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Edit request (2021-02-08: Update)

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Hello all,

here comes a comprehensive proposal for an update (paid edit). It is necessary because the article is outdated in parts and templates point out deficiencies, especially deficiencies of the sources/references.

A few important comments on the direction of the improvement proposal:

  1. The proposal is not intended to advertise Canyon, which is not what Wikipedia is for. Individual bike models are therefore not listed. Instead, the bike types are briefly addressed with a photo. Also important in this respect: the history section is expanded, based on reliable sources.
  2. If there are changes in key operational figures or management personnel, it may be that Canyon's website or financial statements are used as evidence.
  3. I avoided superlatives. (I hope I didn't miss anything there).
  4. Canyon supports cycling teams and riders. This is now presented more systematically.
  5. The section on "controversies" is outdated. There was an IT problem. That has been fixed, criticism has been responded to. In my view, this is nothing worth mentioning; such things happen sometimes in companies during change processes. That's why it no longer appears in the revision proposal. More important, in my view, is the brief mention that the company was subject to a hacking attack.

I would be happy if the improvement proposal would be implemented. Many thanks in advance. Atomiccocktail (talk) 12:20, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal of 2021-02-08

For the cycling team, see Canyon Bicycles (cycling team).
Canyon Bicycles
Company typeGmbH
Founded2002
FounderRoman Arnold
Headquarters
Koblenz
,
Germany
Key people
Armin Landgraf, Winfried Rapp[1]
ProductsSport cycles
RevenueApprox. € 415 million[2] (2020)
Number of employees
Approx. 1000[2] (2021)
Websitewww.canyon.com
Canyon Bicycles Headquarters in Koblenz, Germany


Canyon Bicycles GmbH (abbr.: Canyon) is a German bicycle manufacturer headquartered in Koblenz, Germany. The organization sells its bikes under the Canyon brand, and is a manufacturer in the sport of cycling. The company’s bicycles, parts, and clothing are exclusively available in the Canyon online shop, via a direct-to-customer sales model.

 Not done for now: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y". Chrisfilip (talk) 18:39, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

History

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1985 — 2002

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Roman Arnold (born July 7, 1963[3]) was a bicycle racer in his youth. After the early death of his father, Roman and his brother Franc Arnold (born July 10, 1965[4]) took over his bike business and founded a new company, Rad-Sport-Arnold GmbH. In 1985, they opened a bike shop [5][6][7] in the city center of Koblenz. Their business filled a gap in the market, making it possible to order bicycles, frames and accessories directly from a mail order catalogue.[8][9]

In the second half of the 1990s, Canyon started manufacturing their own bikes.[10] In 1996, the first Canyon-branded mountain bike went to market.[11][12]In 2001, the company stopped selling bikes from other brands.[9]

2002 — 2016

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In late 2002, company shareholders approved the change of the company's legal name to Canyon Bicycles GmbH.[13] In 2003, the company started selling bikes online to customers directly.[10] This marked the start of a period of significantly growth for the company – also driven by the increased internationalization of the business.[6] In the 2014 financial year, revenue was greater than €100 million for the first time (€119 million))[7] and the number of employees had exceeded the 400 mark.[14] The company exceeded the €200 million revenue threshold in the 2017 financial year with a total of €226.6 million.[15]

Canyon Bicycles, Carlsbad, California

This development led to the expansion of Canyon’s premises in Koblenz. In 2008, the company started building its current headquarters (Canyon Home),[16] then a new production facility in Koblenz (Canyon Factory)[17][18] and finally the Canyon Warehouse, where bikes are shipped from.[19][20] Since September 2018, Canyon have had a showroom in Carlsbad, California.[21]

After standardizing its IT infrastructure, which began in November 2015, Canyon expanded its production facilities at the end of the year. During a transition phase, delivery dates could not be met and were repeatedly postponed. The response to customer service also faltered. In February 2016, the company apologized, named concrete improvement measures and thanked customers for their loyalty.[22]

2016 — present

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In 2016, the American private equity company TSG Consumer Partners acquired a minority interest stake in Canyon Bicycles GmbH. One goal of this was to drive Canyon's expansion into the United States,[23] and the company entered the US market the following year.[12][24]

