From punching bag to poster child in one press release
For quite some time now Canyon have been my
Example that I've gone to for having conflicting policies when it comes to indoor training usage on their bikes
From being heavily involved in the promotion of indoor cycling,
Smart trainers, even having their own e-sport cycling team as part of their marketing arm
However, when it came to the consumer using their bikes on indoor trainers
The story was very different. Over on the Australian website the policy hasn't been updated just yet so we can still see what that policy
previously was and I've highlighted the section that you need to know about here and that reads: No Canyon bikes are intended for use or
officially approved to be used With turbo trainers.
They do go on and on and on and dance around the fact that they pretty much did not
Support you using their bikes in the same way they do in their marketing.
If you follow this channel for probably a few years now
You'd know that I've spoken about this many many times and how crazy that policy really is. It doesn't make any sense whatsoever
I'm happy to announce as of yesterday, November 4th 2019
that policy is gone and here is the press release with the section you need to know about highlighted and that reads:
Canyon have officially approved a significant number of bikes for turbo trainer usage
The approved bikes are all Aeroad, Ultimate, Endurace, Grail, Inflite, Speedmax and Exceed models.
There are two conditions though. Fair enough. Those read: the trainer must clamp onto the bikes rear axle
Fair enough. That would cover quick-release and through axle. They also clamp on to the rear axle. Sure
That'll be wheel on trainers direct drive trainers.
I can't think of any trainer that doesn't clamp the rear axle
rollers? smart rollers maybe?
But ok, so clamp on the rear axle
That's everything covered that I can think of right now and they're required accessory supplied by the trainer's
Manufacturer such as special axles must be used for wheel on trainers
The manufacturers will supply a steel skewer which is to be used in place of any lightweight
Titanium which could possibly snap pretty easily indoors when used to lock a bike in place
Definitely a great move Canyon to get their policy now meeting their
Marketing and supporting their end-users for what they've always been doing on their bikes anyway, and that is training Indoors.
Other manufacturers?
Well, it's time to step up
There's a lot of gray area and a lot of policies that sort of dance around the fact that everyone's using indoor trainers anyway
And there's not a problem with using indoor trainers
It's just a lazy policy of companies to just cover their own backsides rather than supporting users of their own products
So quickly touching on that age-old question. Can I use my carbon bike on an indoor trainer and the answer is yes
Yes, you can if done correctly. If there really was an issue with using carbon bikes indoors and they were snapping like twigs
You'd guarantee they'd be a million posts daily across the board
Instagram Twitter Facebook there be a subreddit dedicated to just broken carbon bikes on indoor trainers and people raging would be dragging in the
Manufacturers of both the bikes and the hardware the trainers and also the software company. So we're encouraging people to ride their bikes indoors
That's not happening
It just is not happening on the scale that people were led to believe in the internet forums.
If you use a carbon bike indoors
Correctly clamping it down using the correct tools as specified in Canyon's policy quite rightly
Then you're not going to have any problems at all, including sprinting out of the saddle. Trust me
I've tried to break bikes indoors if I can get bikes snapping indoors. It would make great YouTube footage. It just doesn't happen
So keeping it short and back on topic. Canyon now support people riding their bikes.
Indoors too, and that's a good thing Alrightly. Thanks for watching
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