Canyon "Grail" Gravel Bike coming soon

I think in practical usage, it would work great - cush and high on the top, stiff in the drops. Its not clear that the ergonomics have worked out well (complaints from people with small hands (wrist interference), and that thumb hook when on the drops). That and your brain is going to get confused seeing two levels in the middle.

Certainly all of Canyon's high end road bikes have the integrated stem and bar combination (with adjustable stack). Its Aero, balances stiffness/flexibility, and light weight. And yeah, adjusting or tuning isn't easy (or in this case not possible). I expect that the Aluminum bike will be a little more standard.

I wouldn't say it is a problem that doesn't exist. We now have lots of Gravel solutions:
Now we have
- Canyon biplane bars
- Redshift stem
- Canondale lefty shocks
- Trek Isospeed
- Specialized Future Shock
- Lauf fork
- soft 650b x 2.1 tires...

Edit: this comment was about Canyon's bar:
One review said it was noticeable and it helped...
... about as much double wrapping the tape.

Canyon does make some innovative polarizing designs. I like the way they push the envelope.

That handlebar is a deal breaker for me.

I spend 99% of my time on the hoods, and 1% in the drops (maybe a little more with my wider flare now).

I spend zero time on the tops of my bars, so the 'flex' would provide no value at the cost of zero flexibility in terms of fit (stem length, bar width, etc...).

The bike looks like a decent gravel bike other than that.  Let me but a standard bar/stem combo on it and it *might* get some consideration...

Edit to add: 40mm tires max?  nope.. I'm out...