In 2018, the company launched its first e-bikes.[12] The company produced a total of 100,000 bikes that year.[25] In late December 2019, Canyon was the target of a cyberattack that affected large parts of its IT system.[26][27] In early October 2020, Roman Arnold transferred to the company's newly formed advisory board. Armin Landgraf, until then serving as COO, was subsequently appointed as the company's new CEO.[28]

In mid-December 2020, Canyon announced that Belgian investment company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) had acquired a majority stake in Canyon Bicycles GmbH together with co-investor Tony Fadell, former Senior Vice President of the iPod Division at Apple. This meant that TSG Consumer Partners would withdraw their investment, as planned, after a period of around four years. Roman Arnold, the Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board at Canyon, remains Canyon’s largest individual shareholder with 40% of the company’s shares. Canyon's value was reported by Handelsblatt to be around €800 million at the time, and Canyon’s profit was said to have been €50 to €55 million.[29] This information was not confirmed by Canyon.

Innovation and safety

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Canyon is recognized as an innovator in cycling.[30][24] The company’s innovations include;

  • Projekt 3.7, the development of what was then lightest road bike in the world (2004)[31][32][33]
  • Use of CT scanning technology for nondestructive material testing processes on carbon parts, to increase safety levels for riders (since 2012).[34][7][16][35]
  • MRSC Connected, the development of a bike with integrated emergency call system, in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom (2014)[36][37]
  • Project Disconnect, which completely decouples the drivetrain from the chassis, enabling mountain biking without pedal kickback, presented at Eurobike (2016)[38]
  • The Future Mobility Concept, a car-bike hybrid concept vehicle developed as an alternative to both the automobile and the bicycle for inner-city transport (2020)[39][40]

Canyon regularly collaborates with designers, technicians and professional cyclists. [12][41][42][43] It has also collaborated with universities.[7][31][44]

Present

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Structure and employees

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The company is headquartered in Koblenz, Germany. The company premises include a central office, a showroom, a production and logistics center, and a dispatch building.[16][19][17] According to an company press release, as of February 2021, approximately 1,000 people were employed by Canyon.[2]

Product range

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Canyon delivers bikes direct to the customer rather than wholesale or bricks-and-mortar retail activities.

The company’s products include road bikes, triathlon bikes, mountain bikes, city bikes, hybrid bikes, e-bikes, gravel bikes[45], as well as other categories (such as mountain bikes for children). All models are sold under the Canyon brand. Canyon also sell in-house developed accessories and clothing.[46][47]

  • Example products
  • Speedmax CFR (Triathlon bike)
    Speedmax CFR
    (Triathlon bike)
  • Endurace WMN (Women’s road bike)
    Endurace WMN
    (Women’s road bike)
  • Spectral:ON (E-mountain bike)
    Spectral:ON
    (E-mountain bike)
  • Roadlite CF (Carbon hybrid bike)
    Roadlite CF
    (Carbon hybrid bike)
  • Neuron AL Young Hero (Children’s mountain bike)
    Neuron AL Young Hero
    (Children’s mountain bike)

Financial performance, revenue, and markets

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The company's financial year ends on 30 September.

Sales performance
Business year Revenue (million €)[48][47][2]
2016/17 226,6
2017/18 233,4
2018/19 269,2
2019/20 415

Canyon delivers its products to over 100 countries.[24] Approximately two thirds of the company’s revenue comes from outside Germany.[47]

Pro sport involvement

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Road

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Canyon's involvement in professional road cycling began in 2007 with the sponsorship of Unibet.com Cycling Team.[49] From 2009 to 2011 Canyon supplied the UCI ProTeam-level Silence Lotto team (renamed Omega Pharma Lotto from the end of 2011).[50][51] In 2009, Cadel Evans, one of the team’s riders, won the UCI Road World Championships.

From 2012-2019, Canyon was sponsor and supplier of Team Katusha (later Team Katusha–Alpecin). During this time, Alex Dowsett set a new hour record. Movistar Team have also been riding Canyon bikes since 2014. In 2018, Movistar rider Alejandro Valverde won the Road World Championships.

