With an incredibly light frame weight of 835 grams (size M, incl. axle and all frame parts such as chain suck plate etc.), the first Canyon Factory Racing models will also make their debut in the Canyon carbon fiber race hardtail family in the coming season. This peak value was made possible by the use of "unicorn hair" - as Canyon's engineers call the carbon fiber. "Toray M40X" is a very special carbon fiber with exceptional properties and is only used extremely rarely in the bike industry. "Unicorn hair" is tensile and stiff at the same time - two properties that are usually mutually exclusive and can only be achieved with a mix of different fibers. At the expense of the lowest possible weight.

However, the outstanding weight is not everything with the new Exceed: the CFR and SLX versions come with a new carbon cockpit and super-light dropper posts. The top models share a new geometry with more reach, a slacker head angle and shorter chainstays as well as proven elements such as the "IPU" protection device elegantly integrated into the head tube or the Quixle thru-axle on the rear wheel with the more affordable CF versions.

The new Exceed will be launched on canyon.com on Tuesday, August 18. Nine models between 1,699 and 4,699 euros* are available in the five frame sizes XS to XL, including two WMN versions. All versions in all sizes roll on large and therefore fast Twentyniner wheels, but still offer space for two water bottles from size XS upwards.

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