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garneau.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 8 November 202640 issues · 109 checks
This review found 40 issues worth fixing on garneau.com, 12 of them high impact, across 109 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
80B- #31,809 of 82,907 reviewed websitesbeats 56%
- #18,996 of 41,455 online storesbeats 48%
- #18,061 of 36,819 Shopify storesbeats 44%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.8 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 147 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 150 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 152 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 161 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 164 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 169 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 164 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 168 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 167 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 157 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 156 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 152 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 154 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.4 s
0.9 s
1.3 s
1.7 s
2.2 s
2.6 s
3.1 s
3.5 s
garneau.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Render-blocking requests
1.1 s5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.1 s.
Main-thread work: 11.0 s
A phone's processor spends 11.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
3,259 HTML elements
The page has 3,259 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Shopify, Clarity and Google Tag Manager and others), adding 2.0 MB and 1.2 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
650 ms · 494 KiB13 images could be 494 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 650 ms faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 62
62/100Your mobile performance score is 62. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused CSS
600 ms · 90 KiBAbout 90 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 600 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused JavaScript
478 KiBAbout 478 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Shopify adds 322 ms
322 msShopify costs a phone 322 ms of main-thread work and 555 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Google Tag Manager adds 217 ms
217 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 217 ms of main-thread work and 319 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Klaviyo adds 123 ms
123 msKlaviyo costs a phone 123 ms of main-thread work and 305 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
userway.org adds 92 ms
92 msuserway.org costs a phone 92 ms of main-thread work and 492 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
azurefd.net adds 57 ms
57 msazurefd.net costs a phone 57 ms of main-thread work and 321 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 151 KiB20 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (151 KiB).
11 long tasks on the main thread
11 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 134 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
42 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 42 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Minify JavaScript
6 KiB6 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
1 checks passed
Server response: 10 ms
10 msYour server sent the HTML in 10 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Largest Contentful Paint: 11.1 s
11.1 sYour largest element takes 11.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Shop Men's”.
Time to Interactive: 26.9 s
26.9 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 26.9 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 9.3 s
9.3 sVisually, the page fills in at 9.3 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user LCP: 2.6 s
2.6 sReal visitors wait 2.6 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.8 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 842 ms
842 msReal visitors wait 842 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 225 ms
225 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 225 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
+4%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 147 ms to 154 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.9 s to 1.8 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
4 checks passed
Real-user INP: 174 ms
174 msReal visitors wait 174 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.05
0.05For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.05 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
First Contentful Paint: 1.2 s
1.2 sThe first text or image appears after 1.2 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.004
0.004The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.004, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 6.5 MB in 567 requests
6.5 MBYour homepage downloads 6.5 MB in 567 requests on a phone: images 2.3 MB (61), other files 1.8 MB (334) and scripts 1.7 MB (143). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
GTOP0186_2639_2.jpg is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
1 image in older formats
1 image (41 KiB) is JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
2 images below the first screen load straight away
2 images further down the page (61 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.8 g of CO₂ per visit
1.85 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.85 g of CO₂e: 221.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Scrollable region must have keyboard access (11 elements)
Scrollable region must have keyboard access: 11 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
11 images without alt text
11 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (8 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 8 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark (1 element)
Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark (1 element)
Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)
Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
49 links without text
49 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h3 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).
1 checks passed
50 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 58 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 50 passed and 8 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
6 links with vague text
6 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
263 internal links, 4 external
The homepage links to 263 pages on garneau.com and 4 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 142 characters
Your meta description is 142 characters: “Garneau specializes in cycling, triathlon and winter sports and has been offering high quality bikes, equipment and clo…”.
Title: 41 characters
Your title is a healthy 41 characters: “Garneau | Cycling Apparel & Bike Clothing”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://garneau.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization and WebSite.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://garneau.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,118 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 link to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example /collections/garneau-all/garneau, whose canonical is /collections/garneau-all. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
1 page without an H1
/pages/sugoi-home-page has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 102 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
42 small tap targets
42 of 72 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
6 JavaScript errors while loading
6 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'fade')”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
Short HSTS lifetime
HSTS is set, but max-age is 91 days; one year is the recommended minimum.
1 link through redirect chains
1 link go through two or more redirects, for example https://garneau.com/account.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
Deprecated X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
7 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (garneau.com).
Valid certificate (37 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE1 verifies for garneau.com and is valid for another 37 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
Content-Security-Policy set
A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
http:// redirects to https
http://garneau.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3
The server speaks HTTP/2 and advertises HTTP/3, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 44 links work
All 44 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 4 external) answered without errors; 8 did not answer within 5 s.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
garneau.com has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.
3 checks passed
Domain is 25 years old
25 yearsgarneau.com was registered in Jun 2001 through Cloudflare, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
DNSSEC is on
garneau.com's DNS answers are signed (DNSSEC), so they can't be forged on the way to visitors.
Registered until Jun 2027
garneau.com is registered until Jun 2027.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 612 words of copy
The homepage carries about 612 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP MEN'S” and “SHOP WOMEN'S”.
7 calls to action
The homepage has 7 calls to action, for example “Shop Men's”, “Shop women's” and “Shop the look”.
7 short forms
7 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
Email authentication
Email authentication score: 90/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
3 checks passed
DMARC policy: quarantine
DMARC tells receivers to quarantine mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.
SPF with a strict ending (-all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:amazonses.com include:1653222.spf02.hubspotemail.net include:spf1.na.…”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1” and “mandrill”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel and 2 mores (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
24 cookies set on arrival
24Opening the homepage sets 24 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
49 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 49 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 14 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
None of the apps your storefront loads is on the list of apps with a known security problem.
Apps your storefront loads
Redo · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Microsoft Clarity · Gorgias Live Chat Helpdesk · Sc Easy Redirects · Klickly Connector · Checkmate · Consentik Cookie · Tagfly Tag Manager · Videowise Video Commerce · Judge Me Reviews · Consentik Ex · Specification And Compare · Expertvoice
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Employees
- 93
- Headquarters
- Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
This review found 40 issues on garneau.com, including 21 speed issues, 2 SEO issues and 2 conversion gaps. That is the website alone. The full Growth Playbook pairs these findings with what your customers say in public reviews and communities and what your closest competitors do better, then turns everything into at least 20 prioritised ideas, each with the evidence behind it, a step-by-step playbook, a metric and an owner.
- 28 research agents read your site, reviews, competitors, communities and public filings
- Customer review mining (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and more) and voice-of-pain analysis in your buyers’ own words
- Competitor intelligence with battlecards for your closest rivals
- Ideal customer profile, buyer segments and buying-stage funnel
- Ranked channels, outreach sequences and content angles
- Live Reddit threads where buyers ask for what you sell, with draft replies
- Earned media and PR openings
- At least 20 ideas with evidence, a step-by-step playbook, metric, owner, effort and impact, grouped into this week, this quarter, big bets and wildcards, plus a 30/60/90-day roadmap
- PDF, Markdown, CSV, Notion and Linear exports, and a shareable page your team can track progress on
- Refresh the playbook later to see what changed
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