Two Canyon Bikes Advice Please

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Looking at the cheaper one, crap forks, a bizango is better at that price, canyons are not great value at that price, paying for the name more than anything.
 
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I bought a Canyon Spectral AL 9.9 EX 2014 last week with a very cheeky offer made on a well known auction site. First ride out on it at Sherwood Pines the next day was amazing and it sticks to the trails like its on rails, very confidence inspiring! :D

I usually ride my Trek Superfly SL FS 9.8 which is fast and very light but I needed something with more travel and heavier for jumps and drops on the trails. With the confidence and travel of the Canyon I managed to smash my previous PB's by some mileage!

At 5'8" I would recommend the Medium size for riders between 5'6" and 5'10" max. It is a short reach bike compared and a complete geometry change to the XC oriented Superfly.
 
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