Gotta get those 4 and under KOM's.Quote:
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Gotta get those 4 and under KOM's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sutter
I fully expected the link in the article to Spec's site to be a Rickroll, but this appears to be a real thing. We have truly reached peak decadence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sutter
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New Knolly Chili looks awesome, but no size S, which sucks.
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You scared bro. Butthurt still festering eh. By the way. I was right, y'all was wrong/Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
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I had the hots for the Spur but the delivery unknown was too much too wait on. Sold my 5010 for very good money two weeks ago and pulled the trigger on a YT Izzo Pro Race last night; delivery in January. $3000 out of pocket for a pretty sweet spec list. I'm psyched.Quote:
Originally Posted by climberevan
I sold my wife's Furtado for even crazier money in Oct and she's got a Ripley v4 GX with Ibis S28 Carbons due in June.
New SJ was very tempting, but I'm sure it's delivery will get crazy. A buddy just ordered an Epic Evo Comp and it's set for Feb 2022 delivery...
Wait, what?Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinevibes
No joke. He didn’t have to put money down right now, but he reserved one through the biggest Spec dealer here in the RFV and that’s the current estimated delivery date they gave him. Insane.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
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That is pure madness... is price locked in or is he paying 2022 price?Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinevibes
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My Rocky dealer told me that if I hadn’t of pulled the trigger on the Altitude immediately when he had one in October, the soonest he could get one for me was in August or September next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
And that wasn’t firm.
Nutzo.
I'd been reading horror stories about delivery times for Spurs, and a lot of other bikes. But then I'd also read posts that "oh, my local shop has a spur in size __". So I started calling around to all the shops within a few hours that carry Transition. Got a call back a couple weeks later from one saying hey, we just got a medium in do you want to come in and check it out. It's not spoken for? No. OK, I'll be in tomorrow. I usually ride a small but the medium fits me well, so I came home with it the next day. Meanwhile everyone on MTBR who ordered within weeks of launch are still waiting on their bikes now scheduled for delivery in Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb.... Not sure if its the same with other bike co's but Transition seems to favor fulfilling shop orders over direct orders by customers. So if you're looking for a Spur call around, and keep an eye on forums. These bikes seem to appear randomly at shops and aren't always spoken for. I've been having a blast on mine, such a fun and fast bike!Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinevibes
That is indeed crazy. I wonder if the bigger brands are so far out because they have to order in such large numbers, that their lead times are pushed even farther back. I know that with some of the smaller companies (like GG and Revel, for instance) the lead times are WAY shorter than that. GG is still 8-9 weeks out, and Revel is ~12-15 weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
Any feel for whether frames are on the same schedule as complete bikes? My guess is getting all the parts slows it down.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
Either way sounds like I better make up my mind and get a frame ordered by end of January for Spring.
EDIT: and if I choose wrong it won't be hard to get rid of it
This bike shortage is really starting to concern me.... I think the dream of a new bike in the spring is dying.
FWIW, GG is moving their factory/etc as we speak, so I imagine there will be some delays coming up.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
I got the same timeframe for frames from Rocky (next fall). There is some speculation that if the companies can’t source parts for completes, they *might* get aggressive with frames that are already painted in ‘01 colors.Quote:
Originally Posted by ticketchecker
But that is just a guess, IMO.
Nope, no delays on existing orders (still ~8 weeks out). BUT- they're not taking new orders for another 4-6 weeks while they make the transition.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
Sounds like as good of a strategy as any for these crazy times. But yeah, that was the future ‘delay’ that I was alluding to.
Nice problem to have, I guess!
Welp I did it.Quote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
Ripmo AF frame was pushed from 6/1/21 to 7/15/21... so I ordered a Banshee Prime on Saturday. It will be here this week.
Zero qualitative reviews out there on the Prime but some pretty positive reviews on the Phantom and Titan...
Talking to my LBS, Banshee has decent stock right now on most models and sizes. They might be the only show in town...
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It’s pretty fucking crazy that Specialized used a production slot during this pandemic and bike craze to push out that carbon push bike. They’re making 200 frames. I’d be pissed if I was in the list for a Stumpy and those push bikes are getting shipped first...
