Bikes — Three bikes, three jobs

The garage — click a bike to highlight it

Cross-country · gravel

Canyon Exceed CF 7

Light MTB & gravel — trails, forest roads and mixed-surface adventure.

XC hardtail Carbon · 29" ~10.6 kg

Singletrack & forest trails
Gravel and unpaved roads
Marathon XC & adventure days

Shimano XT 1×12 · 100 mm fork · knobby tubeless

Endurance road

Canyon Endurace CF SLX 7

Road cycling & general road training — long, comfortable, all-day miles.

Endurance road Carbon SLX ~8.4 kg

Long road rides & sportives
Base miles & everyday training
All-day comfort, up to 38 mm tyres

Shimano 105 · disc brakes · aero-endurance frame

Triathlon · time trial

Van Rysel XCR

Triathlon racing — an aggressive aero position built to go fast and save the legs.

Tri / TT Aero carbon 79° seat tube

Triathlon & time-trial racing
Flat, fast courses at race pace
Holding aero for hours, fresh to run

Ultegra Di2 · deep aero wheels · Swiss Side tuned

Where each bike lives

Exceed

Endurace

XCR

Gravel & trail All-road comfort Smooth tarmac · pure speed

One rider, one surface spectrum. The Exceed owns everything off the tarmac, the Endurace sits in the all-day comfort zone with room for light gravel, and the XCR is dialled all the way to aero speed on smooth roads. No two overlap enough to make one redundant — each covers ground the others simply can't.

Head to head

	Exceed CF 7	Endurace CF SLX 7	Van Rysel XCR
Discipline	Cross-country MTB	Endurance road	Triathlon / TT
Primary use	Light MTB & gravel	Road training & long rides	Race day
Frame	Carbon hardtail, 29"	Carbon SLX, aero-endurance	High-modulus aero carbon
Weight	~10.6 kg	~8.4 kg	Aero-first (~1.5 kg frame)
Suspension	100 mm front fork	None	None
Groupset	Shimano XT 1×12	Shimano 105 2×12	Shimano Ultegra Di2
Tyres	Knobby 2.35" tubeless	Road slick, up to 38 mm	Fast aero road slick
Position	Upright, controllable	Relaxed, all-day comfort	Aggressive aero, 79° seat
Handlebar	Flat bar	Drop bar	Aerobars + extensions
Happiest on	Trails & gravel	Open roads, any distance	Flat, fast, timed

Which bike today?

Forest trails, gravel roads or an off-road adventure?

Canyon Exceed CF 7

Suspension, grip and a wide gear range for anything the tarmac ends into.

A long road ride or an everyday base-mile session?

Canyon Endurace CF SLX 7

Comfortable endurance geometry that stays fast and fresh all day.

A triathlon, a time trial or race-pace aero work?

Van Rysel XCR

Race-specific aero position — fastest against the clock, legs saved for the run.

Built around one date

6 Jun 2027

Ironman 70.3 · Rapperswil — the first race that needs an aero position

≈ 10 months

From today to the start line

4–6 months

To adapt to the position and bank the aero savings

This winter

The low-intensity base block — the ideal time to adapt, and it starts now

A triathlon isn't won on the spec sheet — it's won by the athlete who can hold race power in an aero tuck for hours and still run well off the bike. That position is a trained adaptation, not a purchase: it takes months of consistent riding in the exact 79° geometry the Exceed and Endurace simply can't replicate. Counting back from Rapperswil — and the full Ironman that follows it — that adaptation block lands squarely on this winter's aerobic base. Which is the quiet case for the third bike: it earns its place in the garage now, while there's still a full season to grow into it, rather than next spring when the calendar has already run out of time.