I emailed VO about the flat pack rack a few weeks ago. I guess they're
reissuing it with better hardware, and they got the protos for the new
hardware about a month ago. They said they're hoping to have the new
version up in the spring.
On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 8:29:39 AM UTC-5 Tom
Strikes me that there's substantial overlap among frame models, which must
create inventory challenges.
~pb
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 6:04:32 PM UTC-8 Doug H. wrote:
> Covid has wreaked havoc on the bicycle industry as well as many others.
> Supply Chain is the latest phrase we all
Remember that extending their credit line out too far nearly cost Rivendell
everything a few years back.
The world is waking up to "sensible" riding and the likes of Grant & Jan
(Rene Hearse) are at the forefront of the movement, but both are small
operations and severely limited in their
As a former *small* shop owner, the only way we existed was "at-once"
ordering and availability. The fact that a reliable supply chain is all
but gone means the small folks are losing money and frustrating customers.
If you believe in small business owners I'd say grapple with the fact that
Based on a conversation with Will several months ago I know they have
placed multiple orders with Nitto for things like the FacePlater stems and
they are just not coming. He said they are placed multiple orders spread
out over months for the same items, anticipating the demand when they do
Nailed it Paul!!
Ron
"Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world." -
Grant Petersen
On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 7:13 AM Paul Clifton wrote:
> This response may sound a little harsh, but I don't mean to be harsh. It's
> a frustrating situation for all these days and a
This response may sound a little harsh, but I don't mean to be harsh. It's
a frustrating situation for all these days and a bummer when it's hard to
buy things we want.
---
Along with what others are saying, it probably also has to do with what
they can get right now. They order MUSA clothing
I've been waiting for a year to buy a quill faceplate stem from Velo
Orange. Ditto with their flat pack rack. So it's not unique to Riv.
Tom
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 9:04:32 PM UTC-5 Doug H. wrote:
> Covid has wreaked havoc on the bicycle industry as well as many others.
> Supply