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GG has some stuff in stock, but are definitely limited by components on complete bikes. I-9 and Fox parts in particular were hard to come by when I ordered my bare frame mid-summer. That took 10 weeks and was in peak madness. I know they cut a couple weeks off that in the fall.Quote:
Originally Posted by ticketchecker
It requires exactly zero parts from Shimano or SRAM. And 200 of those boys boxed up is maybe 8 small pallets? I don’t think carbon fiber is the shortage driving your delayed bikes here.Quote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
200k revenue for maybe $40k in fixed and variable costs (soft tooling for that small of a production batch, maybe $10k? And not like it needed complex FEA analysis supporting a 50 lbs max dynamic load, uses standard headset bearings etc, literally not too many engineering hours for a young kid fresh out of Chinese engineering school) ... and way more buzz and people talking about Specialized and not other manufacturers than you can normally pay for with an expensive ad shoot and edit!!! Companies have spent more money on less fruitful advertising projects than that!!! Shit just the expense report savings of not having your sales guys buy dinners for distributors at Interbike would have more than paid for this little project!!!
I gave this a half-assed attempt in Sept and found a Large GX in St George (7hrs away), but I wasn't ready to sell my bike and buy at that point and I think I missed the window come late Nov when I was ready to pull the trigger. But... I think there's still truth in the concept, as many shops have had delayed inventory showing up while in-person customers are less present and less engaged.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
That project was clearly a marketing play, and it obviously worked. Everyone and their brother posted about it and stirred up discussion. It was the ultimate click bait for all the MTB media sites.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
Yup. That article has over 700 comments on pinkbike. It even did better than the clickbait poll about which standards are the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
No such thing as bad press.
Local Specialized dealer seems to think the wife's new Stumpy EVO is exceedingly unlikely to be here by Xmas but probably won't be too much longer than that. Keeping my fingers crossed. It sounds like bikes are showing up somewhat randomly and orders that were supposed to arrive weeks away will sometimes just show up.
A slow trickle of bikes is all anyone is seeing right now. Just too many vendors and pieces of the puzzle to allow a complete bike to ship. I know of one well established brand that is currently unable to ship bikes because they have no brake adapters and they won’t for another 6 weeks. Earlier in the fall another well known brand was unable to ship because they had no saddles. We requested they just ship a few and we would deal with finding saddles for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Decent Altitude review, but it is way too light on in-depth ride impressions...
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/field-...duro-bike.html
I hope she gets it soon. It's incredibru. From what I've been hearing up here and from some Sedona peeps is that the sram builds are coming in faster.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
My wife just got an free upgrade to a Fox Factory 36 due to supply chain issues. Bike is at a shop and will be shipped out soon so at least she's got that going for her.
Betting that'll eat up teh chundaasQuote:
Originally Posted by sf
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^^ Brick Oven Bike Shop
Bikes that make you not want to bike:
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/pivot-...ttle-emtb.html
I'm sure it rides great...most Pivots do, but man is it U-G-L-Y.
That's a nice looking frame.Quote:
Originally Posted by sf
$11,000 for the "XTR" build and you get a handful of XT-level parts (cranks, cassette, etc) and some Pivot-branded shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by smartyiak
Oh and like you said, and it's ugly as sin.
George: I think it moved.Quote:
Originally Posted by sf
Jerry: Moved?
George: It may have moved, I don't know.
Jerry: I'm sure it didn't move.
George: It moved! It was imperceptible but I felt it.
Jerry: Maybe it just wanted to change positions? You know, shift to the other side.
George: No, no. It wasn't a shift, I've shifted, this was a move.
Jerry: Okay, so what if it moved?
George: That's the sign! The test; if a bike frame makes it move.
Jerry: That's not the test. Contact is the test, if it moves as a result of contact.
George: You think it's contact? It has to be touched?
Jerry: That's what a gym teacher once told me.
LOL... Bikes and Seinfeld, great combo.Quote:
Originally Posted by stradissimo
Yeah, the frame is supersexy. Looks like a Raaw with high pivot
2021 Epic Evo.
Not the typical TGR bike, but I can finally ride an XC bike like it's not an XC bike.
Still waiting on wheels and tires. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2b0c29d01a.jpg
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...91534157622731
Not sure if that link will work.
hawt. My Izzo Pro Race magically got bumped up by 6 weeks and arrives on MondayQuote:
Originally Posted by XtrPickels
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