paulw1969
Ridley rider
- Location
- Long Eaton, Notts.
I ordered a nice new 2012 spec Giant Defy 2 some nine weeks ago. i was told then there would be a ten week wait as most of the major manufacturers are only bringing small numbers/batches of bikes into the country at a time...i guess you could call it a "just in time" basis rather than off the shelf. I want to support my local LBS so i agreed to this.
So by all that is holy my bike should be available next week.....somehow i don't think that will be the case as i have checked the Giant website and all the models that i looked at were still out of stock. So by my reckoning i doubt if my LBS will get their delivery as promised if Giant themselves haven't got the stock for collection now.
So i can see me not being very happy next week if the bike isn't there cos in my book ten weeks is long enough to wait as it is...i'm not blaming the LBS by the way..(and it may be that my bike does indeed turn up as promised....but knowing my luck IT WONT)......is this the general state of the bike industry these days?
If it is i reckon the bike industry is shooting itself in the foot as i can see cycling taking off in a big way what with the parking levies etc coming in this year ...any thoughts folks?
So by all that is holy my bike should be available next week.....somehow i don't think that will be the case as i have checked the Giant website and all the models that i looked at were still out of stock. So by my reckoning i doubt if my LBS will get their delivery as promised if Giant themselves haven't got the stock for collection now.
So i can see me not being very happy next week if the bike isn't there cos in my book ten weeks is long enough to wait as it is...i'm not blaming the LBS by the way..(and it may be that my bike does indeed turn up as promised....but knowing my luck IT WONT)......is this the general state of the bike industry these days?
If it is i reckon the bike industry is shooting itself in the foot as i can see cycling taking off in a big way what with the parking levies etc coming in this year ...any thoughts folks?