wow thats the best MEC could do, i was expecting more after all the hype they were talking at Expocycle and hiring people from Rocky mtn etc, very weak aesthetically, nothing groundbreaking or even remotely unique and pricing is the same as Jamis or someone like that

this isn't ford, its a small industry trying to make a dollar and provide consumers with product when they want it at a fair price, so if you have taken time to go around the regular channels of business to save a buck, the CDN distributor is NOT responsible to warranty your US purchased product, however if a 1 in 10000 legitimate claim of a guy from us moving to canada comes up i'm sure it can be handled nobody said online was bad, just make sure you know what your getting, which is essentially a great price with virtually no aftersales service, caveat emptora its obvious you don't think about where anything you buy comes from or how its made, price is your only concern, enjoy shopping at Walmart and keepin that child labour going! and please don't patronize us with your philanthropy of being the "fairy headset presser of port alberni"

Distributors having nothing to do with why a product may cost about 10-15% more in the US. It is the economies of scale present here, face it we live is a very small country population wise, with huge geographical ranges. Therefore when a distributor buys in Canada from lets say shimano, do you beleive they have the same purchasing power as a US distributor? as scales increase the cost per unit drops, its 1st yr economics and because our scales are small our cost per unit remain higher than a larger scale economy like the US. As for products you're finding at pricepoint.com or wherever, these aren't always purchased through proper channels, they are buying on the grey market (from taiwan manufacturers, bike companies in US that overbuy parts, etc) or end of model year clearouts. You will likely NEVER find a product that is current at a bike shop in the US that is more than 10-15% cheaper, the MSRP's put out by the likes of SRAM, Trek, Mavic whomever all reflect that small difference in pricing. All that said if you choose to buy online so be it, its a free market, just don't expect a CDN distributor to warranty your product if/when it breaks. Or when you can't install that "new" 2008 chris king orange headset, expect to pay the full $45/hr shop rate and don't complain about it.

POC's mission statement to make the safest protective gear in cycling, they have taken over ski/snowboard by demostrating their products are the safest in race or freeride. Now in cycling they are redesigned the way helmets are made to ensure the helmet dampens impacts, slows down head speed, protects against penetration with a kevlar sleeve through out the helmet, multiple impact foam in helmets, MIPS technology and inventing VPD for padding which is a dough that diffuses the energy away from the body after an impact (unlike the other guys)