Shimano shortages

[Cycleops]

The factory in Malaysia is closing for a while due to supply problems with components so buy while you can rather than putting it off.
https://road.cc/content/news/more-supply-chain-issues-loom-shimano-factory-shut-down-284091

 

[newts]

The supply of shimano parts has been pretty s#*t for well over a year already without any added issues🙄

 

[bluenotebob]

FWIW .. my LBS told me last week that Shimano are quoting 40 weeks for parts ... so if you think you'll need to replace something like a cassette in 2022, now's the time to order .. it's madness..

 

[fossyant]

SRAM is no better - Late Autumn quoted for rear GX Eagle Mechs !

Cassettes, then hunt round for Sram or Sun Race - there are already shortages.

 

[T4tomo]

I have a stock of 10 spd cassettes and chains as between us we have 3 regularly used 10 speeds, a spare whole 11spd cassette for the best bike, although I've migrated to buying 11 speed by the sprocket if and when one starts skipping.

5 speed stuff is much harder wearing

 

[Blue Hills]

I have mega stocks partly through going no higher than 9 and having a fair amount of duplication on my many conservative bikes. I:m sitting this one out.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The shortages are in my spares boxes. Sorry all.

 

[GuyBoden]

The global dominance of Shimano is not a good thing...................

 

[ianrauk]

The global dominance of Shimano is not a good thing...................

Its a global dominance driven by the consumer.
Nothing stopping people buying alternatives.

 

[GuyBoden]

Its a global dominance driven by the consumer.
Nothing stopping people buying alternatives.

With a shortage of Shimano parts, hopefully the consumers, by necessity, will try alternatives.

 

[matticus]

Seems a few folk have a reasonable stock of spares - seems only sensible to me

HOARDERS !!! Burn them at the stake (on a fire fuelled with their bog roll supply)!

 

[Svendo]

Just panicked and bought a cassette bottom bracket and rim from Spa!

 

[mustang1]

Hmmm. I can feel a panic buying spree coming on.

Buy Shimano groupset, get free 9-pack bog roll. If you buy Dura Ace, you get luxury bog-roll.

 

[chriswoody]

SRAM is no better - Late Autumn quoted for rear GX Eagle Mechs !

Cassettes, then hunt round for Sram or Sun Race - there are already shortages.

I'll be needing a new SRAM cassette before Autumn and as you say, none to be found at the moment, at least not in the German online retailers. I just hope that I can find one before I really need it or I might end up with the bike off the road.

 

[MichaelW2]

Campognolo Smugness Ensues.