Canyon has announced a new bike customisation programme dubbed ‘MyCanyon’.
The programme will initially be offered on its flagship Aeroad CFR road bike and will give riders the ability to select from a range of paintjobs, components and accessories.
MyCanyon will also offer riders a choice of stem length, solving one of the biggest headaches riders have on bikes with integrated cockpits.
Swaps and upgrades won’t come for free, although Canyon would likely point out its custom bikes will still offer good value relative to off-the-peg options from its competitors.
At launch, the MyCanyon programme will be available only in the USA, although Canyon says it will get a worldwide rollout by “end-summer” 2025.
Custom Canyons for everyone
Canyon has held off offering spec customisation options on its bikes for many years, but it points out it has a rich history of making “dream bikes”.
The only catch was you had to be someone like Mathieu van der Poel or Annemiek van Vleuten to get a custom Canyon.
Now, though, Canyon says it wants to offer every rider the chance to build “a bike like no other".
Given MyCanyon is being offered only on its Aeroad CFR platform at launch – prices for which start at $9,999 – you’ll need deep pockets, though.
Curated customisation
According to Canyon, the MyCanyon programme is designed to offer “curated customisation” for three main areas – aesthetics, fit and function.
Aesthetics
Aesthetics covers modifications to things such as the bike’s paintjob and decal colours, with three tiers available.
The cheapest aesthetic upgrades come from the Fabrio collection. These paintjobs cost $500 (pricing for the rest of the world is yet to be confirmed), and there are three different styles designed to respond to light.
For $700, you can have a paintjob from the Mano collection, which features four “uniquely hand painted” designs inspired by “the largest known nebulae in our universe“.
At this tier, riders can also select to customise the designs with different decals, giving a total of eight options.
The most expensive upgrade in the looks department comes in the form of the Opus edition paintjobs, which cost $1,500 each.
These feature “artworks” from artists Felipe Pantone and Elena Salmistraro, which Canyon says are “deeply labour intensive to produce”.
Fit
Canyon has long held off giving riders the ability to customise parts in its webshop, but riders will finally have the option to swap stem lengths at the point of purchase with MyCanyon.
There are some caveats – stems can only be swapped between -10 and +20mm lengths from the default size (which scales with each frame size).
A size-medium Aeroad CFR, for example – which has a default stem size of 100mm – can be specced with a 90, 110 or 120mm stem.
Swapping your stem length doesn’t cost more, although it’s worth noting riders are required to select one of the upgraded paintjobs in the MyCanyon programme (prices for which start from $500, as previously noted).
Handlebar-width and stack-height changes are already accounted for by the Aeroad’s adjustatble PACE Bar Aerocockpit, which can be adjusted between 370 and 420mm wide (centre to centre at the brake hoods).
Canyon’s PACE Aero drops (which replace the stock handlebar drops with a set of narrower, flared ones) will still need to be purchased separately.
Stem adjustments aside, riders will also be able to upgrade from the stock Selle Italia SLR Carbonio saddle to either the 3D-printed Boost 3D Kit Carbonio ($100 surcharge) or the full-carbon Boost Tekno ($150 surcharge).
Function
The other areas riders will be able to change through the MyCanyon programme are the bike’s drivetrain and wheels, although the options are for simple swaps rather than detailed customisation.
Riders will be able to select between Shimano’s Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset and SRAM Red AXS, for example, but won’t be able to customise the gear ratios.
Likewise, there’ll be two choices for the bike’s ‘rolling stock’ – DT Swiss ARC 1100 wheels with 28c Continental Aero 111 and GP5000 S TR tyres (front and rear, respectively) or Zipp 454 NSW wheels and 28c Pirelli P Zero TLR RS tyres.
Bar tape will also be upgraded (from Canyon’s own to Lizard Skins) to match the bike’s decals.
Riders will also be given the opportunity to add extra details and accessories such as name stickers and bike computer mounts.
MyCanyon lead times and availability
As noted previously, the MyCanyon customisation programme will only be available in the USA and with the Aeroad CFR at launch.
Following the initial launch, Canyon says it aims to extend the programme to Asia–Pacific by the end of April 2025, with the rest of the world following by the “end of summer 2025”.
Canyon also says it is considering extending the MyCanyon programme to other models in its range, beyond the Aeroad CFR, but hasn’t yet made any final decisions.
In terms of lead times for MyCanyon builds, Canyon says custom bikes should be ready within “six to twelve weeks”, depending on the availability of parts.
In the US, riders will also have the option of shipping their MyCanyon bike to a local bike shop, which can handle the out-of-the-box setup.
