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 ability to stock what are variable sized products (bikes & clothing). I expect to see the big brands catch up soon enough & then your needs can be met by their massive supply chain of offshore manufacturing. On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 8:28:57 AM UTC-6 Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles wrote: > 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 > small business and cash flow is just a reality; now made 1000x more intense > by COVID/supply chain realities. > > Cash flow issues were omnipresent for small retail operations. It's a > full-on epidemic with the supply chain issues piled on. > > Buy early buy often if you want Riv to stick around....unless you want > Trek/Specialized branded stores and Amazon to be your only options. > > On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 3:04:26 PM UTC-5 cycli...@gmail.com wrote: > >> 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 >> eventually start receiving them. >> >> On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 7:27:32 AM UTC-8 fraze...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> 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 <paulgc...@gmail.com> 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 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 from a small shop in New >>>> Hampshire (I think). That shop has multiple customers, and some production >>>> capacity to balance, and who knows what the raw materials and labor >>>> situation there is. QBP can't even keep hubs in stock. How is Riv going to >>>> get any priority from suppliers when their order quantities are fractions >>>> of most companies? >>>> >>>> Combine that with increased demand - for lots of good reasons in Rivs >>>> case - their products and brand are becoming more and more well known and >>>> desirable - and you end up with out of stock stuff. It's a bummer, but I >>>> don't think Riv can do too much about it - otherwise they'd be selling >>>> more >>>> bikes and employing more people. >>>> >>>> And when Riv does stock up on stuff (like they did for the retail >>>> store), it ends up sitting on the shelves and putting them in a tough >>>> spot. >>>> It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation, so IMO choosing >>>> "don't" has a lot of supporting arguments. >>>> >>>> Will's restock emails are an interesting peak into how often they get >>>> orders from different suppliers, and stuff just doesn't seem to be rolling >>>> in frequently or in large quantities. >>>> >>>> Paul in AR >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 8:04:32 PM UTC-6 Doug H. wrote: >>>> >>>>> Covid has wreaked havoc on the bicycle industry as well as many >>>>> others. Supply Chain is the latest phrase we all know too well these >>>>> days. >>>>> But, Rivendell needs in my humble non-business owner opinion to buy more >>>>> inventory. I seem to remember they like to pay for all purchases without >>>>> using a credit line and that seems reasonable at first thought. But, I >>>>> think they would increase sales to a large extent if they would bring in >>>>> more product. A case in point are the knickers that went up for sale and >>>>> sold out in two days! Brass headset spacers are rarely available. The >>>>> list >>>>> goes on. >>>>> >>>>> Just a thought I had as I was ready to buy a pair of knickers to no >>>>> avail. >>>>> Doug >>>>> Athens, Ga >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ecc6c0b5-e563-4e41-a850-644caf5e1413n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ecc6c0b5-e563-4e41-a850-644caf5e1413n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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