You Cannot Buy A Brooks Bicycle Seat

I'd say its less "western civilization is collapsing" and more that modern lean manufacturing/logistics doesn't handle supply chain disruptions and wild fluctuations in demand very well.

soyabean said:
But for those in the industry, from the craigslist bike flipper to the LBS, they have no excuse. They knew, they didn't do anything about it fast enough, and now they are unable to complete repairs for their patrons.
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The bottom line is that most of the bike industry seems to see this as a non-permanent blip of demand, so they are not interested in expanding capacity to meet it (which is understandable, because modern manufacturing capacity is extremely expensive to build and takes time to bring online). If they are right (and they probably are) things will even out as the world gets out from under the pandemic. If not, well, anyone who decided to make that investment is gonna be looking pretty good.
 
reed scott said:
Thank you. Still, most models on back order. Again, I'm not focusing on a particular commodity. I'm ticked off that so many things are presently obtainable. It's absurd.
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I thought the discussion was twofold: can't get the saddle you want and how crazy is that. I deal with a supplier based in California, he said the issues are the country needs about 80,000 more truck drivers, many places around the country like California are continuing enhanced unemployment and workers won't return to work until that ends and the petrochemical plants in Texas are playing catchup from both the pandemic and the bad winter weather. Petrochemicals are in nearly everything we buy, other than food. Pretty complicated threefold problem.

As for Brooks saddles, the leather ones are still made in the UK. Leather suppliers were shutdown several times in the past 16 months as was the Brooks facility. Non essential business and or the company wanting to safeguard their employees. High demand, low stock I suppose is the issue.
 
reed scott said:
Doesn't matter. Just go to any of the major online retailers and they are all sold out. I'm not complaining about not getting the seat I want. I'm freaking out over the fact western capitalist civilization is collapsing.
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There´s still a few used furn up on CL, maybe even ebay. Takes years to really break one in anyway.
My 50+ year old B-72 finally died lat year. metal fatigue, rip. I ´sorely´ miss it.
 
reed scott said:
Doesn't matter. Just go to any of the major online retailers and they are all sold out. I'm not complaining about not getting the seat I want. I'm freaking out over the fact western capitalist civilization is collapsing.
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Hello Reed,
Just got one in. Please try direct purchase from Brooks on-line. Shipped from Italy. Best of luck.
 
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