Canfield Brothers may not be a name you’re familiar with but the brand has been around since 1999. It’s run, as you might expect, by two siblings, Lance and Chris, Americans who’ve been pro racers and hucked their way through Red Bull Rampage.
The Balance is their first foray into the 650b-wheeled, 160mm (6.3in) travel enduro market, so we were excited to get it out into the woods and find out just what it was capable of.
The Balance has been built around 650b wheels but the Canfields are quick to point out that it’s still 26in compatible with a longer fork bolted in.
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It uses Canfield’s dual-link Formula suspension setup. The alloy frame has all the usual features you’d look for on an enduro rig – internal routing for a ‘stealth’ dropper post, a 12x142mm rear axle, ISCG mounts and a tapered head tube with 66-degree head angle.
Canfield’s dual-link Formula suspension setup shone during testing
- Frame: 6061 alloy, 160mm (6.3in) travel
- Fork: RockShox Pike RCT3 Solo Air, 160mm (6.3in) travel
- Shock: Cane Creek DBAir CS
- Cranks: Canfield AM/DH cranks (1x10)
- Rims: Stan’s ZTR Flow EX
- Hubs: True Precision Stealth
- Tyres: Schwalbe Hans Dampf 27.5x2.35in tyres
- Brakes: Shimano Deore XT
- Bar: Ritchey WCS, 760mm
- Stem: Ritchey WCS, 45mm
- Seatpost: Rockshox Reverb Stealth
- Saddle: Canfield
- Weight: 14.5kg (32lb), size large with pedals
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