HELP: Canyon Torque AL6 27.5 or Propain Spindrfit AL 27.5

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eriodan
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eriodan
Edited Date/Time 7/13/2022 1:09pm
Hi everyone,

I need a little bit help to decide which bike to buy. I am trying to decide between the Torque AL6 and the Spindrift AL, both 27.5. The price of both bikes are very similar but I do not know which bike choose. The Torque is coming with fox and shimano, and the Spindrift it comes with RockShox and sram.

The purpose is more for fr/park but also to ride if is necessary because the bike park is not so very close to where I live so sometimes I will need to climb when I want to go for a ride. (I live in Barcelona, Spain)

I am copying the bike descriptions with their components so it is easy to look.



Thanks for your help!
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astrizzle 7/8/2022 9:10am
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Propain all day!!!! I like the suspension design better, I'm more of a fan of SRAM/RockShox components and if you want to use a water bottle in the frame, it puts it in a much more reachable place than the canyon. I'm sure both bikes would be great but I gotta give the spindrift my vote.
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Edthorne 7/13/2022 1:09pm
7/13/2022 1:09pm Edited Date/Time 7/13/2022 1:09pm
The build kit on the Canyon is significantly better in the suspension and brake department. The R level suspension from RockShox only has rebound adjustment. No low speed compression adjustment like the select forks. Also an SLX 4 piston is going to do way better at the bike park than any SRAM R series brake, let alone the G2's. Pretty much if SRAM uses the R label in the model name, you don't want it.

Though for what it's worth, the Propain is a way cooler bike IMO

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