While that article isn’t wrong persay, it is dated information.
Check how the pro peleton is evolving, cockpits in the past 2-3 years are getting narrower and bars are getting un-slammed. It stems directly from the knowledge they’ve learned in TT setups.
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Why is the supersix good for CX? BB looks low.
Ridley Xnight is a proper purpose built CX bike. Canyon Inflite too. CUBE maybe?
Not sure what the standover is on the Ridley (doesn’t seem to be listed) but a Inflite in my size has 650Bs which I’m not interested in.
The Cube could be an option.
Here’s the new Canyon Grail:
Yep, looks like a very well thought out gravel bike - early reviews are positive
I’ll have to pass on the new Grail as it’s limited to 42mm tires. A new gravel frame for me would have to fit up to 45mm tires just so I’d have the option for a bigger tire if I wanted for chunky gravel courses. I guess I should just pick up a Crux since it seems to do it all and fit a 47mm tire.
That’s why I got a Lauf Seigla, there’s so much more to explore on gravel so I didn’t want to limit me on tire size 
happy to have room for 57 mm rubber front and back. I notice that it isn’t so aerodynamic as other bikes, but I can go fast comfortably for long periods of time which is great for long distance riding and racing. Canyon seems to be a very fast bike though!
Early impressions from the article:
Looks really bad on size large……as most bikes do.
Curious to see the top tier bike specs.
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Reg. the looks. I think the L (my size) looks okay - especially with a slammed cockpit. But that standard setup with a 70mm stem does look wonky 
Same here. Minimum 45mm tire clearance. But maybe we’re not the target consumer for the bike. I don’t know what sort of things they’d need to changes/sacrifices they’d need to make on the frame to accommodate a 45mm tire. I’m sure many of the top gravel racers 42mm is more than enough. I believe Dylan Johnson has been running 47s.
The one piece cockpit is a deal breaker for me.
To be fair it accepts a standard stem/bar setup, unlike their newest road models.
Ah. Okay. I missed that
The grail is the race gravel bike, it doesn’t need huge tire clearance. That’s why they have the grizl.
Looks cool, all gravel bikes should have internal storage
re: tire clearance, I don’t really see that as an issue as they are gearing this bike towards racers vs. the rowdier side of things…and if it has clearance officially for 42’s, you can most likely use 45’s with no issue.
As noted, if you want a wider tire, you can go with their Grizl.
I like the fact that the cables are more “concealed” vs. integrated. You get the aero benefits w/o the hassle. Also makes making the bike for travel more realistic. Unfortunately, Canyon specs their stems too short (for me) and doing a HB swap with them is near-impossible…and expensive. Yes, you can apparently run aftermarket stuff, but if I am paying for a part that comes on the bike as spec, I want to be able to use it or get replacement credit.
ETA - my current bike (54 Aspero) has a S/R of 555 / 388. With my 120 stem, the reach is 508. On a comparably sized Med Grail, my overall reach would be 481…way too short. If I went to Large, the overall reach would be closer at 497, but still a full CM too short and the stem would be slammed (which is fine).
The Aero Pack System is interesting, but would want to try it on the bike as I tend to have an narrow q-factor for my knees. All frame bags that I have tried have resulted in me constantly brushing up against them.
The one odd thing I saw was this:
The fork legs also get indentations molded into the carbon that allows for a secure Fork Load Sleeve adapter to add fork bag or water bottle mounting, without the need for conventional threaded mounts
they went to seemingly great lengths to make this a gravel race bike, so this spec seems a bit out of step with the overall design / intent of the bike.
Pricing seems to be really good…$3K for a GRX 12 spd mechanical is a very reasonable, IMO…as is the $5K SLX w/ GRX Di2 (although that would be 11 spd).
The 42MM is likely conservative. On the Ultimate, for example, I could put on 35mm tires comfortably even though official clearance was 30mm (or maybe 32).
Just don’t go to Unbound w/ that mentality or you might not have a frame/fork left by the end.
The mud has rarely been an issue there…I think there have been 2 editions (?) where mud has played a prominent role. Just have an extra set of wheels / tires and be prepared to size down if necessary.
With that peanut butter mud at Unbound it’s tough for any bike. I rode a lauf Seigla with 45mm tires and I clogged up in seconds. Others who just ride without stopping to clear it out did serious damage to their frames.