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Two builds, side by side.

	Bike A · My Trail Build	Bike B · Marathon Hardtail
Weight	12.7 kg	9.8 kg▲
Price	€6,017	€5,051▲
Performance	84/100	84/100
Climbing	7.6/10	9.6/10▲
Downhill	8.2/10▲	6.3/10
Comfort	76%▲	66%
Durability	83%▲	80%
Maintenance	Easy	Easy
Terrain	All-Mountain	XC
Suspension travel (F / R)	160 / 150 mm	100 / — mm
Wheel size	29"	29"
Drivetrain	Shimano Deore XT M8100 12-speed	SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed (mechanical)
Brakes	Shimano Deore XT BR-M8120 4-piston	SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth 2-piston
Components
Frame	Canyon Spectral CF Frameset · €2,299	Canyon Exceed CF Hardtail Frameset · €1,299
Fork	Fox 36 Factory GRIP X2 · €1,199	RockShox SID SL Ultimate · €1,019
Wheels	DT Swiss XM 1700 Spline 30 · €749	DT Swiss XM 1700 Spline 30 · €749
Tires	Maxxis Rekon Race 29×2.4 EXO TR (pair) · €120	Maxxis Rekon Race 29×2.4 EXO TR (pair) · €120
Groupset	Shimano Deore XT M8100 12-speed · €290	SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed (mechanical) · €220
Crankset	Shimano Deore XT FC-M8100-1, 32T · €229	SRAM GX Eagle DUB, 32T · €169
Cassette	Shimano Deore XT CS-M8100-12, 10–51T · €139	SRAM GX Eagle XG-1275, 10–52T · €169
Chain	Shimano Deore XT CN-M8100 · €42	SRAM GX Eagle Chain · €35
Brakes	Shimano Deore XT BR-M8120 4-piston · €329	SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth 2-piston · €560
Handlebar	Race Face Atlas 35 Alloy, 800 mm · €69	Easton EC90 SL Flat Bar 31.8, 740 mm · €159
Stem	Race Face Turbine R 35, 40 mm · €85	Thomson Elite X4 31.8, 70 mm · €95
Seatpost	OneUp V3 Dropper Post, 180 mm · €259	Ritchey WCS Carbon Link Flexlogic (rigid) · €169
Saddle	WTB Volt Chromoly · €59	Selle Italia SLR Boost Superflow · €159
Pedals	Crankbrothers Stamp 7 Flat · €149	Time ATAC XC 8 · €129

AI Analysis

Marathon Hardtail is 3.0 kg lighter (9.8 vs 12.7 kg, including an estimate for small parts).
Marathon Hardtail costs €966 less at indicative catalog prices (€5,051 vs €6,017).
My Trail Build has more suspension travel (My Trail Build: 160 mm front / 150 mm rear; Marathon Hardtail: 100 mm front / hardtail), which favours rough descents over climbing efficiency.
Front rotor: 203 mm on My Trail Build vs 160 mm on Marathon Hardtail; larger rotors give more braking power and heat capacity.
Drivetrain: Shimano Deore XT M8100 12-speed (My Trail Build) vs SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed (mechanical) (Marathon Hardtail).
By component ratings, My Trail Build is oriented toward a balance of climbing and descending (climbing 7.6/10, descending 8.2/10), and Marathon Hardtail toward climbing and efficiency (climbing 9.6/10, descending 6.3/10).
My Trail Build scores higher for comfort (76% vs 66%).

Generated from the two builds' catalog specifications and computed scores only.

Scores are Bixed's heuristic index from component ratings and weight. Prices and weights are indicative sample catalog data.

Two builds, side by side.

Bike A · My Trail Build

Bike B · Marathon Hardtail

Weight

12.7 kg

9.8 kg▲

Price

€6,017

€5,051▲

Performance

84/100

Climbing

7.6/10

9.6/10▲

Downhill

8.2/10▲

6.3/10

Comfort

76%▲

66%

Durability

83%▲

80%

Maintenance

Easy

Terrain

All-Mountain

Suspension travel (F / R)

160 / 150 mm

100 / — mm

Wheel size

29"

Drivetrain

Shimano Deore XT M8100 12-speed

SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed (mechanical)

Brakes

Shimano Deore XT BR-M8120 4-piston

SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth 2-piston

Components

Frame

Canyon Spectral CF Frameset · €2,299

Canyon Exceed CF Hardtail Frameset · €1,299

Fork

Fox 36 Factory GRIP X2 · €1,199

RockShox SID SL Ultimate · €1,019

Wheels

DT Swiss XM 1700 Spline 30 · €749

Tires

Maxxis Rekon Race 29×2.4 EXO TR (pair) · €120

Groupset

Shimano Deore XT M8100 12-speed · €290

SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed (mechanical) · €220

Crankset

Shimano Deore XT FC-M8100-1, 32T · €229

SRAM GX Eagle DUB, 32T · €169

Cassette

Shimano Deore XT CS-M8100-12, 10–51T · €139

SRAM GX Eagle XG-1275, 10–52T · €169

Chain

Shimano Deore XT CN-M8100 · €42

SRAM GX Eagle Chain · €35

Brakes

Shimano Deore XT BR-M8120 4-piston · €329

SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth 2-piston · €560

Handlebar

Race Face Atlas 35 Alloy, 800 mm · €69

Easton EC90 SL Flat Bar 31.8, 740 mm · €159

Stem

Race Face Turbine R 35, 40 mm · €85

Thomson Elite X4 31.8, 70 mm · €95

Seatpost

OneUp V3 Dropper Post, 180 mm · €259

Ritchey WCS Carbon Link Flexlogic (rigid) · €169

Saddle

WTB Volt Chromoly · €59

Selle Italia SLR Boost Superflow · €159

Pedals

Crankbrothers Stamp 7 Flat · €149

Time ATAC XC 8 · €129

AI Analysis

Marathon Hardtail is 3.0 kg lighter (9.8 vs 12.7 kg, including an estimate for small parts).

Marathon Hardtail costs €966 less at indicative catalog prices (€5,051 vs €6,017).

My Trail Build has more suspension travel (My Trail Build: 160 mm front / 150 mm rear; Marathon Hardtail: 100 mm front / hardtail), which favours rough descents over climbing efficiency.

Front rotor: 203 mm on My Trail Build vs 160 mm on Marathon Hardtail; larger rotors give more braking power and heat capacity.

Drivetrain: Shimano Deore XT M8100 12-speed (My Trail Build) vs SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed (mechanical) (Marathon Hardtail).

By component ratings, My Trail Build is oriented toward a balance of climbing and descending (climbing 7.6/10, descending 8.2/10), and Marathon Hardtail toward climbing and efficiency (climbing 9.6/10, descending 6.3/10).

My Trail Build scores higher for comfort (76% vs 66%).

Generated from the two builds' catalog specifications and computed scores only.