マウンテンバイクのバイヤーズガイド

自然を楽しむこと、自分や他人に挑戦すること、あるいはその両方を少しずつ。マウンテンバイク（MTB）は、その完璧な組み合わせを提供します。これらのオフロードバイクは、舗装道路や交通量の多い道路を越えたどんな冒険にも対応できます。公式のMTBトレイルや、リフトやパンプトラックを備えたダウンヒル専門のサイクルパークの数とともに、MTBの人気はかつてないほど高まっています。

その結果、サイクリング業界は活況を呈しており、その効果はパンデミックの間、さらに高まりました。海外旅行に行くことはできませんでしたが、自転車ツアーやトレイルライドは、新しい人生の価値を見出すための素晴らしい方法でした。

もし、あなたがマウンテンバイクライフを始めてみたいと考えているなら、私たちはあなたを祝福したいと思います。 それは、あなたの人生を変え、日常生活をひっくり返し、完全に幸せな人間にしてくれる素晴らしい選択です。

マウンテンバイクは、単なるオフロードの移動手段のひとつではなく、ハマればハマるほど生活の一部になっていきます。マウンテンバイクに乗ると、車はもちろん、徒歩でも到達できないような自然の中の僻地に行くことができます。エネルギーが空っぽになるまで自分の限界を試すこともできるし、のんびりと景色を眺めながら心を癒すこともできます。

一見すると、多種多様なカテゴリーやモデルがあるため、自分に合ったマウンテンバイクを見つけるのは難しいように思えます。そこで、あなたの目的とするライディングスタイルにぴったりのバイクを見つけるために、いくつかのアドバイスを提供し、最も一般的なMTBのカテゴリーについて説明したいと思います。

hardtailとは？フルサスペンションバイクについて、知っておくべきことは？どのくらいのサスペンショントラベルが必要なのか？この記事では、これらの質問やその他の質問にお答えします。

With their low weight and race-ready specs, cross-country bikes are optimised for efficient propulsion. These are the bikes that toe the line at the Olympics or World Cup races from Albstadt to South Africa, as well as your local marathons. They’re all about light weight and durability.

The frames and components are made from high-grade carbon fibre to minimise weight and maximise performance. In terms of suspension, XC hardtails tend to have 100 mm front travel (and the same in the rear on full-suspension models). Canyon offers both an XC hardtail, the Exceed, as well as an XC full-suspension bike, the Lux.

Trail bikes are an extremely popular choice, and with good reason: They are great do-it-all bikes for anything from your backyard trails to mountain adventures. Up until recently, there were trail bikes with 130 mm, all-mountain models with 150 mm, and enduro bikes with 160 mm of travel. But things have changed, or rather expanded. Suspension travel alone is no longer the only criterion for telling different bike categories apart. Frame geometry, components, and the bike’s intended use matter just as much, if not more.

As a result, the trail bike category has expanded. At Canyon, both our best-selling Neuron with 130 mm and the Spectral with 150–160 mm travel belong to this category. These bikes all serve one purpose: maximising fun on the trails, both for beginners and trail veterans alike. Their forgiving geometry and handling help you continually improve your riding skills, whether you’re flying down flowy trails or taking on technical sections. And they don’t leave you hanging when it’s time to tackle the next uphill section.

Take a wide variety of ride styles from extended tours to bike park trail shredding, add a healthy dose of racing performance and some extra durability: that’s how you make an enduro bike.

These all-rounders lean towards the downhill side of things and are packed with components that you can rely on when the going gets rough: generous 160–170 mm suspension travel and big wheels with burly tyres.

However, all that capability comes at the price of added weight. That means you might not be the first up the hill on an enduro bike. But thanks to modern geometries with a slack head angle, long reach, and steep seat tube angle, you still won’t have to wait for a shuttle. And the world’s highest-altitude racing series, the Enduro World Series (EWS), is gaining more and more traction. Most of the upcoming races will be broadcast online or on private TV stations.

Some bikes let you take on even the most daunting descents. These bikes are ready for the steepest cliffs and their suspension can easily eat up the gnarliest roots. We’re talking, of course, about downhill bikes. These absolute machines feature 180-200 mm suspension travel front and back, and their geometry is optimised for high-speed descents. This requires an extremely slack head angle combined with a long reach and wheelbase, while their bombproof construction can withstand even the biggest hits.

The Canyon Sender is our quintessential downhill bike. Since these bikes specialise exclusively in downhill riding, riders tend to rely on lifts or shuttles for the way up. Our versatile Torque with its 180 mm travel is the exception to that rule: Freeride bike, super-enduro, park bike – call it what you will, this bike won’t fit into any neat categories. It’s just as good for enduro tours as it is for long days on the jump line at the bike park. You can even climb your own hills on it, though you won’t be taking any KOMs.

All in all, freeride bikes are almost as versatile as trail bikes or enduro bikes, albeit with a greater focus on all-action downhill riding.

At this year’s opening race of the Downhill World Cup in Leogang, Canyon CLLCTV team rider Troy Brosnan rode straight to victory. His bike? The Sender CFR – our top-of-the-line downhill racing machine for those who always want to be the first across the line.