The Canyon Grizl:ON CF Trail shows why ‘just buy an MTB’ is nonsense

“Why don’t you just buy a mountain bike” it’s an argument that seems to get levelled at some of the more aggressive drop bar gravel bikes on the market at times, e-bikes included. And I just don’t buy it. I think there’s a lot more to the argument than that, as I’ll go on to explain. 

Canyon launched the Grizl:ON e-bike line in March and I’ve been testing one since then. Canyon called the bike its ‘swiss army knife on wheels’ at launch and the bike is said to take inspiration from mountain bike geometry. Summed up the Grizl:ON is designed to be a capable bike you can commute on, blast in the woods or take on a longer adventure.