€13,000, 4.96kg race frameset is dripping in carbon exotica
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4.96kg and only €13,000…(Image credit: Canyon)
The Ultimate CF EVO 10.0 LTD features Canyon’s Aerocockpit.(Image credit: Canyon)
The Ultimate CF EVO 10.0 SL uses tubular Continental Podium TT tyres to save weight.(Image credit: Canyon)
These THM Fibula brakes, matched with Tune brake shoes, are said to weigh a frankly ridiculous 120g per pair.(Image credit: Canyon)
The integrated cockpit gives the bike a handsome profile.(Image credit: Canyon)
These Lightweight Meilenstein wheels spin on slippery CeramicSpeed bearings.(Image credit: Canyon)
Both of the bikes feature lots of incredibly light, German carbon weirdness.(Image credit: Canyon)
The Ultimate CF EVO 10.0 SL is the lighter of the two new bikes.(Image credit: Canyon)
The Ultimate CF EVO 10.0 LTD comes in a little heavier than the SL, but features more practical Clincher tyres and the aforementioned integrated cockpit.(Image credit: Canyon)
These THM Clavicula cranks are among the absolute lightest on the market.(Image credit: Canyon)
Canyon has announced the release of its flagship, ultra-light race bike, the Ultimate CF EVO. The new bike is based on its already impressively light Ultimate CF SLX, which when combined with a high-zoot build brings the weight down to a paltry 4.96kg / 10.9lb.
In designing the Ultimate CF EVO, Canyon has extensively reworked the layup of the already lightweight Ultimate CF SLX by using “ultra-high modulus pitch-based fibres that required special permission from the Japanese Ministry of Defence to access”.
Combined with the use of titanium wherever possible, this brings the Ultimate CF EVO frameset down to a claimed weight of 665g for the frame and an equally feathery 270g for the fork (size medium).
The bike is no wall ornament, however. The entire bike, including the seatpost and integrated cockpit on the 10.0 LTD, has been tested to the same standard as the rest of the Ultimate range, so unlike some ultra-exotic, lightweight builds, you will actually be able to ride the damn thing.
While the frameset goes some way to achieving this low weight, the ultra high-end build also helps to keep weight down: the Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer tubular wheels weigh in at 1,100g (claimed) with the THM Fibula brakes coming in at 120g for the pair.
The bike will be available in two stock factory builds — the lighter Ultimate CF EVO 10.0 SL and the Ultimate CF EVO 10.0 LTD with Canyon's H36 Aerocockpit and more practical clincher wheels — and separately as a frameset, which includes Canyon’s aforementioned integrated cockpit and S15 VCLS 2.0 seatpost.
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Unsurprisingly, such exotic lightweight luxury comes at a premium. The Ultimate CF EVO 10.0 LTD comes in at a wallet worrying/marriage wrecking €13,000 (£11,599, AU$18,599) and the Ultimate CF EVO 10.0 SL comes in at €10,000 (£8,999, AU$14,299).
The bikes are available to order now with US pricing and availability due to be announced later this year.
