Best Value Gravel Bike Under $2K?!

My Honest Opinion of Cannondale Lefty Topstone: https://youtu.be/03tJnvXKSPQ

Dude...I can't imagine, or believe why you don't have at least, 1,000,000 subs! The work and effort you put into creating your videos deserves AWARDS!

I worked at the local shop level for years. When Canyon hit the market we hated them. As a cyclist who now has to pay normal, non pro form prices I love the concept. I now refer to them as the “ex mechanics special". The Endurance CF I bought last year is as good as the equivalent spec’d red “S" model. That purp drank color is reason enough to buy that Grizl let alone the fact they have it on sale for $1600.

Been road biking for years but was interested in trying out the gravel craze. Didn’t want to drop an insane amount of money for a quality Gravel bike so I love what brands like Canyon and Fezzari offer. More for less. After seeing this video I pulled the trigger on getting one for myself. Couldn’t be more stoked! Never thought I would’ve ever bought a Fuchsia colored bike but really, it’s sick! Also great content! Thanks for the work you put in and the quality in which you do it.

Yes!!!! This is the review I’ve been waiting for!!! I am in LOVE with that Grape Grizl!

Great video, Dustin! I have a Grizl 7 AL suspension and it works like a charm. I agree on the saddle being too grippy and I will be changing it. I also had some doubts about riding on the road, but now it's totally fine. Cheers! 🍻

I was thinking about grizl, but decided to go with cheap Poseidon X Ambition and upgrade it with few parts.. since I am more MTB, and gravel is not my primary bike. love it.. the only con - max tire width is like 44mm for 700C wheels and 1.9-2 for 650b...

I have the Grizl CF SL 7. Been riding it almost every day for a year and a half now. Love it! The saddle mine came with might be worse than the one yours came with tho as at least yours has the channel in the middle. An advantage of the AL frame is that it has rear rack mounts that the CF lacks. The bike has an "aggressive" stack and reach so flipping the stem was a must for me.

Nice! My wife has the 6 on order. Similat bike with 2x grx400 looks like like a pretty sweet setup for 1300 bucks

I'm looking to finally pull the trigger on a good quality, versatile, gravel bike and happened upon your channel and absolutely love your approach to showcasing bikes. Concise, entertaining, good editing, and very even volume tones with no wind noise. Well done! Also this bike is at the top of my list from the research I've done.

Hi there, I have the Grizl CF 7 and just love it!! I did replace the handle bar for a carbon one, the saddle and put a redshift stem on it. Thanks for great video content! 😊

Great video, loved the edit with the music, and cutscenes. I got a Grizl 7 Al too and really enjoy it! It's fast, capable and reasonably comfortable. On top of the saddle I switched the handlebars as well, rather poor stock bars

I got the carbon version of this (at a nice discount because of my job). Swapped the saddle to something more comfortable. Put a wolftooth roadlink and a spuper wide 11-42t cassette on the 2x so I have tons of range for making it through hard climbs even though I'm not the most fit rider in the group. Put a more flared handlebar on for personal preference. The fenders were in stock in Germany so I have them on. Made it though tons of muddy and wet rides recently staying prettty clean compared to my group :) I actually really like the grippy saddle on my fixed gear bike though. It has so many mounts and is such a solid bike, I still go back and forth on whether I should have gotten the Alu version for the extra rack mounts. But the Alu version doesn"t come in the Curry Yellow color :)

i love my grizl! My 8th Canyon since 2000. Tip: Also a good colour matching for the canyon matchia (green/grey) colour is the specialized Recon 2.0 Gravel/Road bike Shoe in blue (the blue is more of a grey).

Great video. Nice combination of fun, fact and opinion. Strong technical/aesthetic as well. Happy trails!

Great review! I love the looks of that bike. Modern aluminum frames are much better than the early years. Those first gen cannondales (had an '85) were harsh. Will you talk about those shoes more?

I recently bought the Grizl CF-SL7. Made it tubeless and changed that horrific saddle. The bike is fantastic!

I ride a Grail AL and love it. Canyon sell their own fender kit that goes to those small bolt holes and it is actually really good right out the box. Mine is on the bike all year.

Just got the Grizl SL7 carbon a week ago and am loving it! My first carbon bike upgrading from a salsa journeyman and holy cow.

I have a Canyon Grizl CF SL 7 1by and I love it. I did upgrade the saddle immediately but that's standard practice and upgraded the wheels a few months after purchase. Got her down to 19 pounds!