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Cube Litening Air C:68X Race vs Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 8 AXS

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

The short answer

For a typical all-round rider the Cube Litening Air C:68X Race comes out ahead (75% against 73%). That is not a universal verdict — change the terrain or the priority and the order can flip.

Cube

Litening Air C:68X Race

75% for a typical rider

£5,499 at Brand website
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Canyon

Ultimate CF SLX 8 AXS

73% for a typical rider

£5,699 at Brand website
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What actually separates them

Price
The Cube Litening Air C:68X Race is £200 cheaper — £5,499 against £5,699.
Climbing gear
The Cube Litening Air C:68X Race has the easier bottom gear (27 gear inches against 30), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Side by side

Spec Litening Air C:68X Race Ultimate CF SLX 8 AXS
Price £5,499 £5,699
Weight 7.3 kg 7.2 kg
Frame carbon carbon
Groupset Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100 12-speed SRAM Force AXS E1 12-speed
Stack / reach 1.41 1.42
Tyre clearance 34 mm 33 mm
Lowest gear 27 in 30 in
Mudguard mounts No No
Comfort 42 37
Speed 82 85
Climbing 82 77
Value 0 0

Neither might be the right answer

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