The speculative Canyon/DT-Swiss gravel fork collaboration is transferring on to prime time and certain manufacturing. We seen a sneaky put up by Canyon athlete Freddy Ovett earlier than the Traka in Girona, Spain.
He posted, “Hey Siri: Present me the optimum Traka bike,” paired with a photograph of a singular Canyon Grail that includes a suspension gravel fork. Should you flip by means of the pictures, you’ll discover the fork doesn’t appear to be a pro-one-off; it’s prepared for the massive present.
The fork in query is comparable (extra like similar) to the one Cory Benson discovered final 12 months on the German gravel nationwide championships in Daun, which occurs to be simply 70km from Canyon HQ in Koblenz.
Canyon Gravel Suspension Fork
What do we all know? The very first thing that jumps out is the reverse arch design. The precise structure we’ve seen not too long ago on Fox’s ultra-light XC, gravel forks, and DT-Swiss OPM and F 232 ONE fashions.
Why a reverse arch? Reverse arches enable for shorter axle-to-crown heights and higher frontal stiffness. Which is useful for a motorcycle that’s getting bounced round on blended terrain like gravel.
If you take a better look (learn: squint at each zoomed picture obtainable). It appears like this factor could also be working 40mm of journey with 30mm stanchions—a stable candy spot for performance-focused gravel racing. As we first noticed on DT’s 535 One path fork, the crown will get built-in caps. It’s a a pleasant contact that provides to the premium end—and there’s a decrease leg cutout for rebound adjustment, similar to the 232 One.
Different Options – Canyon Gravel Suspension Fork
- Doable Distant lockout? It’s seemingly mechanical however presumably wi-fi. We will’t think about a devoted gravel race fork with out one. So now we’re questioning if the lock out moved from the place Cory Benson noticed it final 12 months, or was moved increased on the shifter physique.
- Aero rear-facing brake line routing, cleanly exiting the again of the fork crown, retains the entrance finish tidy and aero.
- Accent mounts? There are bolts low on both leg. These are presumably for fenders or cargo cages, although we’re betting on fenders given the race context.
There isn’t any official phrase on launch timing but, but when Canyon’s racing it (and leaking it), the time is getting shut.