What do you think about bicycle industry stock levels right now? Do you work in a bike shop? Are you a customer just trying to get a bike? Let us know 👇

Hopefully this situation will lead to more local manufacturing.

Fun fact, here in Australia we usually look at the ibis(bin chicken) with disgust as they forage through bins usually and smell horribly. when i learnt that the bike brand ibis was actually named after the bird itself i wondered what was going through there head, madness.

Nukeproof need to change the decent to tera and reactor to kilo and they'd have a full line up of bikes named after SI prefixes

I bought a new bike this past fall. I did not have a problem as I live in Germany, so I decided to purchase a Canyon Spectral. Those bikes already seemed like a good deal as they were specked higher than other bikes in the same category and price range. I had my bike within one week from the day I ordered, I got lucky on that and I know it. I have seen a problem with everything else being in short supply though. I am being patient though and I continue to order from CRC in the UK for all of my gear. As a Yank living in Europe, I try to support my English speaking brothers across the pond. Keep up the good work GMBN!!

I can’t lie it’s a shame that more people don’t buy British bikes. I’d pre order a Whyte and they said I would have to wait 8 months for my bike. I couldn’t be asked I paid more for a orange the guys at Orange where supper helpful can’t recommend them enough even though it’s a bit more expensive they are soooooo worth it. In general with Brexit and Covid I try to buy more and more British stuff so try support your local economy

Shoutout to Bird Cycleworks! I've got an Aeris AM9 on order set to arrive soon and can't thank the guys there enough. Lead times on components have been stupidly long but they've managed to find parts to get my bike together. Customer care has been exceptional with email replies within the hour. Incredible service at such a demanding time, keep up the good work!

YT Bikes, ordered my Capra on January 19th the bike was delivered on January 22nd! Super stoked, I had been waiting on a Canyon but shipping times kept getting pushed back further and further.

Polygon have been rebadging Bossnuts as they come form the same factory and selling them in Australia as they cant keep up.

Hey I watch your show all the time and the subject of mental health issues. I suffer from PTSD depression anxiety but with my bike and meds I feel free and when I am out its just great I become happy again it just helps my wellbeing and helps me forget the suffering that I go through everyday but I am getting stable again after 14years of it and I am the survivor and getting stronger everyday

Whilst you're on the subject of Modern-Retro bikes, I wouldn't mind finding a VooDoo Hoodoo from 2010-2012. My brother in law had one and it looked so cool in the dark red colour!

Tips for bike shopping: look up your brands' dealer pages, take note of your country's retailers which you haven't heard of, give them (first those without a web presence) a call and see if they can have a look in their store or inventory for your model, size and color. I was desperate (after deliberate discussions) after a new 24" Orbea Laufey (black one look soo sweet!) for my son and all the big, regular and even all small retailers with eStores in Sweden, Germany and GB (those are my usual shopping countries) were out and said they would not be getting any more 2021 models!! I got lucky in Karlstad (Råtorp Cykel shout out!) and

I've been on the hunt for a new bike since November, wasn't having any luck with finding what I wanted in stock. I looked at the privateer 141 but the lead time was June 2021 I couldn't believe it. The Airdrop Edit V4 was up on the list but they had sold out, so thought I'd email them to see if on the off chance they had an ex demo or something kickin around the workshop that I could buy. That day was my lucky day, James got back to me and they had a Medium Raw frame sat there unsold and not listed as stock. Woohoo new bike being delivered in 3 to 4 weeks. I work in the Marine leisure trade, 90% of our stock comes from the east, the Remaining 10% from Belgium. Between Cov19 and Brexit its been a disaster trying to supply the demand. We would be minted if we actually had physical product to sell. Loving the show BTW guys all the Gmbn material is making the lock down a little easier, keep it up and stay safe!

Marin Headlands 2 arriving tomorrow. Have had to wait about 6 weeks for it to appear as pre-order and then pounce as the stock didn't last very long at all. In that time the price increased $300 Australian ,just over 8%. Only had to wait 2 weeks after pre-order, but I was sweating on the website every day waiting for the 'out of stock' sign to go. So all up not too bad considering what some people are having to wait. Six weeks out from Christmas i couldn't get my current bike in to a bike shop for repair because they were all too busy with pre Christmas stuff and existing repairs. Upside, bought some tools and tuned into GMBN to learn how to do repairs.

Bike & Spanner in Edinburgh were super helpful when a 21 Nukeproof bike I ordered was delayed. Kept me updated and found a solution. 🤘

Still waiting for a yt Capra from October can’t wait to get back on the bike and not know how to bunny hop anymore

To the question of buying a bike and the shipping time. At the end of December I pulled the trigger on a megatower and I was lucky to find one is stock with leasure lake, they where very helpful and answered all my silly questions. Ended up getting my bike 3 days after purchase, I'm glad I got my bike when I did. Fast forward to last week I tried to buy a cannondale habit for the Mrs and everyone was either out of stock or had xs & xl. phoned a few shops and earliest possible delivery 4 to 6 weeks. Had a look online and found a nice second hand 2017 stumpy close to home. Now the Mrs and I are eagerly awaiting spring time to get out for some weekend adventures.

