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    Having second thoughts… should I rerun it?


    Was so excited to receive my 2025 Canyon Grizl CF SL 6 AXS – my first “proper” bike after riding a Brompton for a year (got sick of my life flashing before my eyes on gravel descents 😆).

    I assembled it on Saturday and have been out on it for about half an hour in total. I just feel so uncomfortable on it! I have to have the seat post so high (much higher than in the pic), can’t brake comfortably from the hoods, just feel very wobbly.

    Is this normal? Will it just take some getting used to after riding a bike with very different geometry, to say the least? Do I potentially have the wrong frame size (XXS – measured according to Canyon’s guide)? Should I return it and try some other models/brands?

    Any advice greatly appreciated!

    by BigConsideration4

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    1. AutoModerator on

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    2. Lanky-Fee7124 on

      As far as braking in the hoods goes… Try rotating your bar in the stem up, so that the transition between top of the bar and the flat sections of hood covers are horizontal. The whole thing seems to be 10-15° down in your pic.

    3. Niclasapdk on

      You probably don’t have the right bike fit. I was also uncomfortable on mine at first had insane saddle sores because my saddle was too high and to far back. The bike has a long reach compared to stack height, and I can see that you have your dropbar pointing down that is a red flag for me. I would say try to mess with positions inside and film yourself from the side maybe with the use of some AI bike fitting or the bike fitting sub here on Reddit. Maybe you need to bring your brake lever back and switch the drop bar to something much narrower, they tend to come with way too wide handlebars, especially on smaller bikes.

    4. jac1515_ on

      How tall are you and what’s your inseam.

      If you have never ride a drop bar bike before then it needs some time to feel safe. That’s normal

    5. Surging on

      If you like something more similar to the brompton, would be better to get a mtb like a canyon exceed or to increase the stack on your bike. You can try xs with a swap in seatpost to have something with 0 offset. This will increase the size of the bike, height of the handlebar without making it too long. The grizl is quite aggressive (slightly more than an endurace iirc) so if you’re not used to roadbikes it’ll be very alien.

      Also, rotate your handlebar so they are perpendicular to the ground. this will increase the height of the hoods.

    6. -Lennox-23- on

      The canyon Grizl is quite “aggressive” in geometry. This means fit wise it favors riders with a more sporty approach, as the position of the handlebar (relative to the bottom bracket) is fairly low and long (for a given size).
      This might cause the type of issues you know get. This does not mean it is the wrong bike for you, the body is quite able to adapt within some time. But if it puts you off from getting into the saddle at all, you might want to look for another option.

    8. fallingbomb on

      The bike will likely feel twitchy (more responsive) than what you are used to but you should get used to it quickly. Get in a bit more time. The bars look like they should be rotated up a bit, so top section is parallel to the ground.

    11. Butra770 on

      https://preview.redd.it/zp2sxca4o46f1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20708ccb3ba97b174ff966e5cc71c6d758dd559d

      My saddle is alot higher than my bars. Hoods are almost horizontal to the bar. At assembly one of my brakes was spot on. The other was squishy. I had my bike checked by a professional mechanic. Let to the following remarks…

      * to little grease in headpost
      * saddle adjustment was way off
      * lots of carbon grease needed
      * one of the brake roters had a slight bend
      * derailleur had to be fully adjusted
      * one of the front hoods was off centre

      Check your bikefit in r/bikefit…

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