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So the groupset is so undesireable that someone who had a brand-new early-access to it, decided to trade it for some welding work. And the welder, who is a rider, decided to hock it on Craigslist for pennies on the dollar, citing they would rather ride Shimano. Hmmmm...

@ScandiumRider: Canyon only charges $99 CAD to ship a bike from Germany to any part of Canada using UPS Express. From the time it leaves the Canyon warehouse to the customers doorstep is somewhere between 4-6 days. And they are using UPS EXPRESS...not basic UPS. The Express service isn't only a few days quicker...it includes all of UPS' brokerage fees. So all you're paying is Duty (13%) and HST (13% on top of bike value, $99 shipping charge and duty). CRC uses DHL..similar to UPS...but CRC has either NOT negotiated better shipping rates for bikes/large parcels like Canyon has. Arguably CRC has more leverage with the courier than Canyon ever would due to overall shipping volume. Or..CRC is getting a better deal from DHL, but not passing it onto the consumer, and pocketing the spread. But Canyon's $99 UPS Express shipping can't be beat. They've set the new bar on shipping a bike across the world. Not only due to price, but by understanding the customer friction points (i.e. excess import fees) by using the Express service which includes all brokerage fees.