All new 2024 Canyon Strive ON Enduro EMTB. With its burly build, great spec and full carbon frame, 170 Fork, 160mm rear suspension, and powerful 85Nm Bosch Performance CX motor, the Strive:ON delivers maximum assistance, rapid motor response, and sustained torque delivery for the most technical uphill and downhill terrain.
Im riding the Strive:ON CFR. Check out the bike here:https://bit.ly/3pqp48T
ETHICS, DISCLAIMER and TRANSPARENCY: Canyon hired me to test the bike, review it and to produce a video for on my YouTube channel, and is such labelled as a paid partnership on YouTube. Canyon have have had no direct input on this content or any editorial or narrative control over the video. This paid partnership with Canyon has allowed me time to test the bike and also film and edit over multiple days working with an independent film crew to help capture the bike shots and produce the video content.
0:00 – Introduction
3:27 – Bosch Smart System & GPS Tracking
5:30 – Battery Removal & Skid Plate Design
7:05 – On the trails
7:50 – First ride thoughts
9:40 – Gravity Riding
14:00 – Climbing
15:37 – Clearing Steep Sections
17:26 – Huck to flat
18:42 – Bike Suitability
19:44 – Bike Pricing and Components
21:33 – Best bang for buck
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Is it coil compatible?
Looks pretty chunky. Come on ppl, a 2024 model should have a tiny extremely powerful motor, this looks like something from 2015.
Hmm looked at canyon ebikes but in the end I invested in a pole voima, nothing toches it. Great video as always , even if it's paid content from canyon . Such is the modern world , look forward to the next production you put out , as always 🤘🤘🤘
Great idea with the security feature but what happens if your phone dies?
This bike or kenevo w/ 29 wheels front and back?
Well done Canyon!
Again, please skip the fake noises. So annoying.
Interested to hear your thoughts on the Canyon vs Orbea Wild vs Yeti 160e
С ДНЕМ ПОБЕДЫ!🇷🇺
clonc clinc clonc clinc..wait..what??? What's that noise? Oh..its my bosch motor..
Nice video Rob . I like the look of the bike . Glad your enjoying the enduro trails at Triscombe once again .
Now this or the new Orbea Wild base model..
When a size large gits someone 6'3" it shows just how long they're making bikes now. I guess most people will need a small.
Will they make an alloy version as don't need carbon.🤷♂️
Awfull frame design around the motor! Is this a little boat or what is it? Aswell bad for ground clearance! For sure you smash this thing on every second rock!
"2024"
I always love when I hear this as companies say that allready in Januar 2023 🙂
I say its the damn 2023 Version because of the obvious thing that it is 2023 right now 🙂
Watched the bike on Canyons side earlier and YES !!! I would love to check that bike out 🙂
Interestingly the new carbon version is heavier then the evar. I checked the old Torque ON AL vs the new CF version as there is no AL anymore (just the 2021 edition) and the new bikes weight more then 1kg more in CF mode. WOW :O
The new Bosh system was "OOH? COOL?" and I wondered that the new Torques continue to use Shimano 🙂
Now i dont know if I want the Stive or the Torque.
Pricewise it is the old Torque ON AL. I am also not very much convinced with CF bikes. To much people I know got cracks in Bikeparks or just on trails :/ + does it matter on an E bike? 🙂
Awesome review btw. Can you tell about the rattle on the motor? Is there some?
Cool bike ♥
Great to see there using the Bosch unit, and normal bars not those all in one crap deals, and just like that they cant ship the Strive:ON CFR LTD to Australia.
Your fly was down on your pants in the recording lol
The bike must have gotten you excited
Awesome. Would you prefer this or the new wild? Seems like they were able to build the bottom tube strong without a full opening but still easy to remove battery
Great content Rob. Great filming and editing. I only recognised the log drop test location. Where did you do the other stuff, doesn't look like your usual locations??
Interesting video
Interesting that Canyon have gone without their shapeshifter that was the heart and signature of the strive for many years. while an EMTB may not need the climbing efficiency boost, for me the shapeshifter on my strive is used most often to make the bike more playful or get a taste of some underbiking rather than just a climb switch.
is this a Europe release only??? i dont see it on their north american website
Great Job Rob.
Its good to see, that canyon left some Space for the new Bosch Motor 😅
And finaly they use Bosch on an EMTB. It‘s the best Motor.
Between this and the new Wild which one do you prefer?
Oh I do love a Canyon. Bike looks awesome. Love your videos Rob. So much information and beautifully filmed. Love watching them.
Id be interested in it if it didn't have headset cable routing
That looks RAD. Quite long with a chin on bottom though? Thats not a bad thing though- my Trance looks similar and it shreds.
Looks like a great bike. I've always gotten the impression (purely theoretically, as someone that doesn't have the budget to try either of them) that Shimano's focus on a natural feel and usability, compared to Bosch's focus on outright performance, makes the EP8 a great choice for the average rider, but the CX would clearly be the better choice for racing.
I'm feeling fairly vindicated now, as Canyon seems to completely agree with me, using the EP8 on the Spectral/Torque:ON, while their dedicated race bike uses the CX.
It's disappointing to see Headset cable routing, though (also applies to the new Torque:ON).
Rob can you tell me what the bars are please
👀Is this my perfect first ebike? Unfortunate the top level Torque scheme isn't available on the other tiers or Strive because I LOVE it. 1. What do you think about the race motor for casual use? Do you think for someone who can't pedal a lot due to a spine injury could benefit from the race motor? 2. Why do you think they gave the Strive a Bosche but the Torque a Shimano? I'm really keen on either of these bikes. Do you think the Bosche or the Shimano characteristics would benefit someone more like me who can't handle pedaling a long time or very hard, if you think the differences are even enough for me to consider?
i wonder if you are more likely to hit and damage the skid plate easily when going down a step because of this geometry…
so, do you have to ride with your phone onboard, and what happens if the phone runs out of battery?
I am completely in love!!!
Hi Rob. I'm really hoping for a comment from you on this important and expensive decision! I also welcome all other feedback. I am trying to decide between the Canyon Strive:ON and the Pole Voima ID. I've watched your review of both bikes several times, as well as every other review I can find. Your content is amazing!
Which bike do you feel is better, did you end up buying the Pole Voima, and do you have any updates????
I currently have a Pivot Switchblade. I was considering getting the new Polygon Collosus n8e, and either keeping both, or selling my Pivot. If I got one of these bikes I would definitely have to sell the Pivot. I ride cross country style trails, as well as some enduro style trails. I also spend a significant amount of time at the BIKE PARK in the summer. As time is limited, my fitness is not currently great. I would really prefer a Bosch, but the new EP801 Shimano seems decent. In Pennsylvania where I live there are a lot of rocks, so the high BB of the Pole seems like a great idea, although I am not great at jumping and my skills are intermediate at best. Therefore, I'm a little concerned about trying to get an ebike in the air, but I don't really have any experience with that. I've been all 29, but I am starting to see advantages of a mullet, especially in an ebike, although it does provide relatively less grip.
Do you think one of these bikes is a good choice for the park, or should I stick with a more budget friendly lower travel bike for trails, and a regular (acoustic) long-travel MTB for the bike park??
It looks like the Crestline a little bit, I wonder what u think about the New Torque: On Shimano EP801
Nice Bosch motor. Shimano EP8 is absolutely useless. So many good bikes ruined by it. Great surprise.
So if a buddy wants to demo my bike, I have to let them take my phone too? Or can it be turned on and off?
Why is this not available in the US? The new torque is..
But how does it compare to Orbea Wild 🤷🏼♂️