Canyon Scampr adds another pair of shoes to their ever-growing product offering, this time a simple set of more walkable kicks built to transition from gravel to XC, trail, and eMTB. Their highlights appear to be a soft but secure fit dialed in with a single Boa Li2, a wide grippy Vibram sole, reasonably light weight for a nylon-soled shoe, and simple good looks. Canyon calls them, “the perfect platform for your wildest adventure rides and off-grid excursions”…
Canyon Scampr all-rounder gravel & mountain bike shoes
The new Canyon Scampr MTB-style shoes feature a unique soft upper construction with a structured wrap and a single Boa Li2 dial, a wide grippy Vibram sole, and a level of versatile all-around performance Canyon describes as ‘adventure-ready’. The new shoes inherit key fit tech from their latest top-tier Tempr CFR shoes, but the new Scamprs prioritize comfort on-bike and walkability off-the-bike, all at half the cost of those carbon XC racing shoes.
It’s really the wrap-around PerformFit Wrap floating strap design that comes from the Temprs. The idea seems to be a softer, more comfortable fit thanks to a well-ventilated bootie-like stretch mesh upper that you just slip your foot into. Then, the stiffer and more supportive PerformFit microfiber straps wrap over and cinch your instep down and “locks-in” your heel.
Asymmetric, single Boa retention
The asymmetric and overlapping design of the 3 straps is secured with a single Boa Li2 dial on the outside of the shoe, pulling a single zig-zag of woven fiber lacing through webbing lace guides. The middle strap appears to pull more around the midfoot of the sock-like upper from the instep, while the top & bottom straps pull all the way around the foot from attachment points at the heel & toe of the sole.
Not having tried this shoe in particular, my experience with similar Boa solutions suggests that instep & heel lock security should be solid. However fine adjustment of forefoot tension will likely be harder to achieve. But I’d be curious to see how the overlapping strap layout impacts the fine fit control you will naturally sacrifice with a single dial pulling across 3 sets of lace loops.
Canyon says the new Scampr is “the ultimate go-anywhere do-anything shoe for every adventurer“, developed to “navigate rough, uneven and technical terrain with a stable yet walkable sole no matter where or how far off the map you’re riding and walking“.
Tech details
- single BOA Li2 dial retention
- BOA Lifetime Guarantee on dial & laces
- PerformFit Wrap structure over sock-like, stretch mesh upper
- soft Vibram Megagrip rubber outsole
- supportive Solestar insoles, with neutral arch support
- standard 2-bolt SPD MTB cleat compatibility
- light 390g claimed weight (per shoe, size 42)
- undefined nylon sole construction & no stated stiffness rating
Canyon Scampr – Pricing, options & availability
The new Canyon Scampr all-rounder gravel & mountain bike shoes sell for 160€. They come in whole EU sizes 36-48, and in either two-tone gray with a black sole or all-black with a natural gum rubber sole.
Pick a pair of Scamprs up now consumer-direct from Canyon online and in their app, or in person at one of the Canyon Factory Service locations in Europe where you can try on their fit.
