TRIPRO wrote:
Actually the ‘customize’ options with Canyon are very limited to none compared to other brands like Orbea. For example since we talk tri here, the Speedmax comes with cranks to long and in size L and XL with extensions for most too short since they cut their Profile Design t4 5 to 6 cm shorter then original. Further there is nothing to customize on the Speedmax CF models. With Orbea Ordu you can choose colour, design your own, choose stem, crankset tooth, cranklength, rotor(powet) or shimano and wheels. At no extra cost!
So sometimes I have a feeling customizing options at Canyon are overrated...
Jeroen
I'm not a distributor/retailer, so am happy to be talked round on this one, but in the instance of direct to customer sales it feels unnecessarily restrictive to not offer customisation on much of the above.
In my view, there should be flexibility on the following almost as standard:
Cassette ratio
Crank length
Chainring size
Derailleur cage length
Stem length (with some highly integrated exceptions)
These are all examples of items which cost the seller the same either way, but getting right can save the customer a notable amount of cash and increases the value of the bike in real terms.
Even if this was offered on a first come first served basis, or levels of flexibility were heavily dictated by what the company had managed to get their hand on, or what other customers had switched
from to create that excess stock.