Managed to have an order in for a Bossnut for about 40 minutes a couple of weeks back before my order was cancelled, think it was a website issue on supply. still smashing out the rides on my Rockhopper so all good just not ideal. It'll sort itself out at some point and I can learn more upgrading my hardtail, this channel has been a great inspiration getting back into it again. Keep up the good work!

I was sooo lucky wen I bought my Marin rift zone 3 back in the summer and a massive thanks to Joe’s bikes who supplied it

Great video thank you. So a few months ago I began researching mountain bikes. After a month or so I went to my local bike shop here in the USA. Just like you were saying he did not have much and did not know when he would get any new product. I search the web for bike within a 50 mile radius from home. I found one At a shop north of us. So my wife and I made a trip to this bike shop. The 2021 Kona process 134 was still there. I talked to the owner for a while about the bike. He said he could not tell me when he might get something different in. So I bought the Kona. I’m so glad I did because I really want to ride in the spring, and if I didn’t get this bike I might have to ride my old Diamond back 26 bike. Take care.

Thanks Doddy, love the show! Once I found the bike for me after a detailed online shopping search (Specialized Stumpy comp alloy) - I contacted specialized directly to find out which dealer In the country had my size coming in for stock, phoned and purchased/demanded on the phone right then and there! 😀 - ETA is mid spring...fingers crossed! Crazy times!

Honestly this is why there is a problem: (Note: First world countries are most European countries and the US* at least for now) The first world countries ALL signed NAFTA. (North American Free Trade Agreement) or it's equivalent to get rid of all tariffs and taxes on imports into 1st world countries back in the 90s. The 1st world then continued on with all their regulations and taxes on factories. Each state in the US had local regulations the factories were required to adhere to, along with Federal regulations, regulations such as hiring requirements, wage requirements, safety standards, environmental protections,, etc. The 1st world also offers workers rights, safety standards for employees, Unions, paid vacations and benefits like health insurance and paid time off, and factories are required to make safe products and the consumers are provided protections also. All of these factors, were the reason why we were seeing bikes being built in the US with $3000 price tags back in the early 90s and 2000s. Being built in the US and Europe meant you were getting a certain type of quality that you don't get from China, India or Mexico. But it also meant you were going to pay for it. After NAFTA (and its equivalent for Europe) was implemented, almost all factories in the 1st world shut down. Because Bike companies saw how cheap China, India and Mexico could make their frames and components (pennies on the dollar) compared to the $1000 each it costed to manufacture the bikes in the US, the bikes from the 3rd world would cost less than $500 each to manufacture. China, India and Mexico have none of these regulations. They have no safety standards, No EPA, no workers rights, no unions, and they exploit all of this. ALL bike companies order their bike components at the end of each year from the same factories in China. The same factories will build Wal Mart bike frames also build all the major brands in the US that are in your local bike shops. They go to trade shows and sign deals with bike companies to manufacture bike frames and other components. Once the factory has filled it's orders for one company, they move on to the next companies orders. So if one company needs more bikes, they will have to wait until that factory finishes it's orders with other companies first before it can meet the demand of new orders. These companies did not expect such a demand for their product, so this is the end result. Trump ended Nafta for the US, so now the bike companies are going to have to more than likely start producing their frames and components back in the 1st world, because they are going to start losing money by using the 3rd world factories, because of all the Tarriffs and Taxes on imports Trump implemented. Biden will bring back NAFTA. Source: I researched a bunch before I bought my bike, was looking for an american made bike and couldn't find a company that sold one, so ended up with a Trek. All bikes and bike components are now made in China, India and Mexico. They are only assembled in the first world at your local bike shops. The closest thing I saw when I bought my bike to "Made in america" was a few component companies and a few cruiser companies that actually made bikes in the US. Not what I was looking for at the time.

Sold my 2018 process 153 last year just before bikes became rarer than the proverbial. Was looking at getting a Reactor 290 pro but XL's just didn't exist - went to Proof's list of authorised dealers on website and emailed everyone and wait times varied from a few months to nearly a year...and surprisingly only really comp specs. But, it did give me time to really evaluate my riding, what I wanted from a bike and the terrain I ride. Browsing on Tredz one day (other online stores available) saw a Yeti SB115 in XL in stock and took the leap. With everything going on was dubious I'd get it the right side of Christmas (ordered early Oct) and two weeks later was out riding it. Best decision made in a long time as the geo harks back to bikes I loved as a teen and has made riding that much more fun again. Goes to show extended lead times ain't always a bad thing. P.S 3 outta 3 on the quiz - happy days!

Been trying to track down a handful of hardtails. Kona honzo esd, cotic bfe max. RSD middlechild and a couple of others, anytime they come up they get sold within a few days, just decided to preorder one for this year. Can't complain too much I do like to see ppl out riding

Imagine if EVERYTHING was NOT manufactured in China. That would be awesome

To hell with whole bikes...I cant even get Shimano brake pads or chains

I recently have had an "out of the blue" high heart rate. Having surgery almost 20 years ago.. that may have been the cause, however I just did a full summer of MTB without issues until now. Hoping some medication and I will be back out on the bike! Definitely feeling the mental health issues of not being out for a few weeks and interested in something focused on that.

