A few things to know about bicycle industry at this time . 1. covid affected manufacturing heavily in 2020. 2. demand increased for bicycles globally . 3. shipping times increased dramatically. 4. the average adult bicycle has 238 unique parts , if one part is unavailable the whole bike is delayed in production 5. current lead times on new bicycles range from 250 days -540 days now 6. product you see in our inventory currently , was most often ordered close to a year in advance . 7. we have extensive backorders with our suppliers, with bicycles coming in all the time , if you want a bike we have ordered and is not here yet , we can give approximate estimated times of arrival (ETA ) ( these times can move and are not under our control ) to secure a bicycle that is already ordered in our system a 50 % deposit is required . 8. current guesses on bicycle shortages from industry experts is that it will continue into 2023 or possibly 2024.
