I only have a last gen Inflite AL SLX as a reference, so maybe my experience doesn't generalize, but it seems to me that Canyon bests the competition on weight savings by speccing lighter seatposts, stem, bars, saddle, etc. Some savings can be negated when they're undesirable, like their use of Aheadset instead of a real compression plug (first thing I bought so my steerer tube wouldn't asplode). But overall Canyon offers well-priced bikes that, out of the box, don't come with a bunch of cheap and heavy components that buyers would feel the need to replace.
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