Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Meet our game changing steering technology and discover how it can make your next ride smoother, faster and more controlled.
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

What gets better with K.I.S.

K.I.S. brings a huge range of benefits to MTBers, helping the bike feel more predictable and more controllable both up and down the trail.

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    Tear through tight turns

    The unique design and adjustability mean K.I.S. works with you not against you on the trail. Even in tight sections you’ll have full control of the bike.
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    Hold your line

    K.I.S. actively filters out front wheel deflections so you can charge through rock gardens and take on slippery off cambers with confidence.
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    Boss technical climbs

    Stop battling wheel flop. Stay in control and increase your efficiency on steep climbs with fewer surges in power required to maintain balance and keep you on track.
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    Confidence at speed

    Perfectly weighted, more predictable steering means less twitchiness, reduced fatigue and greater control when you’re pinning it down a trail.
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    More control at the limit

    Fewer front wheel washouts and more controllable 2-wheel drifts. K.I.S. helps the front and rear end turn as one. And acts as a central reference point to reduce over-corrections.
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    Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

    Tear through tight turns

    The unique design and adjustability mean K.I.S. works with you not against you on the trail. Even in tight sections you’ll have full control of the bike.
  • Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
    Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
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    Hold your line

    K.I.S. actively filters out front wheel deflections so you can charge through rock gardens and take on slippery off cambers with confidence.

Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

What is K.I.S. technology?

K.I.S. is a revolutionary steering system that we have integrated into selected Canyon bikes to increase control on the trail. Using a simple but ingenious configuration of pretensioned springs and high-strength bands, K.I.S. creates a carefully tuned centering force in the steering.
Take a closer look at how the system works below.

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Trail tough

Mishaps are part of riding (even with support from K.I.S.). To ensure the system can’t overextend in a trail bail, a rotation stop keeps it safe, no matter where your bars end up.
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Back to the middle

K.I.S. actively brings the steering back to centre via pretensioned springs and opposing bands attached to a cam ring on the fork steerer, producing a counter force. This filters out unwanted trail or rider inputs.
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
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Tune your ride

Dial in how much support you want from K.I.S. Choose between the highest system support for maximum stability, or back it off for increased agility.
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No constraints

The uniquely shaped cam ring and pretensioned springs provide a virtually frictionless centring force that stays consistent and predictable across the full steering range.
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Maintenance free

Safely fitted inside the frame, the corrosion resistant custom springs, hardware and ultra-strong synthetic fibre bands make this system maintenance-free and 100% silent. With easy fork and headset servicing.
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Trail tough

Mishaps are part of riding (even with support from K.I.S.). To ensure the system can’t overextend in a trail bail, a rotation stop keeps it safe, no matter where your bars end up.
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Back to the middle

K.I.S. actively brings the steering back to centre via pretensioned springs and opposing bands attached to a cam ring on the fork steerer, producing a counter force. This filters out unwanted trail or rider inputs.

Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

How K.I.S. works

How does this clever device deliver more control on the trail? Many of the benefits of K.I.S.stem from how it interacts with the bike's steering dynamics, particularly the trail force.
Trail exists on every bike and is a necessary part of enabling balance and control. As a bike begins to roll forwards, trail force pulls the front wheel straight, and this combined with the wheels’ gyroscopic effect creates relative stability.
So, if every bike’s steering is already stable and self centering, why do you need K.I.S.?
Well, mountain bikers often end up in situations and on terrain which upset the effect of trail and this natural stability. Discover how K.I.S. addresses some of these challenges below.

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Flop-free riding

As the trail points uphill and speeds reduce, the trail force becomes slower and less responsive, and wheel flop makes it harder to keep the bike in a straight line when scaling steep pitches. K.I.S has your back in these situations, steadying the steering and keeping your focus on cleaning those climb.
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Consistent steering

When riding steep, rough terrain, obstacles can impact the tyre further forwards than usual, reducing trail and upsetting natural steering centering. Trail is also altered when the suspension fork compresses and head angle steepens. K.I.S. creates a consistent centering force, enhancing feel and control.
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Defying deflections

Whether it’s rocks and roots knocking the steering to the side, or off cambers causing the bike to turn down the slope these sections have always needed substantial rider inputs to keep a bike on track. The centering force of K.I.S. reduces the inputs required, and helps you hold your line.
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Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
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Taming traction loss

Trail relies on the contact patch of the front tyre having good traction. Reduced grip on loose terrain diminishes the centering force of trail. Steep climbs can also cause momentary losses in traction when the front wheel lifts off the ground. K.I.S preserves the predictability of your steering in these moments.
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Flop-free riding

As the trail points uphill and speeds reduce, the trail force becomes slower and less responsive, and wheel flop makes it harder to keep the bike in a straight line when scaling steep pitches. K.I.S has your back in these situations, steadying the steering and keeping your focus on cleaning those climb.
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)
Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Consistent steering

When riding steep, rough terrain, obstacles can impact the tyre further forwards than usual, reducing trail and upsetting natural steering centering. Trail is also altered when the suspension fork compresses and head angle steepens. K.I.S. creates a consistent centering force, enhancing feel and control.

Keep It Stable (K.I.S.)

Fewer steering corrections. More focus.

Our testing shows K.I.S. reduces micro adjustments and unnecessary corrections on the trail by up to 30%. Meaning less energy wasted and faster, more precise riding.
With K.I.S. (pink line) there are fewer and less severe steering movements, compared to without K.I.S. (white line).
Patent information: Jo Klieber, Syntace K.I.S pat. pend. DE 10 2021 115 055.8, DE 10 2021 119 189.0, DE 10 2021 005 4653.5

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Set up K.I.S.

This ‘set and forget’ technology is simple adjust. Check out our no nonsense set up guide to get the most from your K.I.S. system.
Learn how to set up K.I.S.

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