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By Oscar Huckle\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Canyon has refreshed its Lux platform for 2022, with the launch of the new Lux World Cup cross-country full-suspension mountain bike.<\/p>\n

The Lux World Cup features 100mm of suspension travel<\/a> front and rear, and runs on 29in wheels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It sits alongside the Lux Trail with 120mm suspension travel and a more burly build kit, announced in August 2021<\/a>, which saw Canyon adapt the platform for the downcountry<\/a> discipline that bridges the gap between cross-country and trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The brand says efficiency, performance and speed were the key attributes it paid attention to in its design, purposely optimised for cross-country racing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canyon has also worked hard to cut the weight down and the Lux World Cup will be the first Lux to feature Canyon\u2019s top-flight CFR carbon construction. Canyon will also offer a second-tier CF-level frame, but there won\u2019t be a CF SLX offering. CF SLX was nominally Canyon\u2019s premium carbon layup, which the CFR now supersedes.<\/p>\n

Like many cross-country race bikes<\/a>, Canyon has trundled down the integration route with a revised front-end aesthetic that hides the cables and hydraulic hoses through a proprietary headset cover.<\/p>\n

The Lux World Cup was piloted to second place by Andreas Seewald in this year\u2019s Cape Epic.<\/p>\n

The range starts at \u00a33,349 \/ \u20ac3,499 \/ $3,999 \/ AUD$5,349 for the CF 6 model and tops out at \u00a37,599 \/ \u20ac7,999 \/ $8,449 \/ AUD$12,049 for the halo World Cup CFR Ltd edition.<\/p>\n

The bikes are available now.<\/p>\n

Lighter and stronger<\/h2>\n
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This spec details suggest the Lux World Cup is as a top-flight race bike through and through.<\/span><\/figcaption> Oscar Huckle \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The Lux World Cup is the first time Canyon has offered the platform at the CFR (Canyon Factory Racing) level.<\/p>\n

CFR is Canyon\u2019s acronym for its lightest and stiffest carbon layup, akin to Specialized\u2019s S-Works moniker. It also features on the Exceed<\/a>, Canyon\u2019s hardtail<\/a> equivalent to the Lux, as well as its longer-travel Strive<\/a> and Sender<\/a> platforms.<\/p>\n

The brand claims the Lux World Cup is one of the world\u2019s lightest full-suspension frames, its frame (excluding shock with remote, rear Quixle thru-axle and chain guide), coming in at a claimed 1,535g in a size medium. This represents a 127g weight saving over the outgoing Lux, which was no heavyweight itself.<\/p>\n

This puts it in line with its competitors. Orbea\u2019s Oiz comes in at a claimed 1,740g and Specialized\u2019s Epic at 1,869g, both in a size medium with the rear shock.<\/p>\n

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There is even a carbon seat clamp to shave weight.<\/span><\/figcaption> Oscar Huckle \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The brand says the low weight hasn\u2019t come at the expense of durability, because the new frames are claimed to be stiffer and stronger. Canyon says the Lux World Cup meets Canyon\u2019s own Category 3 testing standards as its trail bikes, such as the 140mm trail-slaying Neuron.<\/p>\n

The CF-level frame weight is also competitive, Canyon claiming a 1,925g weight, again in a size medium.<\/p>\n

Canyon says the weight difference between the CF- and CFR-level frames is purely the result of material and layup differences. The brand adds there will be a difference in feeling, with the CFR models slightly stiffer.<\/p>\n

Canyon has provided a breakdown of the weights of both frames in the below table.<\/p>\n

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\ufeffCFR<\/th>Weight (g)<\/th>CF<\/th>Weight (g)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Raw frame <\/b><\/td>1,222<\/td>Raw frame<\/b><\/td>1,550<\/td> <\/tr>
Artwork<\/b> <\/td>30<\/td> Artwork<\/b><\/td>40<\/td> <\/tr>
CFR rocker<\/b><\/td>20.6<\/td> Rocker CF<\/b><\/td>36.4<\/td> <\/tr>
Shock extension<\/b><\/td>87.4<\/td> Shock extension<\/b><\/td>87.4<\/td> <\/tr>
Hardware and small parts<\/b><\/td>157.5<\/td> Hardware and small parts<\/b><\/td>182.2<\/td> <\/tr>
Seat clamp CF <\/b><\/td>11.4<\/td> Seat clamp CF <\/b><\/td>20<\/td> <\/tr>
Chainstay protector<\/b><\/td>9<\/td> Chainstay protector<\/b><\/td>9<\/td> <\/tr>
DIN weight total CFR<\/b><\/td>1,536<\/td> DIN weight total CF<\/b><\/td>1,925<\/td> <\/tr>
Shock with remote (Fox Factory)<\/b><\/td>378.8<\/td> Shock with remote (Fox Performance Elite)<\/b><\/td>389.4<\/td> <\/tr>
Shock with Remote (RockShox)<\/b><\/td>359.5<\/td> <\/tr>
Quixle UDH<\/b><\/td>55<\/td> Quixle UDH<\/b><\/td>55<\/td> <\/tr>
Chain guide<\/b><\/td>3.6<\/td> Chain guide<\/b><\/td>3.6<\/td> <\/tr>
Chain guide bolt <\/b><\/td>4.2<\/td> Chain guide bolt <\/b><\/td>4.2<\/td> <\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>