Canfield One.2

knucklebuster

knucklebuster

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For all yous tossing your Santa Cruzs out because they make an e-bike now, here's a good replacement. What's not to like, US company (now "Canfield Bikes", not "Bros" anymore), Aluminum 29er (can run 27 for more fun if you want) with 203mm travel (wheee!), pedalable DH bike.
I've still got a One.1 hanging in the garage as backup bike. It's a little wheel bike with 8" travel built like a tank, and accepts a triple crown and triple chainring/derailer setup. May never get rid of it, it taught me so much. Ah the good ole days...


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Did Canfield do complete builds before? I get that they have DH oriented style, but isn't this their do-it-all bike, where their Jedi elevates the performance with the rearward axle path and idler? I ask because the cassette range seems to be an odd choice.

Lots of compelling non-carbon choices that rank high on my interest list, including this one, but there's so much value elsewhere, that I don't know how they'll compete.
 
Varaxis said:
Did Canfield do complete builds before? I get that they have DH oriented style, but isn't this their do-it-all bike, where their Jedi elevates the performance with the rearward axle path and idler? I ask because the cassette range seems to be an odd choice.

Lots of compelling non-carbon choices that rank high on my interest list, including this one, but there's so much value elsewhere, that I don't know how they'll compete.
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The Balance is their do-it-all / enduro bike. I'm guessing with that little cassette they're not pushing the One.2 as a trail bike too much, a DH-lite kinda thing. Or maybe they quit on the Jedi and this is their DH bike now (shrug)
herzalot said:
Not VPP...

But Canfield Balance might be better.
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The Canfield Balance Formula (CBF) suspension design, not to be confused with the Balance, the bike. I've not ridden a CBF bike, but the first gen of CBF was on the original One, and pedaled ok for me, it was my primary trail bike for 4-5 years.
 
CBF is the suspension design that Revel licensed from Canfield for the Rail & Rascal. In my opinion, it was a smooth climber but it really shined going down thru chunk, repeated chatter and braking bumps. I’ve never ridden a better design.
 
mtbMike said:
CBF is the suspension design that Revel licensed from Canfield for the Rail & Rascal. In my opinion, it was a smooth climber but it really shined going down thru chunk, repeated chatter and braking bumps. I’ve never ridden a better design.
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Right. That's what I was referring to. The suspension design (on the Revel and the Canfield) not specifically the Canfield model called the "Balance." It gets rave reviews for its "hoverbike" qualities up and down.
 
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The CBF Kool-Aid tastes pretty good, upon my investigation. I liked the Worldwide Cyclery coverage on Revel, and laughed how Jeff (WWC owner) was like "uh-huh, yea I got that /s" when Chris Canfield shared the technical explanation. Listened to the Vital podcast on it too.

Susp is still evolving, but interesting CBF hasn't changed too much. Canfield seemed ahead of their time. Seems that being small and having supply/stock issues was a problem. Also some issues with cracking, but no real critics regarding ride quality itself.
 
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