Canyon Spectral 2018 CF9 SL 27.5 in Medium. Owned by me since new and bought direct from Canyon. The Spectral won MBR’s Trail bike of the year 2 years straight back in 2018 and 2019 and can still easily hold its own with any current trail bike with a good mix of stability and playfulness. I’m 5ft8 and this medium size fits me perfectly with the seat tube extending out the frame a few inches so would also comfortably fit smaller and taller riders. This bike has not had a hard life, only ever seeing occasional weekend use in the summer months and as such is in great overall condition and rides perfectly. The bike has always had anything it ever needed service wise with parts being replaced well before they were worn out. Light scratch/scuff marks from use, with most occurring from being transported in the back of a car or van. This bike has been amazing fun and straddles well that fine line between trail and enduro coping admirably with everything I’ve ever done on it. I’ve now gone electric so it just doesn’t get used so seems a shame to hang on to it and not use it while it’s still such a capable bike. Lightweight carbon frame including the rear triangle. Bike weight with listed spec below is 13.5kg! Fox Factory 36 Grip 2 160mm fork – bought new in August 2018 to replace the Factory 34 150mm it came with (Fox ID DHJY). Fox Factory DPX2 rear shock (230×65) – 150mm rear travel – bought new in May 2019 to replace the Factory DPS shock it came with and copy what Canyon did with the 2019 model to give an extra 10mm of rear travel (Fox ID DHHC). Both fork and shock were last serviced by TF Tuned in Feb 2023 and I’ve done maybe 6 light rides on the bike since. SKF low friction seals fitted to the fork at the last service. SRAM Guide RSC Brakes – 200mm rotor front and 180mm rotor rear. SRAM X1 Eagle carbon crankset & chainring (32t). SRAM Xx1 Eagle hollowpin chain in black. SRAM XG-1295 Eagle rear 12 speed cassette (10t to 50t). SRAM GX Eagle 12 Speed Shifter & Rear Mech. SRAM PressFit GXP Bottom Bracket (92mm – BB92). RockShox Reverb 150mm dropper post with Wolftooth light action lever – seatpost converted to cable actuated with Wolftooth Sustain kit as I got fed up constantly bleeding the original hydraulic setup. Saddle: VELO VL-5120 – new and unused. Front tyre: Schwalbe Magic Mary 2.6. Rear tyre: Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.6. Both Super Trail – TL-Easy, Evo with tubeless setup. Nukeproof Neutron 780mm alloy riser bars. Nukeproof Neutron 40mm stem. Brand X Waffle grips. I found alloy bars really suited this bike giving for me a much better feel over the stiffer carbon bars it came with. Datatag security markings – registration details can be transferred to new owner. Collection from Ashford Kent. Can also send via courier – contact me to discuss. Open to offers and for any further info or questions please contact me.
