Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 7 AXS vs Giant Propel Advanced Pro 1: climbing gear?

The Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 7 AXS has the easier bottom gear (26 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 7 AXS vs Giant Propel Advanced Pro 1

Both are race bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

For a typical all-round rider the Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 7 AXS comes out ahead (72% against 69%). That is not a universal verdict — change the terrain or the priority and the order can flip.

Canyon

Aeroad CF SLX 7 AXS

72% for a typical rider

£4,499 at Brand website

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Giant

Propel Advanced Pro 1

69% for a typical rider

£4,499 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Climbing gear: The Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 7 AXS has the easier bottom gear (26 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Side by side

Spec	Aeroad CF SLX 7 AXS	Propel Advanced Pro 1
Price	£4,499	£4,499
Weight	7.9 kg	8.0 kg
Frame	carbon	carbon
Groupset	SRAM Rival AXS 12-speed	SRAM Rival AXS E1 2x12
Stack / reach	1.42	1.43
Tyre clearance	32 mm	32 mm
Lowest gear	26 in	32 in
Mudguard mounts	No	No
Comfort	37	37
Speed	77	75
Climbing	76	63
Value	8	7

Neither might be the right answer

This page assumes an average rider. Tell us how you actually ride and we will rank these two against everything else at the price.

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