How little inventory is out there

I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?

Op zondag 29 november 2020 om 08:18:41 UTC+1 schreef Ralph Barone:
I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?

Are they out of stock or just not for sale?

Lou

Lou Holtman wrote:
Op zondag 29 november 2020 om 08:18:41 UTC+1 schreef Ralph Barone:
I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?

Are they out of stock or just not for sale?

Lou


I had ordered a Tacx Flux 2 from my LBS. After a long wait the told me
there were none coming. I started looking around. Nothing local. Tried
to buy one online from Garmin but wasn’t able to. Contacted Garmin. They
said out of stock until February and advised that I look around for someone
that had some left in stock.

I found one from a place in FLA by a shop listed on eBay. I can’t wait to
get the duty tax bill.

I can’t believe Garmin didn’t see the market opportunity.

On 11/29/2020 1:18 AM, Ralph Barone wrote:
I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?


Yes. They are affected by the same shortages which emptied
bicycle stores of bicycles in April.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Op zondag 29 november 2020 om 15:50:24 UTC+1 schreef Duane:
Lou Holtman wrote:
Op zondag 29 november 2020 om 08:18:41 UTC+1 schreef Ralph Barone:
I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?

Are they out of stock or just not for sale?

Lou

I had ordered a Tacx Flux 2 from my LBS. After a long wait the told me
there were none coming. I started looking around. Nothing local. Tried
to buy one online from Garmin but wasn’t able to. Contacted Garmin. They
said out of stock until February and advised that I look around for someone
that had some left in stock.

I found one from a place in FLA by a shop listed on eBay. I can’t wait to
get the duty tax bill.

I can’t believe Garmin didn’t see the market opportunity.

I looked at my favorite webshops. Wahoo and Tacx smart trainers are all out of stock until mid december-januari. I almost feel guilty to not have used my Tacx Neo2 for over a year. I was preparing to set up an online environment on my porch in April but we were allowed to ride outside thank god.

Lou

Lou Holtman wrote:
Op zondag 29 november 2020 om 15:50:24 UTC+1 schreef Duane:
Lou Holtman wrote:
Op zondag 29 november 2020 om 08:18:41 UTC+1 schreef Ralph Barone:
I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?

Are they out of stock or just not for sale?

Lou

I had ordered a Tacx Flux 2 from my LBS. After a long wait the told me
there were none coming. I started looking around. Nothing local. Tried
to buy one online from Garmin but wasn’t able to. Contacted Garmin. They
said out of stock until February and advised that I look around for someone
that had some left in stock.

I found one from a place in FLA by a shop listed on eBay. I can’t wait to
get the duty tax bill.

I can’t believe Garmin didn’t see the market opportunity.

I looked at my favorite webshops. Wahoo and Tacx smart trainers are all
out of stock until mid december-januari. I almost feel guilty to not have
used my Tacx Neo2 for over a year. I was preparing to set up an online
environment on my porch in April but we were allowed to ride outside thank god.

Lou


I unfortunately sold my Vortex when the LBS told me they’d have some Flux 2
in any day now. I don’t really have the option of riding outside between
December and April. I don’t like snow, ice, salt and slush anymore.

On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 11:18:41 PM UTC-8, Ralph Barone wrote:
I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?

Western Bikeworks in PDX has some Tacx trainers. https://www.westernbikeworks.com/pro...-drive-trainer Spendy. Bike Gallery has some trainers. https://www.bikegallery.com/product/...r-366464-1.htm River City, too: https://www.rivercitybicycles.com/pr...iner-18176.htm They certainly don't have the usual selection, and one of the big local shops, Universal, is pretty picked-over. https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...p?category=458

There were and are supply chain issues, but it seems like the demand planners really fell on their faces, too. Specialized way underestimated he demand and is now looking at Spring before many of its bike will be available again. The tariffs caused problems, too, as domestic companies had to shift manufacturing from China to Vietnam, Myanmar, etc. There were already supply disruptions for some products even before COVID.

-- Jay Beattie.

On 11/29/2020 10:55 AM, jbeattie wrote:

There were and are supply chain issues, but it seems like the demand planners really fell on their faces, too.

I'm not sure we can fault them. Bike sales suddenly jumped something
like 75% over the previous year. Even if a bike company had all the
necessary stock on hand - which would be impossible - it would be very
tough to ramp up production by such a large amount.

"Just in time" inventory control can normally save companies very
significant money. But it makes it much harder to respond to this
once-in-a-career surge.

--
- Frank Krygowski

Lou Holtman wrote:
Op zondag 29 november 2020 om 08:18:41 UTC+1 schreef Ralph Barone:
I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?

Are they out of stock or just not for sale?

Lou


Hard to tell. Practically speaking, is there a difference?

AMuzi wrote:
On 11/29/2020 1:18 AM, Ralph Barone wrote:
I decided today that I would probably have a bit of leftover money at the
year end, so maybe I’d buy myself one of those newfangled smart trainers to
replace my ancient Minoura mag trainer. Looking online, I can’t find
anything for sale in my area. I knew that cycling has had a popularity boom
and that there have been supply chain issues, but is it that bad everywhere
else?


Yes. They are affected by the same shortages which emptied
bicycle stores of bicycles in April.


This has been the story of my life the last few months. I finally decide
that I’m going to buy a big ticket item, only to discover that it is out of
stock. Frustrating...