Wild new Canyon Speedmax CFR Track bike unveiled

The Canyon Speedmax CFR to be ridden by Danish riders (Image credit: Paul Brett)

After two years of intensive development comprising 442 supercomputer runs, 312 wind tunnel analyses, and 155 hours of track testing with some of the best track cyclists, Canyon has today announced the all-new Speedmax CFR Track, a bike which will be ridden by the likes of Chloe Dygert and her Team USA teammates along with Team Denmark at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow at the 2023 UCI World Championships.

The Canyon Speedmax CFR Track is what Canyon says is the result of an unparalleled collaboration between world-class engineers and the fastest professional riders, and is the fastest bike the German direct-to-consumer brand has ever made.

In a presentation to members of the press, Canyon pitched the bike as a masterpiece of engineering and aerodynamics, with every tube profile and every junction of the Speedmax CFR Track having been finely tuned to slice through the air with unparalleled efficiency. It also claimed the bike will give its riders an ultimate advantage in pursuit of speed and those coveted rainbow jerseys up for grabs in Glasgow.

As Hillsdon presented the bike, he explained that the development had been very much pro-driven, despite traditional wisdom dictating that the design process starts with the engineering team. The process started with one of the best, multiple World Champion Chloe Dygert, whose input shaped the initial design. Dygert tested numerous prototypes which were then tested by the Danish national track cycling team, whose long months of feedback directly fed back into the bike’s evolution.

The Speedmax CFR Track is able to compete in any track cycling discipline eliminating the need for complete bike swaps between pursuit and mass-start races. In its standard configuration, the bike is optimised for pursuit events, with a cockpit that puts the rider in what Canyon describes as a super-aero, fully dialled riding position for accurate handling and efficiency. It also comes with Canyon's own brand new disc wheelset, designed in collaboration with Swiss Side that it claims delivers not only aerodynamic performance but increased stiffness levels designed to cope with the high forces generated on the velodrome.

"The Canyon Speedmax has won five Triathlon World Championship titles, so this was a good starting point, but the Speedmax CFR Track is far from a mere rebadged triathlon bike, we went back to the drawing board and collaborated extensively with our aerodynamics partners, Swiss Side, to ensure this bike was sculpted for supreme aero efficiency at the exceptionally high speeds and unique conditions of the velodrome.”

The Canyon Speedmax CFR Track will also comes equipped with high-end components. A premium SRM Origin Track power meter features spider-integrated sensors for accurate wattage readings. The Kappstein Pro Line Elite chainring is claimed to be incredibly stiff for maximum power transfer, and the mentioned brand-new Canyon wheelset is paired with Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT TR tyres. Completing the package is Canyon’s own fully adjustable carbon Pro Extension cockpit system.