I'm looking for something like this BMC 257. Which is unfortunately impossible to get in Ontario, Canada.
I like the belt drive, the fenders, the vibe in general.
I live in a pretty rural/suburban area with paved trails, gravel patches. It's fairly level. I generally travel 1-5km. I'm looking for low maintenance, long lasting, and comfortable with decent speed. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them.
Thank you.
by Fantastic-Hippo2199
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Is Canyon Commuter available in Canada?
Priority Bikes ships to Canada I think, they have a few similar models like the [Continuum Onyx](https://www.prioritybicycles.com/products/continuumonyx) and [600](https://www.prioritybicycles.com/products/the600) with fenders, hub dynamo-powered lights, belts, and types of internal gearing. Some of their cheaper models like the [L-Train](https://www.prioritybicycles.com/products/ltrain) and [Eight](https://www.prioritybicycles.com/products/eight) also have belts and internal hubs but no fenders or lights.
[Marin Presidio 2 and 3](https://www.marinbikes.com/ca/bikes/2023-presidio-3-2-2) have IGH, the 3 with a belt and the 2 with a traditional chain
[Breezer Doppler Cafe +](https://www.fixcb.ca/breezer-doppler-cafe-deep-blue.html) has no IGH or belt but fenders and dynamo hub light
There are some stylish belt drive bikes at [VeloLifeStyle](https://velolifestyle.com/collections/urban-bikes-dutch-city-bikes), located in Montreal and Vancouver but ships in Canada. A roughly similar commuter would be the Creme Ristretto with belt drive & 7 sp Nexus, $1600. I’ve admired the Schindelhauers from afar ($$).
The BMC looks very nice, and their website does list them in CAD and says check the retailer network, which includes a bunch of Ontario shops. May be worth contacting them to see if they can order one for you. Also [cranked.ca](https://www.cranked.ca/257-urbanchallenge-al-four-st-61262693.html) lists the chain version on sale at CAD$1000, don’t know much about them.
Cranked was one of the sites I ordered from. Got an email latter that they have issues with stock on the webstore and they had no BMC.