Canyon

Canyon began in 1985 as a bike shop run on a blue trailer, with Roman Arnold’s father importing bike parts while Roman raced; the first Canyon-branded mountain bike arrived in 1996 and, in late 2002, the company took the name Canyon. In 2003 it became the first bike brand to sell directly to riders online, a decision that reshaped its growth.

Engineering is done in Germany, with headquarters and an innovation lab in Koblenz and a factory opened nearby in 2016. The range covers road, gravel, mountain, city and e-bikes, including the Aeroad, the Speedmax that took Jan Frodeno to the 2015 Ironman world title, and the Spectral; MyCanyon, launched in 2025, lets riders customise colours and components.