2024 Strive:ON
- Thread starter Rob Rides EMTB
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Triscombe & the Quantocks are just up the M5 for me,about 50 minutes,some great trails there,planning on taking my Strive up when it arrives, nice to know it'll be in its element up there.
CrispyDesigns
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The reactions and reviews of the Strive:On are extremely positive on this thread. Got to say it’s firmly planted itself at the top of the list for my next EMTB.
Did you guys go for the big 750 battery? A good portion of my rides are big days out in the Peaks and Snowdonia. I feel like the extra mass is going to be justified when I click the Add to Cart button.
Did you guys go for the big 750 battery? A good portion of my rides are big days out in the Peaks and Snowdonia. I feel like the extra mass is going to be justified when I click the Add to Cart button.
CrispyDesigns
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I’ve watched your original video on the Strive 5 times…at least! Looking forward to watching this oneI'm sure you're all subscribers
Subscribers of what? Who's this Rob guy and what's a YouTube?I'm sure you're all subscribers
Lol, glad it's not just me that's watched that first video repeatedly!
Still the best source of info for this bike.
I ordered mine with the 625wh,I'll see how I get on & maybe get another one for big days out,or even a 750wh as the spare,not much difference in price.
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I just purchased on eBay a, brand new linkglide Deore XT group for like 350 a couple months ago. Highly recommend it, shifts under power and built like a tank.
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Not fitted yet but I got it for my Mondraker from here, best price I found, fast delivery and all in original retail packaging
CrispyDesigns
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This is a comparison I had in mind too. Very similar bikes on paper (apart from the removable battery). For me personally the Strive is winning the race to my top spot the more I read about both bikes. The quality issues of the Wild paintwork is worrying. I've seen photographs of Myo bikes and seen a 'stock' paint in the carbon and neither have impressed.
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the Strive:On just has that extra something. Maybe MX adds a bit more fun to the ride. Removable battery is a bonus. Steeper seat tube (marginally) and I think the suspension tune slightly tops the Orbea.
Both top bikes.
I could not find a rule against posting links to other forums, so my apologies if this is not ok:
I have not found any pictures of the strive
n underdog but this one on a German forum:
www.emtb-news.de
After all kinds of colorful bikes in the last years I am happy to hopefully soon receive this nice black version of the striven.
Hope this pic might help others looking for a real life impression.
I have not found any pictures of the strive
n underdog but this one on a German forum:
Neue Canyon mit Bosch motor
Gestern ich habe eine story von Fabian Barel gesehen in Instagram und er war unterwegs mit eine Canyon mit Bosch motor in Gardasee
www.emtb-news.de
n.Hope this pic might help others looking for a real life impression.
From my research, a large 2023 Wild M-Team is about 1.1kg lighter than a medium CFR (no pedals) when both have the 750wh battery.
Perhaps the battery housing on the Strive isn’t helping. The M-Team does use a different/better cassette but that’s a tiny weight difference.
Not really comparing like for like bikes here though. I'd like to see real weight numbers for both bikes but what is quoted online puts them much closer together.
Wild M-team is £8999 and 23.7kg in size L
Wild M10 is £7999 (no weight found and more comparable in spec to CFR)
Strive On CFR LTD is £8999 and 23.1kg (Canyon quoted, no size given)
Strive On CFR is £6899 and 24.3kg in size M (comparable to size L wild)
So if anything the Strive On is lighter! With the M-team being £2100 more expensive and the M10 £1100 more than the CFR I'm sure weight could be saved with 1k and 2k respectively to spend.
Wild comes with EXO and EXO+ tyres
CFR comes with EXO+ and DD tyres
EXO = 1,075 g
EXO+ = 1,125 g
DD = 1,305 g
DH = 1,334 g
Wild 2200g on tyres
CFR 2430g on tyres
There's 25%ish of the saving in lesser tyres alone.
I do note that @Rob Rides EMTB got his RR edition CFR to 22.44kg with a 625wh battery and he weighed the Wild M-team with a 625wh at 20.81kg so there is a 1.63kg saving somewhere but how like for like were the two bikes? I guess only the man himself can comment on that.
Again the Wild had "lesser" tyres and the Strive On had EDC bits fitted but it's not going to amount to 1.63kg.
A removable battery will always add weight and for some is essential so surely worth a few grams for that convenience alone.
Again the Wild had "lesser" tyres and the Strive On had EDC bits fitted but it's not going to amount to 1.63kg.
A removable battery will always add weight and for some is essential so surely worth a few grams for that convenience alone.
