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Old 03-04-21, 04:41 PM
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Well, I bought a Canyon Endurace SL 8.0 last Spring. Although I love the bike in general, it came with one of their integrated cockpit set ups that was a nuisance from the get go. For one thing, it was near impossible to find a compatible mount for my Garmin 1030. The one I could find put the Edge in a less than optimal position. I managed to kluge together a mount that worked better but looked gawd-awful ugly, but then a few months later while replacing the bar tape, I discovered the left side of the HB was fractured just under the brake/shifter clamp. The tape and clamp were enough to hold things together tightly enough that the flex wasn't noticeable until I striped things down. Long story short, I opted to go with a standard handlebar and separate stem since I wanted a shorter stem anyway. No further issues since then, but it did put a dent in my opinion of "German" engineering.

This latest faux pas had done nothing to reassure me.
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