In female cycling, Canyon sponsors the women’s Movistar Team, and has sponsored Canyon SRAM Racing since 2016. Canyon SRAM Racing celebrated their greatest success to date by winning the team time trial at the 2018 Road World Championships in Innsbruck.[52]

Cyclocross

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Canyon SRAM Racing rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the French National Cyclo-cross Championships in 2018.[53] In January of the same year, Canyon started sponsoring team Corendon-Circus (renamed Alpecin–Fenix in 2020). Mathieu van der Poel – in addition to his success in road cycling as well as mountain biking – secured victory at the 2020 Cyclocross World Championships.[54] Alpecin-Fenix have also been successful in women’s cyclocross, with Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado also becoming Cyclocross World Champion in 2020.[55]

Triathlon

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In 1985, Rad-Sport-Arnold signed up triathlete Jürgen Zäck.[56] Through his experience in the sport and training camps in the USA, he inspired multiple new innovations in the sport.[5] Imogen Simmonds, who races on Canyon bikes,[57] was trained by Zäck up until autumn 2020. German Canyon triathletes include Boris Stein, Nils Frommhold, Markus Fachbach, as well as Jan Frodeno und Patrick Lange, between them winners of every Ironman race between 2016-2019.[58][59] American athlete Lionel Sanders also rides Canyon. The female Canyon triathlete roster includes Sarah Crowley, Laura Philipp and Daniela Bleymehl.[60]

Mountain biking

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In mountain bike racing, Canyon is active in multiple disciplines; downhill, enduro, slopestyle, freeride, and cross-country olympic (XCO) and marathon (XCM). Notable riders include Lado Fumic and his brother Manuel Fumic.

Roman Arnold and Franc Arnold backed the Topeak Ergon Racing Team for many years. In early 2018 it was renamed to Canyon Topeak Factory Racing. The team was disbanded at the end of 2018. The outfit, whose ranks featured such riders as Alban Lakata, Robert Mennen, Kristian Hynek and Irina Kalentieva, achieved consistent success, with honors including an olympic medal and multiple European and World Championships.[61]

Former high-profile pro Fabien Barel was also formerly a Canyon-sponsored athlete. The Frenchman won the Downhill World Championships in 2004 and 2005. Since he retired from racing, he has worked as a mentor for Canyon’s pro freeride and enduro teams.[62]

In cross-country olympic mountain bike racing, Canyon athletes include multi-discipline riders Mathieu van der Poel, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado.[63]

Awards

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In 2005, the company won a special prize in the Science/Business Cooperation category of the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economics Innovation Awards.[31][8] In 2015, Roman Arnold, founder and long-time leader of the organization, was voted NEO Personality of the year,[64][65][66] and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.[67][68] Canyon bikes have won design prizes,[7] including multiple iF Product Design Awards,[69] Red Dot Design Awards[12] and the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany.[70] In 2017, the Canyon design team was named the Red Dot Design Team of the Year.[71]

