Grizl (Adventure/Bikepacking)
Origin
Canyon launched the Grizl in 2021 as the rugged, adventure-oriented sibling to its race-focused Grail gravel bike. Where the Grail chased speed and its polarising double-decker cockpit, the Grizl was built for loaded touring, bikepacking and rough terrain: fatter tyre clearance, more mounts, a more relaxed fit and a comfort-tuned VCLS flex seatpost. As a German direct-to-consumer brand, Canyon priced the Grizl aggressively, undercutting comparably specced bikes from traditional shop brands and quickly making it one of the best-value adventure gravel bikes on the market. For 2025-2026 Canyon fully redesigned the platform around the tagline 'OG - Original Graveller', slackening the geometry, opening clearance to 54mm (a 29x2.1in MTB tyre), adding internal down-tube storage and a UDH hanger, and simplifying to 1x drivetrains. In 2026 an all-new aluminium Grizl AL brought that adventure recipe down to a ~€1,299 starting price, and a Bosch-powered Grizl:ON extended the family into e-gravel.
Specifications
- Frame
- Carbon (Grizl CF / CF SL / CF SLX) or aluminium (Grizl AL); alloy frame ~120-200g lighter than predecessor
- Weight
- kg
- Drivetrain
- Shimano GRX (RX820/RX822 12s) or SRAM Apex XPLR; original gen offered 1x and 2x, 2025+ gen is 1x-only, UDH rear dropout
- Brakes
- Shimano GRX hydraulic disc (BR-RX820), 160/160mm rotors
- Wheels
- 700c tubeless-ready; DT Swiss or Canyon GR30 CF (hookless, 27mm internal) on carbon builds, Alex alloy rims on value builds; 650b on smallest sizes (original gen)
The verdict
- Exceptional value - full-carbon GRX builds at direct-to-consumer prices well under shop-brand rivals
- Genuinely capable adventure geometry with big tyre clearance (up to 54mm) and abundant bikepacking mounts
- Comfortable, composed and stable when loaded, with all-season Schwalbe G-One RX tyres that grip in the wet
- 2025+ generation is 1x-only - no 2x option for riders who want tighter road gearing
- Press-fit bottom bracket on the older carbon generation (creak-prone; newer AL frame moved to threaded T47)
- Direct-to-consumer model means self-assembly and no local shop fitting/service in the Baltics
Generations
Original Grizl (2021-2024)
- First-generation adventure platform; broad build range including 2x and Di2. No internal storage.
- Frame
- Carbon CF SL / CF SLX (+ AL 6)
Redesigned Grizl 'OG' (2025-2026)
- Slacker, more capable and more bikepacking-focused; adds down-tube LOAD storage; alloy AL from ~EUR1299.
- Frame
- Carbon CF + all-new alloy AL (threaded T47)
Versions & builds
Every official build side by side — differences highlighted.
| Spec | Grizl CF SL 6 (2021 gen) | Grizl CF SL 8 1by (2021 gen) | Grizl CF SLX 8 Di2 (2021 gen) | CurrentGrizl AL 5 (2026 gen) | CurrentGrizl CF 7 (2025 gen) | CurrentGrizl 7 ESC (AL, 2026 gen) | CurrentGrizl CF 8 ESC w/ ECLIPS (2026 gen) | CurrentGrizl:ON CF (e-gravel) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | 2024 |
| Frame | Carbon CF SL | Carbon CF SL | Carbon CF SLX (lighter) | Aluminium AL (T47 BB) | Carbon CF (R126) | Aluminium AL | Carbon CF | Carbon CF, RockShox Rudy XPLR 40mm fork |
| Drivetrain | Shimano GRX 1x/2x | Shimano GRX 1x12 | Shimano GRX Di2 2x | Shimano CUES 1x, hydraulic disc | Shimano GRX RX822 1x12 (10-45T) | Shimano GRX RX820 1x12 (10-51T) | Shimano GRX RX822 1x12 | Shimano GRX / SRAM depending on trim |
| Brakes | GRX hydraulic disc | GRX hydraulic disc | GRX hydraulic disc | Hydraulic disc | GRX BR-RX820 160/160 | GRX hydraulic disc | GRX hydraulic disc | Hydraulic disc |
| MSRP | €2,299 | €3,299 | €4,999 | €1,299 | €2,699 | €1,999 | — | — |
| Purpose | Value | Balanced | Flagship | Value | Balanced | Balanced | Flagship | Flagship |
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