Canyon’s latest Grizl:ON gravel ebike is more than just adding an electric motor & suspension fork to their off-road adventure bike. This lightweight carbon Bosch SX-powered ebike is built to be a fully-capable everyday commuter that will do double duties on the weekend. Taking your gravel riding explorations further.
Canyon Grizl:ON carbon gravel ebike
Canyon says their new Grizl:ON is an everyday workhorse ebike with ‘boundary-pushing’ adventure aspirations. Functionally based on the standard pedal-powered Grizl adventure & bikepacking gravel bike, Canyon adds ON a Bosch SX motor for this ebike iteration.
With a light carbon frame and a midsized internal battery, the Grizl:ON remains lightweight for everyday riding. But you can still snap in an external range extender battery for an added boost on longer rides.
And while suspension forks are optional on the standard Grizl for extra comfort, all of the Grizl:ON ebikes come set up with 40mm of front suspension. And either the bump-eating split-leaf VCLS seatpost or a squishy Reverb.
The new ebike also integrates lighting into the seatstays, a quick release bag into the main frame, and a practical optional set of full fenders & Ortlieb-integrated rear rack. Of note, this is the first full-coverage fender made to fit the RockShox Rudy fork.
Tech details
The Canyon Grizl:ON features a carbon frame with a 400Wh internal main battery to power the 2kg mid-drive Bosch Performance Line SX motor’s 55Nm torque output. Then, an extra 250Wh battery can be snapped into place on the downtube bottle bosses to extend the pedal-assist range. And 700c x 50mm tire clearance opens up plenty of terrain for this dropbar ebike to explore.
Like we saw on the recent Grail redesign, the new Canyon Grizl:ON features a neatly integrated QuickLoader partial frame bag. It snaps quickly into place with magnetic Fidlock studs – no fiddly straps. The Canyon-made bag sits flush & aero against the frame, shaped to allow two full-sized bottles on all frame sizes.
Integrated into the seatstay ends above the axle, Canyon worked with Lupine to build in SightStays taillights for extra visibility. Then up front, a Lupine Nano SL headlight mounted under the stem faceplate lights your way. That means wired-in front & rear lighting that you don’t have to keep charged separately of the main ebike battery. Those efficient LED lights run for 2hrs after you drain the ebike’s pedal-assist battery.
Gravel eBike geometry
Canyon defines the Grizl:ON as “confidently capable” with a slacker than the Grail or Grizl 69.5° headtube paired to a steep 74° seat angle. In fact, with the longer 439mm chainstays that come with the motor and ample tire clearance, Canyon admits that geometry for the new gravel ebike was designed by the same MTB designers that crafted the latest Strive:ON & Spectral:ON. So unsurprisingly, there’s relatively long frame Reach with a short 60mm stem. But more upright Stack than the standard Canyon gravel bikes.
The new Canyon Grizl:ON still comes in five frame sizes (XS-XL) to fit a wide range of riders.
2024 Canyon Grizl:ON – Pricing, options & availability
There are four complete builds available of the new 2024 Canyon Grizl:ON gravel ebike. And all models come spec’d with 40mm RockShox Rudy XPLR suspension forks.
The $5000 / 5000€ Grizl:ON CF7 is your entry starting point with a Shimano GRX 1x 11-speed mechanical drivetrain, VCLS post & 45mm Schwalbe G-One Bite Evo tires – all at a claimed 15.9kg complete.
The 5500€ Grizl:ON CF Daily steps it up to a GRX 1x 12-speed drivetrain. AND it throws in a set of full-coverage fenders with an integrated rear rack, all over the 45mm G-One Overland tires. A claimed complete ebike weight of 17.6kg.
The $6000 / 7000€ Grizl:ON CF 9 upgrades to a lockout-equipped Rudy Ultimate and SRAM Force AXS XPLR wireless drivetrain. You still get the VCLS carbon post & 45mm G-One Bite Evos at a claimed weight of 15.3kg.
Lastly, the top-tier Canyon Grizl:ON CF Trail aims to head a bit more off-road with the Rudy Ultimate fork. Add in a Force + X0 Eagle wireless AXS mullet drivetrain, plus bigger 50mm G-One Ultrabite tires and the 75mm travel RockShox Reverb AXS XPLR dropper that turns into a suspension post once you drop it. All at a claimed 15.5kg complete.
All are available now, with only the CF7 & CF9 offered in the USA with the boosted 28mph limit and bigger 44T chainrings.