References

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References

  1. ^ Canyon Bicycles GmbH (2021-05-28). "Canyon Bicycles ab Juli mit neuem CFO" [Canyon Bicycles from July with new CFO]. canyon.com (Press release) (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ^ a b c d Canyon Bicycles GmbH (2021-02-02). "Canyon Bicycles erhält Auszeichung zum Top Employer 2021 in Deutschland". canyon.com (in German). Press release of the company
  3. ^ Canyon Bicycles GmbH: Commercial Register notices of February 24, 2012, published in the Bundesanzeiger.
  4. ^ Ca Go Bike GmbH: Commercial Register notices as of October 1, 2019, published in Bundesanzeiger.
  5. ^ a b Volker Boch: Canyon tritt kräftig in die Pedale. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 20 June 2007.
  6. ^ a b Die Sparkassen: Partner des Mittelstandes im internationalen Geschäft. Von der Garagenfirma zum Weltmarktführer. In: Die Sparkassenzeitung, 27 July 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d e Hauptsache, großartig. Canyon. Premiumqualität, nur online bestellbar – wie ein Garagenhändler von der Mosel zum Porsche unter den Fahrradherstellern aufstieg. In Manager Magazin, 23 October 2015.
  8. ^ a b Mit dem Rad in die Welt. In: Die Sparkassenzeitung, 5 May 2006.
  9. ^ a b Thorsten Firlus (2017-07-03). "Canyon Bicycles – Schönheit braucht kein Logo". Wirtschaftswoche (online) (in German). The founding date is incorrectly stated as 1996.
  10. ^ a b Fahrradhersteller Canyon räumt begehrten Preis ab. Koblenzer Erfolgsgeschichte wird prämiert. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 28 June 2017.
  11. ^ Celina Plag (2015-09-08). "Roman Arnold. CEO und Gründer von Canyon, Koblenz". freundevonfreunden.com (in German). Interview
  12. ^ a b c d e Helmut van Rinsum: Bikes für die Besten. In: Internet World Business, issue 2/2019.
  13. ^ Rad-Sport-Arnold GmbH: Commercial Register notices of February 28, 2003, published in the Bundesanzeiger.
  14. ^ Outdoor-Vergnügen mit viel Handarbeit. In: Westfalen-Blatt, 21 September 2013.
  15. ^ Canyon Bicycles GmbH: Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 1. Oktober 2016 bis zum 30. September 2017 (Annual financial statements for the fiscal year from October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017), published 4 October 2019 in the Bundesanzeiger.
  16. ^ a b c Julius Fiedler: Viel schneller bergab. In: Wirtschaftswoche, 7 December 2018.
  17. ^ a b Reinhard Kallenbach: Canyon baut in Koblenz Montage- und Logistikzentrum. Wachsender Fahrradhersteller will neue Jobs schaffen. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 20 December 2013.
  18. ^ Vorstellung der Produktions- und Montagestätte by Simon Richardson. Video clip on the Global Cycling Network YouTube channel, from 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Nachgefragt bei ... Thorsten Lewandowski im Interview". horstson.de (in German). 2019-07-02.
  20. ^ Canyon Bicycles GmbH (2020-09-11). "Inventur vom 28. September bis 2. Oktober 2020 – Showroom in Koblenz ab 1.10. wieder geöffnet" (in German). Blog post of the company on its website
  21. ^ "Canyon USA officially opens Carlsbad showroom". bicycleretailer.com. 2018-09-28. Press release of the company
  22. ^ Brust, Sebastian (2016-02-24). "Ein Update vom Canyon-Chef zum Service-GAU" [An update from the Canyon boss on the service-GAU]. bike-magazin.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  23. ^ US-Private-Equity steigt in Koblenz aufs Fahrrad. TSG beteiligt sich an Canyon. In: Börsen-Zeitung, 31 May 2016.
  24. ^ a b c Corinna Nohn: Tour d'Amérique. In: Handelsblatt, 18 September 2017.
  25. ^ Christian Wüst: Kunst am Tretlager. Wer baut den besten Antrieb für Elektrofahrräder? In: Der Spiegel, 16 August 2018.
  26. ^ Jan Lindner: Hackerangriff erwischt Canyon eiskalt. Koblenzer Fahrradhersteller wird kurz nach Weihnachten Opfer von Cyberkriminalität – Genauer Schaden noch unklar. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 9 January 2020.
  27. ^ dpa (2020-01-16). "Attacken mit Erpresser-Software auch in Rheinland-Pfalz". Süddeutsche Zeitung (online) (in German).
  28. ^ Chefwechsel bei Canyon in Koblenz. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 17 September 2020.
  29. ^ Peter Köhler (2020-12-15). "Fahrradproduzent Canyon wird nach Belgien verkauft" (in German).
  30. ^ Ralf Heidenreich: Unternehmerpreis an Brezelbäckerei Ditsch. Mainzer mit „Marketing by Duft“ erfolgreich. In: Allgemeine Zeitung, 27 May 2004.
  31. ^ a b c Innovationspreis für Firma Canyon. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 16 December 2005.
  32. ^ Tim Farin (2017-09-12). "Der leise Visionär". tour-magazin.de (in German).
  33. ^ Information from Canyon about Projekt 3.7 at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 May 2015)
  34. ^ "Canyon setzt auf Computertomographie". tour-magazin.de (in German). 2012-02-02.
  35. ^ Dirk Steiner (2019-10-01). "Industrial CT Raises the Bar for Canyon Bicycles". Quality Magazine.
  36. ^ Deutsche Telekom: Bonner und Canyon Bicycles vernetzen Rad. In: VDI nachrichten, 29 August 2014.
  37. ^ dpa (2016-12-08). "Das vernetzte Fahrrad kommt. „Das Rad sagt Dir, wann Du zum nächsten Termin musst"". Handelsblatt (in German).
  38. ^ Ludwig Döhl (2016-09-02). "Canyon-Studie: Mountainbiken ohne Pedalrückschlag". Bike (in German).
  39. ^ Mario Hommen: Mikromobil auf Pedelec-Basis soll Pkw verzichtbar machen. In: Hamburger Abendblatt, 19 September 2020.
  40. ^ Carlton Reid (2020-09-01). "Bicycle Brand Canyon Creates Concept Car". Forbes.
  41. ^ Trauer um Christian Smolik. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 10 August 2010.
  42. ^ Mark Weishaupt: Olympiasieg mit Dellen. Ehemaliger Radprofi Andreas Walzer muss kurz vor seinem größten sportlichen Erfolg plötzlich zuschauen – Flucht aus Barcelona. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung, 23 March 2016.
  43. ^ Erik Zabel ist jetzt Testfahrer für Koblenzer Unternehmen. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 7. Januar 2009.
  44. ^ Sebastian Schaal (2020-09-03). "Caynon stellt vierrädriges E-Bike-Konzept vor". electrive.net (in German).
  45. ^ Norman, Paul (2020-10-22). "What is a gravel bike? Here's everything you need to know". bikeradar.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  46. ^ Ausflug an die Mosel. In: Westfalen-Blatt, 20 November 2012.
  47. ^ a b c Canyon Bicycles GmbH: Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 1. Oktober 2018 bis zum 30. September 2019 (Annual financial statements for the fiscal year from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019), published in the Bundesanzeiger, 8 October 2020.
  48. ^ Canyon Bicycles GmbH: Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 1. Oktober 2017 bis zum 30. September 2018 (Annual financial statements for the fiscal year from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018), published in the Bundesanzeiger, 16 October 2019
  49. ^ Fahrradbauer Canyon rüstet Profi-Team Unibet.com aus. Koblenzer Hersteller zeigt international Präsenz in der „ersten Liga“. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 12 January 2007.
  50. ^ Kult aus Koblenz. In: Sparkasse, November 2009.
  51. ^ Andreas Egenolf: Auf Koblenzer Rädern bei der Tour de France. Der heimische Hersteller Canyon Bicycles stattet gleich zwei Teams bei Rundfahrt aus – mit positiven Folgen. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 21 July 2017
  52. ^ SID (2018-09-23). "WM-Gold für Trixi Worrack und Lisa Klein mit Canyon-SRAM". Eurosport.de (in German).
  53. ^ Pauline Ferrand-Prévot at Cycling Archives (archived). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  54. ^ Mathieu van der Poel at Cycling Archives (archived). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  55. ^ Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado at Cycling Archives (archived). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  56. ^ "In Koblenz gibt's Fahrräder per E-Mail". blick-aktuell.de (in German). 2013-08-11.
  57. ^ Kevin Mackinnon (2019-11-26). "Time Trial Tuesday: Imogen Simmonds' Canyon Speedmax CF SLX". triathlonmagazine.ca.
  58. ^ "Triathlonrad: Canyon Speedmax CF SLX neu für 2016". roadbike.de (in German).
  59. ^ Canyon Bicycles GmbH. "Rennräder 2014". issuu (in German).
  60. ^ Marcus Baranski (2020-02-23). "Die Bike-Betreuer: Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der Canyon-Crew". tri-mag.de (in German).
  61. ^ Stefan Loibl (2018-10-23). "Alban Lakata spricht über das Aus des Canyon-Profiteams". bike-magazin.de (in German).
  62. ^ Harald Bajohr (2020-01-18). "Canyon launcht weltweite Mountainbike-Community [ C L L C T V ]". soq.de (in German).
  63. ^ "Ceylin Alvarado". kalas.cc.
  64. ^ Andrea Kurtz: Star Alarm! In: Business:Handel, issue 09/2015.
  65. ^ NEOCOM. Die großen Drei laufen dem Rest davon. In: Acquisa, Vol. 62, issue 11–12/2015.
  66. ^ Ralf Kalscheur: Eine Plattform für viele Channel. In: Handelsjournal, 16 November 2015.
  67. ^ Gala für die Entrepreneure des Jahres. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 16 October 2015.
  68. ^ Preis für Canyon-Gründer Arnold. Koblenzer zum „Unternehmer des Jahres“ gewählt. In: Rhein-Zeitung, 22 October 2015.
  69. ^ "Designpreise für Canyon". Tour (in German).
  70. ^ Jürgen Wetzstein (2011-03-01). "Canyon erhält Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland". velobiz.de (in German).
  71. ^ "Red Dot Design Team of the Year 2017: Gestalter von Canyon ausgezeichnet". Radmarkt. 2017-07-11.
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Re: Edit Request

