I bought a belt driven Cannondale for my commuting bike as there's virtually no maintenance and as it's quite a flat and relatively short journey (it's only 10 Km) I don't miss the additional gears. It also looks great and I love the single front fork.Difficult choice, they both are two good bikes in that price range
If I was to choose between the two I'd be looking at the gearing, the Trek is a 2x9 while the Canyon is 1x11
Have a think about how you use your gears on your current Trek because you'd be loosing 8 gears by going for the Canyon
This won't be an issue if you mainly ride in the big chainring(46) but might feel it is if you use the inner chainring a lot
But if I was forced to decide I probably go with the Canyon as it's 1x11 and would be a better groupset (IMO) compared to the Shimano
Other than that I think they both evenly spec'd and after the gearing it's down to looks, colouring scheme and availability!!!
You're dead to me now, a belt driven drive train, flat handle bars, only half a fork and probably no lycra on your 10K commuteI bought a belt driven Cannondale for my commuting bike as there's virtually no maintenance and as it's quite a flat and relatively short journey (it's only 10 Km) I don't miss the additional gears. It also looks great and I love the single front fork.
Good catch, never even thought about weightThe Canyon is nearly 2kg lighter.
Yes, another feather in the Canyon's capAnd 2bags of sugar lighter is not to be sneezed at.
That's the one I have. I love it.The bike shop where I worked for a little while used to stock all the usual brands but I always took a liking to the Cannondale "Bad Boy"
I just thought it was something a little different to the usual run of the mill commuter bikes
And IIRC around 2016 they brought out a version with internal 8 speed hub belt driven and the lefty fork which I thought looked awesome
You're dead to me now, a belt driven drive train, flat handle bars, only half a fork and probably no lycra on your 10K commute
Only thing worse is those fellas who ride the funny shaped bikes with sticky out handle bars and insist on ruining a good bike ride by having a swim first and a run afterwards
Real men shave.No lycra for me. I'm at least 20 years to old and the legs are too hairy.
Back sack and crack?Real men shave.
No, real men WAX (everythingReal men shave.
Yeah, just like a car, brake fluid needs to be drained and replaced after a time. Bleeding hydraulic brakes is an easy enough DIY job if you like that kind of thing or there are plenty of local mechanics who will do it if not.Disc brake pads wear down, fluid needs to be topped up, cables stretch, its all to be expected wear and tear after 3 years.
A typical 1x set up has around 15-20% less overall range than a 2x, the 1x will introduce more friction though due to the chain not running as straight all the time.Have a think about how you use your gears on your current Trek because you'd be loosing 8 gears by going for the Canyon
While you are correct in what you're saying, the reality it's not as black and white as that.A typical 1x set up has around 15-20% less overall range than a 2x, the 1x will introduce more friction though due to the chain not running as straight all the time.
I agree that most of the servicing of bikes can be done at home but only if you have the right tools and know what you are doingBleeding hydraulic brakes is an easy enough DIY job if you like that kind of thing
True, it pays to pay attention to those details. And yeah, the friction won't affect most riders, your average commuter isn't chasing marginal gains.Yes a 2x will have more range then a 1x simply because of a doubling of the gear ratios from using two different sized chainrings
But if you use the OPs examples, the 1x system on the Canyon has the same top gear ratio but also has a lower low gear ratio then the Trek
So the Canyon actually has a bigger range but uses less gear ratios to achieve this than the trek
The syringe kits required to ensure you get all the air out are cheap, and if you're any way competent at DIY generally, it's not a difficult job.I agree that most of the servicing of bikes can be done at home but only if you have the right tools and know what you are doing
and I certainly wouldn't advise trying to bleeding disc brakes unless you are sure of what you're doing
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