The Cycling Adventure We Can ALL Have

Ever feel like you’re stuck in a rut, just going through the motions of daily life? This video is your sign to break the cycle.
Si decided to do just that. Armed with the new Canyon Grizl, a stove for a sunrise coffee, and a very special “secret weapon,” he snuck out at 4:30 AM for a micro-adventure to escape the routine, clear his head, and put the perfect adventure bike to the test.

This is a reminder of how easy it is to find adventure right on your doorstep, and why sometimes, the best tech is the simplest.

Chapters
00:00 – Intro: Stuck In A Rut
00:35 – The Plan: A Micro-Adventure
01:19 – 4:30AM: Just Do It!
01:58 – The Destination & The Vibe
02:44 – The All-Important Coffee Ritual
04:42 – Was Waking Up Early Worth It?
05:41 – My Secret Weapon (It’s Not The Bike!)
07:06 – The Bike: A Closer Look at the Canyon Grizl
09:00 – Back To Reality & Final Thoughts

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Have you ever thought about how much of your life you just speed through without ever really thinking about it? A lot of us have a routine so entrenched that we spend all day basically walking in a rut. To change course requires effort because first you need to climb out of it. But today I’ve managed it in and around all my normal commitments. I have snuck out and had a little adventure. So, how have I got here? I love adventures, but I don’t have them as much as I should. There are always a million reasons why it’s not convenient. Not least because it’s something a bit different and it takes me out of my comfort zone. But I was sat writing about a bike, the new Canyon Grizzle, in fact, which I’d ridden home on the night before. I was writing about how it was a bike for adventure. and I was trying to work out how we could make a video introducing you to the bike and do it justice. It made me think of adventures, ones I’ve taken in the past on bike or on foot. And it made me think how I just don’t have time for them at the moment. [Music] And then I thought, s who needs time? So, here I am pedaling away from home at 4:30 a.m. on a Friday morning for a little adventure. Then, yes, I am riding a new bike. So, thank you, Canyon, for getting me out of my comfort zone. I’m not going far, nor am I doing anything particularly rugged. But that’s not the point. The point is that I’ve got a stove for my morning coffee and some warm clothes, plus a secret weapon, which I’ll tell you about in a moment. I’m riding a route I know well to a place I’m familiar with, but yet with my bike laden and in the early morning light, it feels very different. My destination is a hilltop overlooking the town where I live. From there, I’m going to be able to see the sunrise. And then once my coffee is brewed, I’ll simply head back into town, let myself in, hopefully for anyone who’s woken up, and then I can start the day perhaps a little bit more tired than usual with a certain swagger and what I’ve just done. And probably I won’t tell you all that much about the bike. Doesn’t feel like the time, but I will say that it’s a bike for adventures, big or small. [Music] [Music] This is my ice uh not Icelandic Finnish coffee. Very impressed. [Music] This little bit of kit will make tech nerds weep. It’s so uh so good. [Music] forgot a spoon. Some stirring implement. This uh I was given last week in Finland. It’s a coffee measurer. I like it. [Music] It’s just there by the fence just walking along. Just pretty up there, isn’t it? [Music] We are about to get swallowed up by mist, so I think that is time to go home. I’m not going to lie, getting up at 3:40 a.m. was not easy. When the alarm went off, I did think strongly about maybe just staying in bed. But I’m glad I didn’t. And I think to me that is the lesson is that although it’s not easy getting out, like it’s definitely worth it, right? You don’t need me to tell you about all the reams and reams of research about getting out into nature and doing different things because you already know it, right? We all do. But I don’t know, maybe if you watch this, you might have a think about what you could do. And what I will say is that bikes are so good for this kind of stuff, aren’t they? Like, there’s no way I could walk anywhere from my house like this. And I could get in the car for sure, but it’s a heck of a lot cooler just pedaling. It’s so much more relaxing, so much quieter. So, yeah, that was absolutely wicked. Oh, I said as well, I had a secret weapon. Where is it? I can’t tell you how excited I am about this. Check it out. So, I was in Finland last week and I was thinking, I wonder what happened to Nokia. This is what happened to Nokia. This is the Nokia 105. And this, I think, is going to be absolutely revolutionary. The one thing I would say about any micro adventure is leave your smartphone at home, right? And I get that if I was out for an overnight or even now, like so used to being contactable that I wouldn’t feel comfortable being up here and my family not being able to get hold of me. But I know for a fact that if I had my iPhone here, I’d be sat on Instagram or looking at, I don’t know, pro cycling stats or something. But this this is the answer. Cost me £13.99. Got a pay as you go contract, which means that I’m not going to pay anything. And do you know how long the battery lasts? Have a guess. Nope. 22 days. Oh my word. 22 days. It’s the future right here. So, there we go. Speaking of future, should tell you a bit about the bike. Okay. You want to hear less about the phone and more about the bike? I get it. Right. Um, we’ll start with the geometry, shall we? Of this, the new Grizzle. It’s the kind of the adventure grizzle, not the super adventure grizzle. Um, so the geometry of a bike governs how it feels to ride largely. And crucially as well, it also governs how it makes you feel as you ride it. So this is not a bike that makes you want to redline everywhere in a haze of lactate. I mean, you could do, there’s absolutely nothing stopping you, but the bike naturally doesn’t make you want to do that. So it’s a little bit more upright in the position, particularly with this shorter stem. But the bike itself is actually a little bit longer. Um, so you’ve got longer chain stays and a slightly more relaxed head angle, which means that it’s super stable, but with this shorter stem, it keeps the bike nice and agile at slower speeds. Now, that longer wheelbase makes it supremely confident descending. The rougher the better, pretty much. It’s not a bike that’s going to be phased by anything other than perhaps a criterium. Now, tire clearance has increased up to 54 mm. So, mountain bike tires basically. And you’ll see that it is covered in mounting points, so you can attach everything to this bike. It’s even got a custom front and rear racks that you can fit to it as well. Um, you’ll see I’ve got this optional frame bag here that attaches by the very neat Fidlock magnetic system. And then underneath there as well, there’s capacious onboard storage in the down tube as well. And lastly, mine has got these brand new Canyon carbon rims on here as well. So, 27 mil wide internally, so great for supporting higher volume tires. So, there we go. That is my Grizzle for today. You can have an adventure on any bike, of course you can, but this one is built for it. Okay, real life calls. I’ve got about 15 minutes to get back home, walk the dogs, feed the kids, do all that kind of stuff. But anyway, this has been an absolutely mega little morning. Hopefully, it will make you think perhaps about doing something similar. But anyway, give the video a big thumbs up if you’ve enjoyed it. And uh well, yeah, I got to go now.