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@Atomiccocktail: - Hey there. I think this looks good and I'm willing to make this edit. That said, I don't feel comfortable removing the controversy section as the sole reviewer in this situation. I'm sure you can understand that, and as you mentioned in your request, it's small. Nonetheless, it leaves a weird taste in my mouth to be the sole decider. I'm happy to implement these changes now and leave the section in, or once someone else takes a look, they could help make the call. What do you think? // I also think capacity for innovation also stems from years of collaboration with renowned designers, technicians, and constructors is maybe just a tad heavy on tone. --allthefoxes (Talk) 00:53, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Allthefoxes:, thank you very much for your feedback. Let me think more intensively about your interesting hints next Monday. I will get back to you asap. Atomiccocktail (talk) 17:51, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Dear @Allthefoxes:, Regarding your considerations that concern controversies: We should put that as a new last paragraph in the “History” section, “2002 – 2016”. The suggestion is:
After standardizing its IT infrastructure, which began in November 2015, Canyon expanded its production facilities at the end of the year. During a transition phase, cutbacks in customer service and spare parts deliveries occurred. In February 2016, the company apologized, named concrete improvement measures and thanked customers for their loyalty. [Source = https://www.bike-magazin.de/mtb_news/szene_news/lieferverzoegerungen-bei-canyon--update]

