Gen one C14 Canyon Cage

[r2t2]

Ryan,
It's really looking good. Especially considering all the constraints!

[556ALPHA]

I would prefer not to drill unless the drill design made the current design look HORRIBLE.  In my opinion the current design without drilling looks NICE to me.  If you are able to show a design with drilling (but simulated) on the demo bike that would help.  Good job.

[stbtbb]

These look Nice I vote for the no drill if at all possible and would not a a problem installing the current design

[maxtog]

Hey guys! We tweaked some of the lines to make them flow with the lines of the bike a bit better. Check out the latest design and let me know what you think! Keep in mind, the lower horizontal part of the rectangle doesn't look perfectly parallel to the top horizontal bar of the rectangle because the top is a straight bar and the bottom bar is bent to curve around the fairings. It looks a tad awkward in the photo but looks better in person. 

Wow!  That is really impressive!  Lots of bends in that sucker (whole lot more complex than gen2).  Matches pretty good indeed.  I am actually kind of blown away.   I notice you jumped up one vent on the top, which probably makes more sense.  My main question is- is there enough support?  It looks like the mockup has no lower front support yet, and when you add it from through the bottom vent, it doesn't look like all that bar below it will be strong enough.

Also, could the front go straight further before twisting back for the mount point? It looks like someone had that idea originally, since it is in blue marker on the tape...

[McJunkie]

I'm kinda liking it better than the gen 2

[Son of Pappy]

2 options, either shorten the inner vertical or add a middle horizontal to fill the void.

[Jim M.]

 You do realize that there is an optional slider attached to the fairing on the bike you are using, don't you? If that was removed would you then be able to tuck the structure closer into the fairing or would the tighter spacing not be enough to protect the bike from rolling over? Just curious as I do not have the sliders on my '08 fairing and there doesn't appear to be a need for them anyway once the cage is put in place.

[Jeremy Mitchell]

You do realize that there is an optional slider attached to the fairing on the bike you are using, don't you? If that was removed would you then be able to tuck the structure closer into the fairing or would the tighter spacing not be enough to protect the bike from rolling over? Just curious as I do not have the sliders on my '08 fairing and there doesn't appear to be a need for them anyway once the cage is put in place.

Where is the slider you are referring to?  I don't see anything that is out of place.

[McJunkie]

I like the length of the inner piece the way it is. As far as the slider, are you talking about the un-taped section of the lower fairing?

[Jeremy Mitchell]

I am very interested in seeing the final product.  A third point of contact on the frame would give me a little more confidence in the strength  but I really like what I see so far.  For $225 (I am sure the group buy will easily surpass the minimum needed) I would love to have decent looking protection that also gives me a spot for highway pegs on loooooong rides. 

[Jim M.]

Where is the slider you are referring to?  I don't see anything that is out of place.

It's the wedge shape black piece running parallel to the floor at the mid-point of the cage. It's either that, or the tape is making it an illusion in the photo. 

.................edit- Ok, I thought it kind of looked like the shape of the Top Block sliders, but the more I look at it, the more it's probably the tape making it look that way.

[maxtog]

A third point of contact on the frame would give me a little more confidence in the strength 

I think this is just a hold-in-place mockup.  I am quite sure it will require a front-lower mounting to be "real".  But that is a lot of work for them while just in the "tinkering with the initial design" phase...

[Awaz]

This new design looks pretty good to me. Good balance of looks and functionality. I do not want the design to get too intricate thereby defeating the price point. Now put it in production already ! 

[Bosco]

It looks too massive to me. I don't like it.

[Conrad]

It looks too massive to me. I don't like it.

I'm with you. The rectangle is too large. Look at the gen 2, the rectangle is smaller and looks better.

[ZG]

Well I have no dog in this fight but if that's the final design I guess Top Block will continue to be the best looking option for the Gen 1...  

[Huero]

Ryan, I will buy it right now. I like it.  I think it's a trade off to have bars at all. But, for me, the trade is way worth it.

Great work. Again, I think it looks great and if this is it, I will send you my money now. Just tell me when.

Huero

[Bugnut]

Thoughts: if the bar by the case is straightened out or follows the lines of the body work better, it would help.

Other thought, bring the lower hoop up and line the bar up with the same angle as the top bar near the vents. Although this looks like it might not protect the lower body work as well.


As others mentioned, I'd rather not drill either!!
Otherwise, looking good!
Mike

[maxtog]

Other thought, bring the lower hoop up and line the bar up with the same angle as the top bar near the vents. Although this looks like it might not protect the lower body work as well.

It won't protect at all.  It was pretty clear with the testing of the Gen-2 bars, that at least part of the bar must remain as low as he has in the sample setup.

[leyenda30]

Since we are offering opinions I like to copy the 2nd gen as much as possible. The first version offered but canted to match the vent lines looks best to me. Curling the top mount forward from the bottom hole and bending down keeps the vertical bar forward for best protection.