@kilibili – Thanks mate, and glad you liked the review and the video!

In regards to the Reynolds wheels, the wheels are definitely tubeless ready, and our test bike came setup tubeless with tape and valves already installed. Regardless, I’d recommend going off whatever Canyon support has told you directly. I find it weird that a bike with tubeless compatible wheels and tyres wouldn’t come with valves – even if the bike comes fitted with tubes from the factory. Previous Canyon MTBs we’ve tested have come supplied with valves in the box, but perhaps this has changed.

As for the brakes, the Guide Rs certainly aren’t my favourite, but aside from the lever throw issues, they’ve not been terrible. I don’t have a lot of experience with Magura MT5 brakes, but I hear they’re super powerful.

And my apologies, but I don’t have a part number for you on the rear shock compression lever assembly. That should be pretty easy to source through your local Fox dealer though – it’s basically a DPS Factory Series compression lever assembly.

@marksparkle – My pleasure mate – cheers for reading and for the feedback!

Good question regarding the Neuron vs Jeffsy. I’ve not ridden the alloy Jeffsy, so I can’t make a direct comparison as to the ride quality. That said, there are a couple of key differences.

For a start, the Jeffsy has more travel at 140/140mm travel (vs 130/130mm on the Neuron). It also has much more aggressive 2.4in Minion DHR II tyres, along with a shorter stem and wider bars. The geometry and suspension also lean more towards descending and rough terrain control.

Personally, I see the YT Jeffsy as being more comparable with the Canyon Spectral, rather than the Neuron.

Likewise I’ve not ridden the Cannondale Habit. Chipps went on the launch and thought it was a great bike. I’m waiting to get my hands on one to test, as it’s a trail bike I’d love to try out, and I’ll be very interested to see how it compares to the Neuron CF, as well as the Giant Trance 29 and Merida One-Twenty I’m currently testing at the moment.

Hope that helps mate!

[ST Wil]

@reader99 – For sure! There are actually a couple of references to the Fuel EX and Giant Trance 29 in the review above – did you see those?

The Fuel EX is an interesting comparison, since it’s also a 130/130mm 29er like the Canyon Neuron CF. However, the ride quality between the two bikes is quite different. In my experience, that largely comes down to the suspension performance.

The Fuel EX is much plusher and much more active on rough terrain, and the Full Floater linkage gives it a deeper and more bottomless feel. The flipside is that it doesn’t have the same efficiency or responsiveness through the pedals that the Neuron has. Efficiency can be boosted by toggling the compression lever on the rear shock, and the RE:aktiv damper means the Trail and Firm settings on the shock are very usable while riding off-road. That said, it still doesn’t have the same drive that the Neuron has, which feels more like a long-legged XC bike, than the plush aggro trail bike that the Fuel EX is. For long fireroad climbs, the Neuron will get you to the top faster and with less effort.

The geometry isn’t hugely different between the two bikes, though one thing to note is that Trek offers the Fuel EX in five sizes: 15.5, 17.5, 18.5, 19.5, and 21.5. Being a Medium in most brands, I actually have the choice of riding the 17.5 or the 18.5 in the Fuel EX. Compared to the Medium Neuron, the 18.5 Fuel EX is notably longer in its reach (450mm vs 433mm), which pushes the front wheel out a bit further.

That, combined with the plush and active suspension, without doubt makes the Fuel EX the better technical descender of the two.

Hope that helps, but just shout out if you’ve got any more questions mate!

[ST Wil]