To the section „Innovation and safety“. Feel free to shorten that. My proposal is here: 

Canyon is recognized as an innovator in cycling.[29][23] The company’s innovations include;

* Projekt 3.7, the development of what was then lightest road bike in the world (2004)[30][31][32]
* Use of CT scanning technology for nondestructive material testing processes on carbon parts, to increase safety levels for riders (since 2012).[45][7][16][46]
* MRSC Connected, the development of a bike with integrated emergency call system, in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom (2014)[33][34]
* Project Disconnect, which completely decouples the drivetrain from the chassis, enabling mountain biking without pedal kickback, presented at Eurobike (2016)[35]
* The Future Mobility Concept, a car-bike hybrid concept vehicle developed as an alternative to both the automobile and the bicycle for inner-city transport (2020)[36][37]

Collaboration of designers, technicians and constructors as well as former and active professional cyclists are considered important factors for these and other innovations.[12] A further factor is collaboration with universities [30] [7] [44]
What do you think of these suggestions? Best regards - Atomiccocktail (talk) 14:49, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Allthefoxes, Atomiccocktail, I'm currently attempting to work through the backlog at CAT:EDITREQ. It would be great if we could finalize this edit request. To the extent that it is helpful, here are my suggestions for the last disputed suggestions:

  • After standardizing its IT infrastructure, which began in November 2015, Canyon expanded its production facilities at the end of the year. During a transition phase, delivery dates could not be met and were repeatedly postponed. The response to customer service also faltered. In February 2016, the company apologized, named concrete improvement measures and thanked customers for their loyalty. [Source = https://www.bike-magazin.de/mtb_news/szene_news/lieferverzoegerungen-bei-canyon--update]
  • The proposed language about collaborations still reads like promo material. It is sufficient to state Canyon regularly collaborates with designers, technicians and professional cyclists. It has also collaborated with universities.. JBchrch talk 15:15, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

JBchrch, Thank you for your precise hints. I will implement them and also look again in the source code, so that it is up to date. Atomiccocktail (talk) 16:04, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello JBchrch, hello Allthefoxes. I have implemented your hints. Thanks already for the critical objections and the support. Atomiccocktail (talk) 15:36, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For the controversy section: local bike shops refusing to work on Canyon bikes

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Apparently Canyon's marketing rubs local bike shops (at least in the USA) the wrong way.

Two examples from Reddit - there might be others out there. A good article would be nice to mention but I can't find one yet.

[1]dont like working with my canyon/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CanyonBikes/comments/v6u1hk/lbss_dont_like_working_with_my_canyon/

[2]right crankset pulled off during weekend ride/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CanyonBikes/comments/13vbrho/my_right_crankset_pulled_off_during_weekend_ride/ Breadteam (talk) 01:31, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Bike_shop_attitude_to_canyon_bikes_P7001619/

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