{"id":14060,"date":"2021-09-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2021\/09\/28\/canyon-bicycles-available-directly-through-bicycle-garage-r8326\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T19:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T19:00:09","slug":"canyon-bicycles-available-directly-through-bicycle-garage-r8326","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/canyon-bicycles-available-directly-through-bicycle-garage-r8326\/","title":{"rendered":"Canyon Bicycles available directly through Bicycle Garage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCanyon Bicycles may no longer be available to order through the German brand\u2019s international website, but South African cyclists will still have access to the machines ridden by Mathieu van der Poel, Kasia Niewiadoma and Jan Frodeno. This is thanks to Erik Kleinhans\u2019 continued role as Canyon\u2019s representative in South Africa and the online platform curated by Bicycle Garage. Kleinhans and Bicycle Garage ensure that the ready to ship model, which Canyon pioneered, remains intact.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Bicycle Garage stores, in Stellenbosch and Paarl will not only be technical service centres for Canyon Bicycles but will also display a select number of Canyon\u2019s products to allow South African cyclists to experience the machines in real life before shopping online. Photo by Ewald Sadie\/Shift Media.<\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSouth African VAT and import duties, along with the intricacies of our import laws, made the Canyon direct to consumer model tricky here\u201d, Canyon Bicycles\u2019 South Africa marketing manager, Kleinhans reflected. \u201cThere has always been a strong demand for the bikes, since we launched in 2018. But the realities of individuals importing bicycles into South Africa were always a challenge. Since December 2020 we have been trailing a system whereby Bicycle Garage and myself, order on behalf of the customers.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis removes the stress and admin, of having to calculate import duties and potentially even get clearance certificates from the South African Revenue Services, from the customers\u201d Kleinhans continued. \u201cIt proved very effective, as we provided all the behind-the-scenes services; the customer just ordered the bike and we then shipped it to them, or the bicycle shop of their choice to be assembled. The simplicity is enhanced by the customer only having one, final, price to consider when making the purchase.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn addition to the Mood Coffee Shop, Bicycle Garage Stellenbosch also offers cycling accessories and apparel, as well as Oakley eyewear and On Running shoes for sale. Photo by Ewald Sadie\/Shift Media.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe full range of Canyon Bicycles will be available in South Africa through this programme and can be viewed on www.bicyclegarage.co.za. \u201cAs I\u2019m sure everyone knows there are major stock shortages in the cycling industry right now\u201d Kleinhans explained. \u201cWe will therefore only be listing the bikes which are currently available for purchase on the Bicycle Garage website. Each listing will be as detailed as possible, but South African cyclists are still more than welcome to browse the Canyon international website if they require more details. We will also be offering a personal service, so customers are welcome to reach out and ask us any questions they may have about a bike, or even make a pre-order for when a particular model comes back into stock.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cA large part of the reason for choosing to partner with Bicycle Garage was their established e-commerce platform\u201d Kleinhans said. \u201cI\u2019ve known Hanco Kachelhoffer, the founder of Bicycle Garage, for nearly 20 years now. We\u2019ve raced together and against each other. More recently I\u2019ve been impressed by the manner in which he does business. He has built an excellent reputation for Bicycle Garage, as a trusted store for online and in-store sales, after sales support and servicing. Another large part of their business is Bicycle Garage\u2019s presence at events. This will remain key to Canyon\u2019s strategy in South Africa as it allows riders to interact with Canyon bikes and even test ride them.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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