2024 Canyon

Spectral:ONfly CF 9

Utilising the TQ HPR150 drive system, the Canyon Spectral:ONfly CLLCTV takes the shape, geometry and suspension kinematic of the well-received Spectral but throws in a hint of assistance – the result of which makes it one of the best e-MTBs on the market.

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Canyon gives all-mountain family a lightweight ebike upgrade with an all-new Spectral:ONfly trail eMTB powered by TQ and stabilized by KIS…

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This is Canyon’s new Spectral:ONFly Ltd, a lightweight, low-powered e-bike, but one that shares the same geometry and suspension travel as one of MBR’s most highly-rated e-bikes – the Canyon Spectral:ON. With its TQ HPR 50Nm motor and a 360wh battery, the support levels and run times are significantly less than the Spectral:ON’s 85Nm motor and 900Wh battery, but so too is the overall weight of the Spectral:ONFly. It’s like a stripped-down prize fighter, but can it go toe-to-toe with its heavy-hitting stablemate? Need to Know Lightweight e-bike with composite frame, full Fox Factory suspension, 160mm front and 150mm rear travel, and MX wheels Compact TQ HPR 50 motor and integrated HPR V01 360wh battery makes this almost indistinguishable from the conventional Spectral trail bike Sits between the conventional Spectral trail bike and the full power Spectral:ON e-bike, and above the shorter travel Neuron:ONFly e-bike Built-in Adjustable KIS steering stabiliser is tuneable and even removable Mullet configured with 29in front and 27.5in rear wheel, but identical 2.4in width tyres Reynolds Black Label carbon wheelset adds bling Canyon’s own adjustable 34.9mm cable-activated dropper post Four bike range starts at £5,199. For full details on the Spectral:ONFly range and specs, check out our news story. Frame and motor When developing the Spectral:ONFly, Canyon set three key design parameters. First it wanted to make an e-bike that didn’t look like an e-bike. Nothing new about that, and given that there are still riders out there that see riding assisted bikes as cheating, maybe owning an e-bike that doesn’t look like one will give less of a guilt trip. Canyon also wanted to combine the sweet handling and agility of the conventional Spectral, but with some of the support and assistance of the highly regarded Spectral:ON (our e-bike of the year in 2023). To that end, it opted for the ultra-compact TQ HPR50 motor and a fully integrated battery. The TQ motor has an incredibly small footprint, and you really can’t tell this an e-bike without getting really up close and personal. But then you could say the same about other bikes rocking this unit, such as the Mondraker Neat, Trek Fuel EXe and new Slash+, and Scott Voltage. Unlike the Spectral:ON, there’s no removable battery cover at the bottom of the down tube. Instead, the battery is fixed permanently inside the Spectral:ONFly frame. As a result, Canyon hasn’t needed to overbuild the rest of the frame to accommodate this access point, and has saved a chunk of weight. And on our office scales this bike weighs 18.35kg making it one of the lightest out there (for comparison, the Mondraker Neat weighs 18.3kg in size medium, and the Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo SL a mere 17.65kg in S4). Although the TQ HPR50 motor looks identical to the one we’ve seen fitted to other lightweight e-bikes, it has a few Canyon modifications. It has custom-tuned assistance settings in eco, mid and high, which are 60, 100 and 180% of your effort, respectively. Accessing the three …Continue reading »

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