The speculative Canyon/DT-Swiss gravel fork collaboration is transferring on to prime time and sure 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 novel Canyon Grail that includes a suspension gravel fork. When you flip by way of the images, you’ll discover the fork doesn’t appear like a pro-one-off; it’s prepared for the large present.
The fork in query is comparable (extra like an identical) to the one Cory Benson discovered final yr 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 format we’ve seen just lately 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 motorbike that’s getting bounced round on combined terrain like gravel.
While you take a better look (learn: squint at each zoomed picture accessible). It seems to be like this factor could also be operating 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, identical to the 232 One.
Different Options – Canyon Gravel Suspension Fork
Doable Distant lockout? It’s possible mechanical however probably 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 yr, 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 probably for fenders or cargo cages, although we’re betting on fenders given the race context.
There is no such thing as a official phrase on launch timing but, but when Canyon’s racing it (and leaking it), the time is getting shut.
