LankyRider

This article gets a thumbs up! But I was let down by Canyon when purchasing a bike from them in November. I wanted a canyon because it was a bike that ticked all the boxes including price etc. So after a couple of weeks switching my decision between ROSE, YT, Commencal, Cube and Canyon I decided to go with the canyon. But their customer service was awful, I had purchased a Strive AL 6.0 (awesome looking at the right price) with a weeks delivery time from Germany to the UK, which i thought was pretty good. After a week had passed I got concerned to where my bike was due to no update on delivery. So I called Canyon to which i was told that it was on the way... After another week had passed i still had no bike, this went on for a month! Six weeks down the line I rang up frustrated by the fact I had no bike for six weeks having to sell my old one to fund the new one. I rang Canyon and was told that my bike hasn't been shipped and couldn't give me a delivery date and said I could be waiting up to 2 months to receive my bike. I had no apology or anything for the person on the other end of the phone! I cancelled my order there and then, the sales person wasn't bothered that they were losing a sale. From there i went to Commencal and got a new bike direct from Andorra in 3 days. I hope that my case was a rare one because the Germans make fantastic looking bikes which are affordable and would of love to have owned one. I see these bikes over taking the American market pretty soon! Also great article Pink Bike!

I have been doing yoga classes at my local gym for a couple of months, I can definitely feel the difference when I ride, compared to this time last year. I feel more composed instead of floppy on the bike. I'll be using these videos at home. Thanks Abi

She would definitely ride faster than me using a unicycle! #beingslowproblems :(

Haha! I sometimes get the "Oh we are going in the bushes again!" but it's mostly good things

It's the perfect relationship! Trust, respect and love. When navigating down my favorite trail we are always pushing each others limits, It knows I can do more and I know it can do more, constantly progressing. Getting me in the zone where I can blank out all of my surroundings. It allows me to have trust when pushing through berms and jumping gaps that don't look possible at first glance. Having the respect in making sure that it's cleaned and maintained after every ride, I respect it and it doesn't throw me off! It's a good deal. But finally love, my bike lets me do the thing I love and have a passion for week in and week out without fail, letting me forget the bad week at work or things not going the right way in life. This respect, trust and love makes the best relationship!