JEDI 29 - Complete Bike

I've owned mine around 3.5 years now and never did plug in a review so here we go.

So bought the first frame when Canfield dropped the new jedi. Had been my dream bike for a really long time. I had owned a dh bike previous but not a top tier race machine. The Jedi is an unapologetic brute of a bike that somehow is way more graceful then it has any business being. The Jedi has always been a rearward travel monster (way before it was trendy) that is made to tame very rough terrain at all the speed. The newest gen trades a smidge of that rearward in for 29" wheels so that it keeps all the mobbing abilities but is far more balanced in turns and jumps as well. I have never ridden a bike that just mows through the chunder like the jedi. Rock gardens, deep compressions, off cambers, loose ground and breaking bumps all just disappear with no loss in momentum ,lack of traction or weird pedal feedback. What's super cool as well is that in turns and over jumps this bike feels nimble at speed. Look this thing is a bit heavy and its super supple but it changes lines, rails turns, and handles steep jump lips really gracefully without requiring undo effort. It is a well balanced dh bike. It just does all the things well and doesnt beat you up doing it. It doesnt punish bad lines, screw ups, or just trying to throw it in the deep end to see what happens.

Finally the Jedi is a tank in the most positive sense of the word. All AL and burly as. I have broken bikes before. My jedi is several years old now, its overshot jumps, cased jumps, hammered every rock out there, ate a few rear wheels, its been crashed like a dh bike a few times. Its still in insanely good shape and goes home from shuttle and lift days feeling like new way more often then anyone should ask a bike to have to do.

The only quirk to this bike is true of any 29" dh bike. Stand tall and strong or that tire will eat your shorts. Ask me how I know.

Short and skinny. You want a long term reliable dh bike that is at home going fast, composed, well balanced, has superior suspension, and a skull badge pedigree. The Jedi is still king.

Absolute beast of a bike and an awesome customer service, I couldn't be happier with the brand. I rode this bike for 6 months straight every week-end from steep freeride tracks to the loudenvielle world cup from dusty Andorra to muddy Morzine, this bike took it all, and keeps asking for more. I never progressed this much in a season, I really feel like the limitation is me, not the bike, but without riding a boat like other brand. It is my first bike with 29' wheels and it didn't bother me at all, which was surprising because i'm 177cm and I ride with my legs quite bend and low on the bike. The most impressive part about the bike is the fact that I can go flat out in some blown out corner with huge holes and put it sideways at the next jump. the suspension are also impressive the ext vaia is a magic carpet. I would of course recommend a JEDI if you look for a 'downhill race' kinda bike for his riding capability but also because of his reliability. This bike is also really easy to maintain it took me 2 minutes to disassemble the linkage, and 2 minutes to reassemble everything and I only did it once in 6 months. The only thing I would recommend is to aim for a bigger spring, I received a 400 spring with me weighing 90kg at the time. I shaved a few pounds early summer weighing 80ish and had to buy a 475 and I have the hydraulics quite closed, I could go to a 500. To finish I'd like to thank Canfield and Michelle for the help buying the bike, for everything you've done and every questions you answered and for delivering to France, I'll speak to you very soon when the bikes you showed at moab will be available ;)

The Jedi 29 is an absolute blast. I finished building up this frame just in time for the blown out chunder that is end of season bike park riding and oh buddy let me tell you, it is awesome! Where before I was picking lines and bracing for impacts on my enduro, the Jedi simply feels liberating! It has freed my eyes from taking constant glances at the trail In front of me and overthinking line choice, to looking down trail at what is ahead of me while having full confidence in the frame to take whatever happens under me and just enjoying the ride. Even when the line I memorized yesterday is completely blown out today, it is eyes ahead as the frame does its thing and fades the chunder out of mind. Incredibly stable and fun to ride!

Incredible bike - I just spent 6 days on my new Jedi in the Whistler bike park on my annual trip. Took possession of it in Whistler (thank you to Ty and Eric @ East Fork Bikes in Pocatello). Quick setup and I was on the lift - what a difference the Jedi made, smooth and comfortable in technical sections, boosty and steazy off the jumps. I found myself moving faster than ever and feeling more in control - setting PRs on all the park trails I've ridden for years. The rear suspension just disappeared while I was riding, allowing me to focus on what was ahead instead of what was happening behind me. My riding group called the Jedi "crash-proof" based on how fast and stable I was riding, as if the force really was with me.

Canfield worked with the bike shop to accommodate my height in the bike build out - I'm a tall guy and getting the right setup upfront goes along way to making the bike feel right. Really appreciate the service, consideration, and the incredible bike.

The best DH bike I live this bike everything about it makes me smile and give me joy. I haven’t had the chance to go and smash some laps or shrelp any corners yet but I can tell that this is going to be the best beast of a bike I have ever ridden.

After doing my review of current downhill bikes, I decided to get a Jedi 29, and it was a great choice! Fast, playful, and has handled everything that Whistler could throw at it. I willingly recommend a Jedi 29 to anyone looking for a new downhill bike.

I've owned various long travel bikes including DH bikes from mainstream brands but the Canfield Jedi has always been a dream bike of mine. I bought it without a test ride (risky) after thorough online research. I was concerned that it might be one of those "never meet your hero's" situations... but fortunately I have been blown away with how this bike rides. In combination with the Ohlins shock and Manitou Dorado fork, this bike has been next level. I am at various bike parks 2-3 days per week all season long and have put hundreds of miles on my Jedi this year and can now confidently say that this bike is like a cheat mode for every trail. It jumps beautifully, finds grip everywhere, and absolutely plows through chunk and rock gardens. I could not be happier with how the bike performs and my assessment of it is that the Jedi is on a completely different level than the other DH bikes out there. The way a bike feels is more than simply the sum of geometry and specs and this bike is dialed.

I would also like to say that working with Canfield to get the bike was a pleasure from start to finish. Top notch customer service. Shipping was fast and they let me swap cranks and fork in to the package. They even pressed my headset in for me before shipping. At this point I am interested in migrating my trail bike and enduro bike slots over to being Canfield as well.

The Jedi flattens everything in its path. It has literally made me 20% faster through the chunkiest PNW trails. I now have obscene levels of confidence. Suspension is killer, build is bombproof, and Lance has been on the other end of every phone call. Would buy again, no question.