![]() The Sender also features a slightly rearward initial wheel path with an incredibly responsive feel and progressive stroke. The Canyon Sender utilizes a four-bar suspension platform with Canyon’s MX-Link. The rear wheel’s axle path is decidedly more rearward than its predecessor but not as rearward as some other bikes with higher, high pivots, which we think helps make this bike a lot better than some other options as it doesn’t suffer from some of the drawbacks high pivot bikes have. Suspension: Trek’s Session 9 is buzzing with their new mid-high pivot suspension platform, which features an idler pulley to reduce pedal kickback and give an incredibly smooth and confident feeling bike. It’s a difference we noticed on the trail and think other riders will benefits from. Simply flip the lower shock mounting link for either 20% or 25%, depending on your trails and preference. Something we really like about the Trek is the suspension progressivity chip. Is that something we used often? Not really, but some racers will greatly appreciate the tuning and change in handling depending on the track or region they’re riding. With three headset cup positions to adjust reach plus or minus 8mm combined with a 10mm adjustment chip at the rear axle for chainstay tuning, The Canyon Sender CFR offers far more options than the Trek High/Low Mino Link adjustment. However, Canyon’s frame adjustability offers far more fine-tuning of the bike’s geometry. The main differences that consumers will note when comparing things beyond travel and components are suspension platforms, geometry, and adjustability.Īdjustability: When it comes to wheel sizes, Trek takes the point for being able to accommodate full 29, mullet or 27.5” wheels. We have done some very in-depth features on both bikes in the past, which you can find at the links below, so we’ll keep this feature a bit more focused on the performance and head-to-head test. While the bikes may share some features and intended applications, there are plenty of differences to be found in both design and ride. THE CONTENDERSīoth the Canyon Sender CFR and the Trek Session 9 are race-ready downhill machines featuring 29-inch wheels, Rock Shox suspension packages, SRAM drivetrain, and 200mm of bump-eating travel. We couldn’t think of two better downhill bikes to Face Off against each other. Since then, the new high pivot Trek Session 9 has not only impressed our staff but has won a number of medals on the World Cup Downhill circuit. If you remember, last year I made a very bold claim that the Canyon Sender CFR was my all-time favorite downhill bike. While there are a number of very capable downhill bikes on the market, The Canyon Sender CFR and Trek Session 9 have earned a special place in our hearts and for that reason, we wanted to take them out for some timed laps and back-to-back swaps to see how they’d do. It is an absolutely euphoric experience to let downhill bikes, the pinnacle of our sport, tackle the gnarliest and steepest terrain as fast as possible. Not many things in life get our blood flowing the way pointing purebred DH bikes at chunky downhill trails does.
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