Canyon Grail CFR AXS vs Cervélo Áspero-5 Force AXS 1: price?

The Canyon Grail CFR AXS is £501 cheaper — £6,999 against £7,500.

Canyon Grail CFR AXS vs Cervélo Áspero-5 Force AXS 1: weight?

The Canyon Grail CFR AXS is 0.3kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.

Canyon Grail CFR AXS vs Cervélo Áspero-5 Force AXS 1: tyre clearance?

The Cervélo Áspero-5 Force AXS 1 takes 45mm tyres against 42mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Canyon Grail CFR AXS vs Cervélo Áspero-5 Force AXS 1

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

The short answer

These two score within 0 points 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

Grail CFR AXS

66% for a typical rider

£6,999 at Brand website

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Cervélo

Áspero-5 Force AXS 1

66% for a typical rider

£7,500 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Price: The Canyon Grail CFR AXS is £501 cheaper — £6,999 against £7,500.
Weight: The Canyon Grail CFR AXS is 0.3kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Tyre clearance: The Cervélo Áspero-5 Force AXS 1 takes 45mm tyres against 42mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Side by side

Spec	Grail CFR AXS	Áspero-5 Force AXS 1
Price	£6,999	£7,500
Weight	7.5 kg	7.9 kg
Frame	carbon	carbon
Groupset	SRAM Red XPLR AXS 1x13	SRAM Force 1 AXS with X0 Eagle Transmission 1x12 electronic
Stack / reach	1.44	1.46
Tyre clearance	42 mm	45 mm
Lowest gear	23 in	25 in
Mudguard mounts	No	No
Comfort	63	66
Speed	62	56
Climbing	87	79
Value	0	0

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