58 Cervelo and a 60 Kinesis. My Canyon was a XL and fitted fine.  Nice enough bike, very competent, but I don't miss it.

Their operational issues might work in your favour.  A mate of mine ordered £4k of Aeroad and received two identical bikes.  Canyon were adamant they'd only sent him one, and being the paranoid type, he called and emailed them several times.  He ended up keeping both.

Canyon Ultimate CF SL. I'd be a bit wary of the wheels on that model. Myself, and three friends, one a non Canyon bike, have all had issues with the rear hubs.

Ok if you keep them from getting wet.

I can only echo the favourable comments above.  My Endurace was delivered on time, expertly packed and complete right down to dedicated torque wrenches for the limited assembly that's needed.

The bike is brilliant value and well presented, with loads of thoughtful touches that other firms don't seem to offer, at least not at Canyon's prices.  The only thing I've changed is the  saddle, which I sold for £20, and this almost paid for its replacement, a trusty Charge Spoon.

Follow the detailed online measurement guide and trust their recommendation, mine was spot on.

Best of luck.

I bought an Aeroad earlier in the year, took about a week to arrive from ordering. I'm just under 6ft tall and a medium seems spot on.

daveed80 - Go to their Perfect Positioning Tool on the website:

https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/tools/pps/

Choose the bike you want to purchase and add your size details including limb lengths, shoulder width etc. I am 177cm tall and the small fits perfectly. I bet a pound to a penny that you will be calculated to fit the small too.

Loved my Canyon Ultimate CF SL as soon as I went for my maiden ride. Still loving the ride and if I ever thought about purchasing another bike then Canyon would be the first place I would look. I may get the Endurace once I am Pushing60! The sizing was right for me but this maybe was chance as you do not get to test ride the bike (unless you have a friend with one). 

As it is online direct sales you do get a lot of bang for your buck but I was left feeling a little guilty that I didn't purchase from my LBS (until that maiden ride).

You will not be left disappointed with your purchase and for £2k you can get Full Ultrega groupset/Fizik Antares saddle/DT Swiss 1600 wheels and still have change for some accessories.

I've found Canyon great, I love my Ultimate and the customer service has been brilliant everytime I've needed it.

The value for money is unbelievable and I found the overall finish to be much better than a lot of bikes I tried (e.g. well though out hidden seatpost clamps, nice integration of headset and stem/bars, nicely placed metal chainstay protector).

Ribble and Rose are both good options too!

I love my Inflite and service was great.

I understand that's not everyone's experience.

Perhaps have a look at Ribble as well, even if just to muck around on their bike builder, which is fun.