As a progressive short-travel 29er, the Spectral 125 is one thing above all: an agile trail bike for riders with style. With 125 mm rear travel, the bike offers sufficient suspension travel for demanding terrain and at the same time a more direct ride feel for what's going on under the tires. The Spectral 125 is a bike that just screams to shred every trail with playful ease. The days of measuring a bike's capabilities solely by its suspension travel are over. Progressive geometry, suspension quality, stability and frame stiffness: all of these factors come together when it comes to whether a bike performs well on technical singletrack. The Spectral 125 not only works, it delivers.

Based on the existing Spectral models with more travel, Canyon has designed a bike that picks up on the same all-round qualities and has given the suspension an extra dose of pop for even more agility. The Spectral 125 also comes with an extra dose of efficiency and ambition thanks to improved anti-squat and a modern frame - for dynamic propulsion uphill and on the flat when you're pedaling hard. This new all-rounder combines a confident 64-degree steering angle with a stable yet agile frame, keeping up with the latest developments in short-travel geometry. A bike that can easily compete with the best and turns even the smoothest trail into a playground for playful riders.

At just 2,500 grams, the Spectral 125 full carbon frame is impressively light. By optimizing the carbon lay-up, Canyon's R&D department was able to reduce the frame weight while awarding the same Category 4 rating for durability and robustness as the Canyon Strive enduro race machine. Thanks to the stiffness and reliability of the Spectral 125, the bike can be pushed to its limits with a clear conscience. Just like the long-travel Spectral, all CF models come with double-sealed bearings, replaceable threaded inserts, fully internal cable routing and a flip-chip geometry adjustment that allows riders to change the angle of the head tube and seat tube by half a degree and raise or lower the bottom bracket by 8 millimetres.

The AL models of the Spectral 125 are also impressive. Weighing just 3,000 grams, the aluminum bike has been developed to have the same riding characteristics as the carbon version and pass the same category 4 stress tests. The AL models come without a flip chip, but with the flat steering angle and low bottom bracket of the 'LO' setting of the carbon 125 and its steep seat angle of the 'HI' position. Together with selected components, intelligent cable routing and robust threads, this results in a high-performance bike at an excellent price-performance ratio.

Canyon launches five new models with the Spectral 125 - two aluminum and three carbon variants. The Spectral 125 series starts with the Spectral 5 and its shred-ready aluminum frame with Shimano Deore groupset, reliable RockShox 35 Gold fork and tubeless tires and wheels. The top model Spectral 125 CF 9 is equipped with the best of the best: SRAM Wireless GX AXS groupset, FOX Factory suspension and lightweight, extremely stable DT Swiss XMC 1501 carbon wheels. Riders looking for something in between can choose from three other models in the series.

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