Canyon's Women's Specific Bikes (Video)

Canyon is coming out with a new take on women's specific bikes and I decided to take a look at them and figure out if they're more of the same smoke and mirrors or are they a solid attempt on their part:https://youtu.be/woSlRawFTn8Differentiated on 3 separate parameters:

1. Geometry
   1. more upright with shorter reach for women's short arms
   2. smaller wheels (650b) for the smaller sizes to maintain handling
2. Smaller and lighter tube profiles
   1. because women have proportionally smaller power outputs

questions:Is the geometry different than their men's frames? YesIs the geometry different than other manufacturers? Are they in a league of their own? Yes and no. No, because the Specialized Ruby for instance has shorter reaches and taller head tubes for similarly sized bikes. But the Canyon does have a 3XS size for the shortest of riders (5 feet tall). Yes, because they are using smaller wheels (650b) on the smallest sizes which can help to reduce compromises in handling with smaller bikes.Are the lighter tubes and slimmer profiles of the lighter women's frame good? Yes, overall I'd say that this is an improvement especially if they take advantage of this to make the bike more comfortable (appropriately stiff) for a  lighter rider. This leads to another question: Is there a weight limit for these lighter frames? What if you're a shorter person -- 5'2" (157 cm) -- but you don't weigh 120 pounds? Will you still be able to ride this bike? This is unclear at this point as I can't find any mention of this on the website or in any of the media reviews. I know the Canyon's are mostly marketed towards more aggressive riders or racers, at least that's the apparent demographic as you scroll through their website. But that doesn't mean that a recreational or beginner athlete isn't going to ride their bikes -- in fact, that's almost guaranteed. It stands to reason though that if a bike is made with smaller and lighter (read as - different carbon lay-up schedule) tubesets then this frame must fail sooner than the frames with larger tubes utilizing more carbon material. Stay tuned and I'll try to get to the bottom of this one.My $.02:Overall I think these bikes are an improvement of the market for women and smaller riders. They have good geometry if you're looking to have a shorter reach (for whatever reason - short arms, flexibility issues etc) and higher bar placement. There are other bikes on the market that will provide similar or better contact points but if you're a very small rider you may benefit from the extra extra extra small size that they have which is very rare. Also  the smaller wheels on the smallest of the bikes should lead to better handling of the bike overall. Although this has a downside as well, with difficulty in sourcing tires, wheels, tubes, etc especially in the short term unless others adopt this wheels size quickly and more manufacturers jump on board. the lighter frame is potentially very good for some riders as it has the chance to improve the comfort, vibration dampening and ride feel of the bike for smaller riders -- there is no guarantee that this will be the case, the proof will be in actually riding one of them to see.I really like what they've done here, they've clearly put some thought into this and done their homework. and with just a few of the caveats I've mentioned I think this is a really good effort on their part.