PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
He still needs to buy now. A lot of brands are on 4-6 months lead time. Friend of mine ordered a Ribble yesterday - April delivery.
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SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Buying for the summer is fine if you buy in the autumn on a good deal for the following summer. Buying in the spring for the imminent summer is just a waste of money.
Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
Agree, I was told ‘maybe April’ yesterday - bike manufacturers and retailers have never had it so good
Agree, I was told ‘maybe April’ yesterday - bike manufacturers and retailers have never had it so good
Retailing is not so good when you cannot get the stock.
Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
True ... my friend at my LBS was saying how difficult it is to get complete bikes, but they can get frames OK and build them up ... Shimano gear sets are in particularly short supply he said.
A pal the owns a large bike shop would normally have about 300 sold for Xmas by now, shortage of stock means it is a third of that this year.
Anonymous1502
Well-Known Member
That's a good point.
Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
Enjoy your new bike
Kingfisher101
Über Member
You'll be very lucky to get a discounted bike now. They cant meet demand so wont be discounting.
Look on Ebay and Gumtree and Facebook marketplace for a secondhand bike, but even these tend to be going for higher than usual prices at the moment.
