Have you considered the Covid factor? My LBS had a month wait list from the day it reopened. I was pissed, but the circumstances are what they are.
This will overtake āthe check is in the mailā pretty soon.
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I get marketing emails from them almost daily. A friend bought a new bike and it shipped the next day from them. Yes I have considered it but at some point you have to take care of your existing customers and not just focus on bringing in new ones.
Edited to add- How pissed would you have been if your LBS was open and selling bikes left and right but you bought your bike from them last month and for you they are closed, unresponsive, have a month long wait list (a month and counting) and are not able to provide you with even a simple response on a warranty claim even if you are willing to pay for the fix and they told you it āis what it isā to boot?
Can one not call Canyon on the phone?
I appreciate the candid comments on your experience with Canyon. I think itās generally tough for people to shell out a lot of money on a product and openly admit they are not happy with it for one reason or another. Iāve been down the same road with different brands and shops, so I know the feeling and frustration. High end bikes are not cheap and itās pretty common that you have to throw down the cash before getting a good opportunity to try the bike or the customer service. I hope you are able to resolve your situation soon and get back on the bike.
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Donāt want to totally hijack a thread on bike price increases with customer support experiences but Iāve had nothing but first class support from Canyon. Part availability can be a problem and I was lucky that an alternative part was available whilst I waited for original replacement. Hope it gets sorted soon - have you tried that chat? That has been good in my experience when you want a quick response.
The chat is perpetually offline. Maybe you can track this down for me and I will pay you a fee? It isnāt unexpected that there will be folks that will claim to have an amazing experience with Canyon. I canāt even get to the point with them of dealing with āthe partā as they have been completely non-responsive.
Iām serious, I will pay you to get this resolved for me since you clearly have experience and success in dealing with them.
Of course you can.
we received an exceed cf6 about a month. have to say we had a very good experience. we had a query and used the live chat which worked really well. I guess its pot luck whether you have a problem or not.
I notice that whilst the price of the exceed cf6 has only gone up by Ā£50, they have also reduced the component spec. our 2020 model came with shimano XT, the new one is specād with SLX.
I feel your pain but itās a totally different department and itās a mass email not an individual one. Itās not like the support guys are ignoring your email because theyāre busy crafting the latest marketing mailshot!
Iāve been a Canyon owner for 4 years and had a lot of teething issues initially. Wonāt go into the detail here but was on the verge of cancelling the order and starting over. They did come good eventually and Iām happy I stuck it out as still love the bike (Aeroad ultegra Di2).
Have had a few support things since then like needing to order replacement parts that arenāt listed on their website (which seems daft, if they sell them why not just list them and save the effort of support staff getting involved?) and theyāve been pretty good.
Obviously, Iām saying if you spend the time and money to sell bikes during Covid then you should also spend money and time to service them as well. I understand there isnāt one guy fixing bikes then wiping the grease off of his hands to send a marketing email. Their sales end seems to functioning fully in the crisis so when asked if I have considered Covid I said I had but it doesnāt make you feel any better when sales are fully functional but there isnāt any support.
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@Stringwise are you in the US? Iāve heard stories of difficulties in getting parts in the US, because the US branch of Canyon is a different company from the Europe HQ. But yes, thatās no excuse really, specially in high end bikes.
Yes I am in the US.
One option to consider if I am giving advice to Canyon would be to try something like thisā¦
āHi stringwise, we received your request and we will be taking care of it for you but there are difficulties in getting parts in the US, because the US branch of Canyon is a different company from the Europe HQ. We are on it and donāt worry since you dropped $7,000 on a new bike with us less than a year ago we will be here for you but appreciate your patience.ā
All of the excuses being provided are great but there is no excuse for being silent.
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Sounds like they are overwhelmed and probably donāt have good news for you. Human nature says when youāve got too many tasks in front of you, people tend to avoid/delay responding to the difficult tasks (which might require delivery of bad news) and jump on the ones they can knock off quickly and resolve. Itās easy to step back and see how screwed up that approach is, but I see it over and over in business. Bad news does not age well, so you just dig a deeper and deeper hole. Itās so much less painful in the long run to communicate and manage bad news quickly. Anyone running a support organization should be preaching and practicing this, so Iād say Canyon needs some help in this area. Good luck, hopefully you can make contact.
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Thank you and I donāt disagree with your advice, I think you are spot on.
Thanks for the advice. I will vote for higher taxes free houses job losses (again remember ānew normalā) and even worse medical care because of a picture of an old man on a beach cruiser. Good thinking.
The price rises are silly.
Last years unsold remaining bikes have gone up by 2-Ā£300 overnight. Same bike, same year, price increased.
This years Aeroad SL 7 was released at Ā£3400. Iāve checked today (as I was looking at buying one) and itās now Ā£3500.
Thatās just taking the pee.
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I donāt think this has much to do with the country you are in, or who is in power.
Just a greedy bike company.
Letās not make everything political 
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Iāve been waiting for a rubber cover piece to come in for two months. Luckily I was able cut a decent facsimile and glue it on temporarily. I still love my bike, but I can also ride it, so thereās thatā¦
A few thoughtsā¦
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If it is indeed linked to the tariffs, greed has nothing to do with it. The idea that anyone except the American consumer is paying the tariffs is a flat-out falsehood. (disclaimer - I donāt know for a fact if any bike stuff from the EU is subject to increased tariffs).
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If it isnāt due to the tariffs, it is just good olā supply & demand. Supply is low, demand is highā¦that translates to higher prices.
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