Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8 AXS vs Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8 Di2: climbing gear?

The Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8 AXS has the easier bottom gear (30 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8 AXS vs Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8 Di2

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

The short answer

These two score within 1 point of each other for a typical all-round rider, so there is no single winner — the right one depends entirely on which of the differences below you care about.

Canyon

Aeroad CF SLX 8 AXS

71% for a typical rider

£5,699 at Brand website

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Canyon

Aeroad CF SLX 8 Di2

70% for a typical rider

£5,699 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Climbing gear: The Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8 AXS has the easier bottom gear (30 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Side by side

Spec	Aeroad CF SLX 8 AXS	Aeroad CF SLX 8 Di2
Price	£5,699	£5,699
Weight	7.5 kg	7.6 kg
Frame	carbon	carbon
Groupset	SRAM Force AXS E1 12-speed	Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100 12-speed
Stack / reach	1.42	1.42
Tyre clearance	32 mm	32 mm
Lowest gear	30 in	32 in
Mudguard mounts	No	No
Comfort	37	37
Speed	81	80
Climbing	72	66
Value	0	0

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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