2024 Canyon Lux Trail Review | The Definitive Downcountry Bike?

Is Canyon’s new Lux Trail the best downcountry mountain bike you can buy?

The redesigned Lux Trail is more than just a new front end bodged onto the existing rear triangle of a cross-country race bike, as the old Lux Trail was.

Instead, this new bike is a purpose-built downcountry machine, one that's far more capable and versatile than you may think.

Sure it’s got lightly treaded tyres, dinky brake rotors and a steeper head angle than the internet says is cool, but do all those things help this bike fly, or hold it back?

Join Alex Evans as we take to the trails and deliver our verdict on the new Canyon Lux Trail CFR LTD.

Would you buy the new Lux Trail or a different downcountry bike? Do you even like the term ‘downcountry’?

Let us know in the comments!

#canyon #downcountry #mtb

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:32 Climbing
03:52 Descending
07:31 Components & Accessories
10:29 Verdict

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[bikeradar]

What do you think of the new Lux Trail? Let us know in the comments!

[buildingreno]

that seat angle makes me question the bikes geometric rideability.

[TheMrsocka]

Hello, thanks for review. New Canyon Lux Trail looks great in my opinion. What front fender is used in this video?

[maybelater]

Did you guys have the chance to compare the new Lux Trail to the 2023-2024 Orbea Oiz? If pedaling/climbing performance on any kind of terrain (asphalt to technical trail climbs) would be the top priority, what would you choose between the two?

[the_sun_rise]

The bike manufacturers takes us for pigeons…
Look at the prices of bikes! It’s the prices of an old car now!!
They have gone crazy since the covid!

[KCycling]

The look of the bike seems to be very heavily forcused on function, but it looks kind of strange with the steep seat tube and what appears to be a very low standover. The colour charts for these new Luxes also are a bit strange, not sure why they are going for the two tone fade on many CF models. It just looks odd. I think Canyon, and all manufactures, need to understand that bikes at this price now are very expensive and whoever buys them need sthe bike to be near perfect, as they will be a much longer ownership proposition than in the past. The price has to be right, the colour has to be right, the spec has to be right. In short they need to completely pull it out of the bag and i don't think they have.

[hawgietonight]

Jack of all trades bike for 8k is "good value". Yeah that happened.

[joshcallaghan]

WTF is going on with people's seat angles these days? Are the seats that bad or are you nuts just that massive?
Seriously though how do you even sit on that?

[HLDefender]

Please compare to the Pivot Mach 4SL (120)

[aleksarajkovic]

12kg for an xc bike is at least a kilo and a half to heavy 🙂

[Hodge-]

The timing of talking about a “definitive Downcountry bike” just days after the Epic and Epic Evo launched… 😬

[sebastienhakimejdaa]

The new Epic 8 has 120mm rear suspension. A bit out of place with 115mm travel for a down country bike for the new bread of DC bikes

[shaun]

What a clown show, just a video sponsored by Canyon about an average at best bike. There are many better options out there.

[aleksarajkovic]

So basically, overpriced, heavy, abysmally stupid cockpit.... WITH ALUMINIUM WHEELS ON 8K XC BIKE LOOOL

[Jeffers]

The delivery of the presentation is so wooden and fake. They should not rely on reading the script word for word to be more natural. It’s not very engaging as is.

[connorlindsay]

This dudes voice is irritating as. Who talks like that with the constant inflection? Yer not reading a bedtime story to children

[Andy-copn]

£8k+ " good value for money" 😂😂😂

[carltonholmes]

I keep hearing this sort of comment. “Wake up” how is 8k on a bike, good value for your money. 😮🫣😱