Hello Gravel Friends,
Please help me with my decision.
My wife allowed me to buy my dream bike it is currently heavily discounted. 🙌🏾
By chance, however, I came across a used bike that offers almost the same features and is also 200€ cheaper. Because both bikes have their advantages and disadvantages, I'm wondering which one is better for riding off-road, and downhill on easy trails.
Bike 1: Grizl CF SL 8 Trail
(new, 200 € more expensive)
- Completely new, 6 year warranty on the Frame and Fork (Limited to faults that already existed at the time of purchase. )
- Shimano GRX810 groupset / 11-42 11s
- Iridium SP0058 dropper post
- RockShox Rudy 30 suspension fork
- Weight: 10.47 kg
Bike 2: Grizl CF SL 7 Trail
(used, two months old, almost like new)
- 2 year warranty (used)
- SRAM Rival XPLR eTap AXS / 12-speed, 10-44T
- RockShox Rudy 30 suspension fork
- Canyon S15 VCLS 2.0 CF (shock absorbing)
- Weight: 10.5 kg
What would you choose?
Thanks for the help 🙏🏽🚵
by mltb-
8 Comments
These are basically the exact same bike as far as what they’re capable of, so I wouldn’t overthink it too much.
I would personally go for the brand new one to get that new bike smell (and warranty), and because I’m old-fashioned & prefer mechanical shifters.
suspension fork….rly? you sure?? its more XC with drop bars then a versatile road bike. weight, additional not so cheap service,price…
If you want suspension to tackle more technical terrain I’d go for the dropper version. If it’s purely for comfort I’d go for the flexible seatpost.
I’d get the 7 because I like electronic shifting.
None of these have the gearing range I would consider. How big is the chainring on them?
100% NOT the new one. That gearing sucks
I looked at both of these when I got mine, I’d suggest giving Giant’s Revolt X line a look.
The 2024 models have better gearing because they use MTB cassettes (52T in the back) which helps with climbing and you get the 40mm Rudy instead of the 30mm version Canyon uses (why this thing even exists is beyond me). They all come with a suspension dropper post too.
You can also check places like Buycycle, I got an Adv Pro 2 2023 for 3600 new (3300 + shipping and site fees from Italy) back in May and I’ve seen a bunch of others listed for similar prices or less when used, even some 2024 version. 2023 versions have similar gearing to these, I’m doing fine on my 11-42 but getting an MTB cassette is one of the reasons why I’m currently rebuilding mine on a custom titanium frame (I’m getting transmission which isn’t compatible with either of these since they don’t have UDH). If you have climbs steeper than mine at 14% max, easier gearing is going to be very nice
Eletric bling baby!