Canyon hasn’t made an appearance at Eurobike since 2010. In spite of the doom and gloom surrounding the future of the show, Canyon will be returning to the show with four “bold innovations in both safety and performance.” To get people hyped, they’re giving a bit of a tease for what’s to come, including a crazy, ambitious 32″ wheeled aero XC mountain bike concept.

Concept 1: Intelligent System Architecture (All Photos/Canyon)

“Road cycling needs a safety revolution. We are transforming safety from being reactive to predictive,” Canyon Mazen Jrab, IoT Hardware Lead.

This system is based on the communication between a Canyon road bike and the on-board computer. By allowing fewer distractions, this new tech claims to improve your riding experience and safety.

The on-board, digital data displays or visual cues are said to include critical warnings about your bike and its surroundings. Such as prediction, distance, terrain, and group-ride assistance. This includes the potential for community intelligence and allows your bike to see what you can’t see.

Concept 2: Connected Helmet

This system is meant to complement the intelligent safety system. This feature-rich, voice-activated, audio-providing, screen-visualising helmet is designed for more than just keeping your noggin’ safe. It’s supposed to provide important visual and audio cues that can be controlled without taking your hands off the bars.

The helmet can be used with other metrics from other similarly equipped bicycles or compatible wearable devices. Like power meters, heart-rate monitors, derailleurs, and more.

There are so many features included, it’s hard to know where to start, but everything seems to be powered by the integrated solar panel. Up front, a motorized visor has a built-in Heads Up Display that can be turned on and off by command. The visor itself can be retracted into the helmet where a static wiper claims to be self cleaning. There’s even haptic feedback and “swarm intelligence” that forms a low-power mesh network to work together with other riders when in a group.

Concept 3: Roadlite:ON V2X

This was first introduced by Canyon back in 2023. The concept behind V2X (Vehicle to Anything) is to allow bikes, equipped cars, or other compatible infrastructure to detect each other without direct visual contact, such as before entering intersections.

Going on year three, Canyon has integrated this technology into “ready to produce” versions of its Roadlite:ON CF bikes, urban e-bikes designed for city use, that provide cyclists and drivers with visual or haptic cues about each other’s presence.

“Safety is still a big barrier for some people to ride their bikes more often. Yet technological advances in recent years are bringing solutions to improve the safety of riders and enable more responsible motor vehicle driving behaviour. We see it as our responsibility to lead the bicycle industry in advancing this technology and to ultimately save lives and reduce road traffic incidents. We’re excited to take another step in this journey,” says Mazen Jrab

Concept 4: Aero MTB

And finally, the fourth of Canyon’s Eurobike innovations. This one features an XC mountain bike, which might hint towards the next development frontier and, quite possibly, the future of competitive XC racing.

You can’t talk about XC or even gravel racing these days without at least acknowledging the impact 32″ wheels could have, including the potential for increased speeds.

And with speed becoming faster, clearly the next focus as an area for development is the riders’ on-bike position. The new XC mountain bike features a new aerodynamic cockpit profile and a revolutionary new handlebar design. Not only does the design lead to a more aerodynamic potential, but it gets the rider lower on the front end – something that is likely to be an issue on smaller frames with the taller wheels and forks.

Additionally, this BiPlane cockpit includes a circular computer integrated into the top cap. Combined with an aerodynamic inverted suspension fork, this could represent a significant aero benefit overall for team riders. However, it’s not been submitted for UCI approval, and remains a concept for now.

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