samus11

As a bike shop employee I feel the industry has (once again) shafted us. Sales are up year to date but the messaging from companies falls way short of adequate. Consumers are interested in spending money but vendors struggle to keep inventory available and the blame always falls on the LBS. The fact is that 8+ months into COVID suppliers still can't nail down ETAs on new inventory, can't supply sufficient quantities of bread and butter product and refuse to inform customers the issue is with the supply chain not their local dealers. It results in customers resenting the local shops struggling to provide prompt service. Customers don't think to themselves: "well Trek/Shimano has had a rough year getting their manufacturing partners to produce a large quantity of bikes/parts on a short timeline." They think: "gosh, my local shop really dropped the ball ordering bikes this year. They don't have anything on the shelf and are telling me it will be 8 weeks before they're able to source a new bike for me or a cheap derailleur for my kids shitty bike."

@IamtheNIGHTRIDER: and it's also on backwards

All that and still no 34.9 seatpost?

All that and no link to the site? https://www.highabove.net/