Yeah and a non removeable battery will undoubtedly save weight.
Yeah, but over a kilo? Agreed though - I definitely want to be able to remove the battery easily.
Unless your bike lives inside your house, leaving it outside in the 30c+ days and the 5c and below days isn't going to do it any favours. Also charging it indoors in a more moderate climate will help it.
Likewise, if you wish to swap out to a 625 for shorter rides you can do that too. With the Wild you're stuck with the one battery.
Plus that paint...
Out of interest, for all that have them - what is the paint quality like?
The one complaint I had about my 2022 Spectral was the paint. I'm hoping it's better now.
For me convenience is more important than 1kg (likely more 0.5kg like for like) of weight so I am with you on this.
Don't get me started on Orbea's paint, that's a 5kg saving alone
But I can personally vouch as a fussy git that the Canyon paint is absolutely flawless, I went over every inch of the bike after Orbeagate and there is not one blemish on the frame anywhere. It's surely robot painted it's that good.
Good to know. The driveside dropout of my Spectral had been damaged and badly touched up at the factory, but this was at a time when there were no bikes in stock for months to replace it with.For me convenience is more important than 1kg (likely more 0.5kg like for like) of weight so I am with you on this.
Don't get me started on Orbea's paint, that's a 5kg saving alone
But I can personally vouch as a fussy git that the Canyon paint is absolutely flawless, I went over every inch of the bike after Orbeagate and there is not one blemish on the frame anywhere. It's surely robot painted it's that good.
It also had some dust or something under the clearcoat on the downtube.
Fingers crossed the Strive is flawless. Light Green is easier to do than black though.
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The frames are similar weights without kit.
Orbea bare carbon frame (with no shock, motor, battery or wiring) is 2,675g (Size L)
Strive:On is actually lighter frame 2,450g CFR carbon (Size M)
Additional weight on canyon frame once built will be Skid plate and internal rail that it runs on.
The rest will be in the build.
XTR is lighter than SRAM X0 by a fair bit
Dropper can weigh a lot (especially a 210)
Tyres (Exo+ Vs DD)
Etc etc
From my experience with my Rise,which also has an integral battery,I'm more than happy for a slightly heavier bike if it means I can remove the battery to store & charge it inside.
I had to charge the Rise in the shed for most of the time & the battery needed replacing after 12 months,make of that what you will,but I certainly won't be doing that again,or buying a bike with an integral battery.
Also allows for easy battery swaps on a big day out.
Exactly. Batteries don't like being charged in the very cold or to get very hot. With these 30c+ summers and freezing winters, if you can store and charge the battery inside, then it'll be much happier.
That said, it should still last more than a year! EV batteries stay outside all the time. (I guess maybe they have a more advanced BMS.)
Further update on the Strive:
Alarm - It works every time but the timing is inconsistent, sometimes a second sometimes getting on for 10 seconds before the bike finds your phone. I don't see this being an issue and having the ebike lock and GPS tracker far outweighs having to be patient.
Bottle mount - finally sorted. I contacted Canyon and they confirmed the bolts are M5x15mm and it's also printed on the frame
they were slightly baffled the bike didn't come with bolts but mine has Canyon branded plastic blanking plugs. I've fitted the fidlock mount at its lowest possible position with a 450ml bottle and I don't think there is enough room for the 590ml or bigger bottle but don't have a bottle to test it.
Something to note - when I was sanity checking the bottle mount bolts I removed the skid plate and battery and noticed the skid plate is visibly rubbing on the frame. I've fitted some frame protection on the frame and electrical tape on the skid plate to try and prevent this going forward so worth checking.
Pictures:
Alarm - It works every time but the timing is inconsistent, sometimes a second sometimes getting on for 10 seconds before the bike finds your phone. I don't see this being an issue and having the ebike lock and GPS tracker far outweighs having to be patient.
Bottle mount - finally sorted. I contacted Canyon and they confirmed the bolts are M5x15mm and it's also printed on the frame
they were slightly baffled the bike didn't come with bolts but mine has Canyon branded plastic blanking plugs. I've fitted the fidlock mount at its lowest possible position with a 450ml bottle and I don't think there is enough room for the 590ml or bigger bottle but don't have a bottle to test it.Something to note - when I was sanity checking the bottle mount bolts I removed the skid plate and battery and noticed the skid plate is visibly rubbing on the frame. I've fitted some frame protection on the frame and electrical tape on the skid plate to try and prevent this going forward so worth checking.
Pictures:
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