Canyon's $1,200 Stoic Review: Ready For Almost Everything | 2021 Pinkbike Field Trip

Canyon has put together an incredibly impressive package with the Stoic for just $1,200 USD, but how well does it perform on the trails? Mike Levy and Sarah Moore put the Stoic through its paces on the Sunshine Coast.

Note: The model is called the Stoic 2 in all markets outside the USA. Canyon released it as the Stoic 3 in America, however, in a week’s time Canyon USA will also adopt the “Stoic 2”, so that the names are the same in all markets.

0:00 - Intro
4:13 - Setup
4:52 - Climbing
6:59 - Descending
9:20 - Components
12:17 - Pros
12:53 - Cons
13:31 - Verdict

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[shwinner]

Great to see the bike industry making stuff available to many more people.

[MarcusNesbitt]

To be clear, in Europe this is the Canyon Stoic 2 and is priced at £850 or €1000. It is the same bike just has a different name

[darthjohn]

Bike companies want consumers to think that $3000+ is entry level...I hope this bike makes more people realize this isn't true.

[derekpetersen]

A few years back a downhill bike would have a 65* HTA, now it's for a casual trail bike 😋

[TeamCykelhold]

Yep 65 HTA is only for flat and flowy trails. Will explode on the steeps. Need The Grim Donut geo for anything steep.

[arnestahl]

I bought the Stoic 2 in Germany for 800 EUR. Changed the cassette to 11-46 = 50€ - 25€ sold the 11-42, changed the fork for a Rock Shox Yari = 110 EUR (270 EUR eBay dissambled from New bike - 160 € sold the Suntour), 200mm Dropper post TrancX XL = 170 €, sold seatpost for 25, put my old SLX brakes = 0 so ended up with approx 1100 EUR very capable Hardtail. I love it

[bsrmurulzz]

Just bought the Stoic 4, lots of little things I had to change like grips, seat, and dropper lever but overall a great bike. Thing feels like an absolute rocket

[All_the_bikes_are_cool]

Thanks... I was waiting for Canyon Stoic review... And this is dream review... Made by Pinkbike 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 yeah

[jamessandoval]

This is my first mountain bike since I was 13 and let me tell you I’ve been getting
It’s a little sketchy, but I’ve been gripping onto those bars like a beast. I hit trails were most people have dual suspension enduro MTB and this bike handles all of it like a champ.
I say if you have guts to handle the trail do it!

[szb_tms]

This bike only needs a qr seat clamp and a smaller chainring up front if you dont want to spend another $300

[hubble]

at 5:30 please note, that the mounted derailleur doenst support anything but 42-11 cassettes, as shimano says. if you know, your going to upgrade anyways, i would just pick the stoic 3 for 300€ more and have a nice fork upgrade aswell. on the downside you should now swap the sram dot brakes, shigura is love.

[superspeckyeyes]

In my opinion, 10-42 is adequate range for anyone. I've been using a 10-42 cassette for years and I've never found myself needing a bigger ring on the back.

[geemail]

Something you missed to mention is that pretty much all the "negatives" you pointed out _(brakepads, rotors, cassette)_ are *consumables* and will need changing anyways - the aspiring rider will run the OEM parts into the ground, getting to know the bike, and experience first hand what needs *upgrading* when it's time to replace them!
Same concept regarding the dropper.
But note: not all derailleurs can handle a wider range cassette so upgrading might require to get a new one as well!
Same for 11x and 12x => need to add the price for a new shifter/trigger.

[manwithjuice]

I watch this every day to stay motivated to save money for that bike when I feel the urge on spending it on something useless 😅

[michaelmargaja]

ordered one!! woohhooo coming soon!!! excited to shred with this beast!!!

[Trez]

I have an XCR on my rangefinder. Originally felt exactly like you guys described, but additionally was really stiff and never worked in the cold. Turns out Suntour uses very little lubricant in fork assembly to cut down on manufacturing costs. I got a lowers service on mine, with emphasis to proper lubrication, and the damn thing has consistently felt like my neighbor’s brand new Fox 34 for months now

[jimdavis]

*Looked at a lot of options for getting my **Latest.Bike** . Great find in SAVA. Super light, nice components, really good value as it comes with many options only found in much higher priced bikes.*

[Pienimusta]

Great to see the "trail hardtail" category getting into the more budget end of bikes. Not always the xc-only hardtail.
The Euro version seems so much better, for 1.2k€.
RockShox Recon, dropper, 1x12 (11-50) SX.

[simongerber]

I'm so glad they specced decent wheels on the bike, and only cut corners on the things that are cheap to upgrade. Too many entry level bikes come with wheels that won't survive hard riding and a couple cases on dirt jumps.

[TheGuyWho]

You keep digging into the 10spd, but 11-42 is what everyone had 5 years ago. It won't hold anybody back who hasn't tried eagle.
Also, shifting on a Shimano cassette with that KMC chain is going to be compromised; a directional Shimano chain will improve the shifting markedly