Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 w/ RIFT vs BMC Kaius 01 THREE: price?

The Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 w/ RIFT is £50 cheaper — £4,949 against £4,999.

Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 w/ RIFT vs BMC Kaius 01 THREE: weight?

The BMC Kaius 01 THREE is 1.1kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.

Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 w/ RIFT vs BMC Kaius 01 THREE: tyre clearance?

The BMC Kaius 01 THREE takes 52mm tyres against 42mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 w/ RIFT vs BMC Kaius 01 THREE

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

The short answer

For a typical all-round rider the BMC Kaius 01 THREE comes out ahead (68% against 57%). That is not a universal verdict — change the terrain or the priority and the order can flip.

Canyon

Grail CF SLX 8 w/ RIFT

57% for a typical rider

£4,949 at Brand website

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BMC

Kaius 01 THREE

68% for a typical rider

£4,999 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Price: The Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 w/ RIFT is £50 cheaper — £4,949 against £4,999.
Weight: The BMC Kaius 01 THREE is 1.1kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Tyre clearance: The BMC Kaius 01 THREE takes 52mm tyres against 42mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Side by side

Spec	Grail CF SLX 8 w/ RIFT	Kaius 01 THREE
Price	£4,949	£4,999
Weight	9.4 kg	8.3 kg
Frame	carbon	carbon
Groupset	SRAM Force XPLR AXS 1x13	SRAM Rival XPLR AXS 1x13 electronic
Stack / reach	1.44	1.45
Tyre clearance	42 mm	52 mm
Lowest gear	23 in	25 in
Mudguard mounts	No	No
Comfort	63	66
Speed	40	51
Climbing	63	74
Value	0	0

Neither might be the right answer

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