Purchased a canyon in October 2020. Size small was to small so sent it back and received a medium in exchange. Total turnaround time for 2 bikes, to and from Germany 3 weeks from first order to happy trails! Excellent service from canyon. 😀 Just checked, prices have gone up and they have stopped deliveries to the UK! I was very lucky to get in when I did.

​The massive uptake in cycling in my local area and a lack of shop made me put together a plan to open a shop of my own to support it - hit a brick wall when trying to source stock; there's barely enough tools and consumables available to fill a workshop, never mind parts & frames to sell. Hopefully this is as bad as it gets, I don't imagine smaller shops will survive much longer without anything to sell.

We're having issues with raw material supply for my company, so it's an across-the-board issue. I bought a Specialized Epic in July last year and received it in September - a 2-month wait. My LBS has a lead time of 8 months now for the same bike! Glad I got in early.

Thanks Doddy for mentioning the world doesn't go right for you unless you ride, I too struggle with my mental health, and it meant a lot to me to hear you say this. MTB has been so positive for my life in many ways, but most importantly, I often feel I might not be here now if it wasn't for my bike. Everybody, get out and ride!

Cheers Doddy! My favourite head tube badge is on my late 90's Kona Hei Hei. The Hawaiian themed logos on a beautiful Ti frame. Perfect!

I'm 12 years old and I was looking for a Specialized Rockhopper Elite because it was my first year starting MTB and I called like 40 stores and all of them were out of stock. I finally found a bike shop 2 hours away. The good thing is that all of that was in August and now I'm riding it and added a dropper post and converting the tyres tubeless.

Working for Halfords as a bike technician I’ve told hundreds of people about this and how current climate has led to us go to different manufacturers and different parts we sometimes can’t replace!

Well done on the positive vibe and good nature of your video! Awesome to see and hear in these days of negativity. Thanks for your efforts! 👏👍

I'm hoping that in the winter time bike sales will slow down a bit due to the cold weather. Not sure if that'll happen but one can hope. I've got my eyes on either a Scott Scale or a Canyon hardtail. Fortunately I still have my 20 year old bike to ride, but man I'm really eager to get a new bike.

I own two bicycle shops. Between the two shops we sale Trek, Jamis, Diamondback, Devici, Haro and KHS. We are getting bike but threw much communication and we taking our hat off to our sales reps, they are working their asses of to get as many of their shops bikes as possible and trying their best to make it fair for all shops. We also use QBP, JBI, HLC, BTI, Trek, KHS and some direct site for our parts and still very difficult to get parts. Wheels set, group sets, suspension all very difficult at the moment. Shop managers/owners need to be on top of it daily if they want bikes or parts.

Talking about things we had on bikes in the old days: Where have rollcages for rear mechs gone? Everyone had one in the early 90s and they even worked in many cases.

I recently changed from a gravel bike into a full suspension XC mtb to enhance my adventure racing experience. The problem was finding the bike. I had no idea that bikes would be impacted to this extent. After bouncing around several bike shops that had zero inventory with the next forecasted deliveries in August I got a bit despondent. I needed something sooner and even the proposed shop dates didn't guarantee sizes or models. I live in Austin, Texas and was fortunate to have multiple places to shop. I finally was able to find an instock bike from a Trek store. As a matter of fact they still had quite the selection. I don't know their presence in the UK, but here in ATX they are a good bet if you're looking for instock bikes and parts.

UK buyers need to make sure not getting charged VAT twice, I ordered a Commencal including VAT earlier august for december but came early jan an due to brexit the shipped tried to charge the VAT and duty on entry to me, having already paid the VAT and pre order for december i spoke to the bike shop i ordered from who dealt with the charges then. if you do order direct or from a bike shop, ensure comes delivered duty paid (DDP) or if not you are not charged VAT twice 20% on most bikes these days will be a big shock when you get the charge. don’t get caught out! Stay safe! 👍🏻

As someone who has worked in bike shops, the demand for bicycles didn't necessarily create additional demand for my employment. The reluctance of potential employers to take me on full time was quite high, bike shop owners were afraid to commit to anything because they were unable to confirm they'd have stock to keep selling or repairing bikes with, and the workloads were very erratic because of this. Not to mention, another lockdown and they'd be paying wages during that time to yet another staff member, something a lot of them just can't afford to do. And this is coming from New Zealand, where we've had it exceptionally good compared to the rest of the world.

Snagged the one and only Trek Roscoe 7 at a shop in another town. Very fortunate that it was my size too. It’s rough all around, but more bikes being ridden is always a good thing.

Hi Doddy, I am busy building an enduro bike (Pyga slakline)and it’s becoming very difficult to complete the build. The biggest issue has been trying to get a fork. I wanted the new rockshox zeb but the waiting list from everyone I’ve asked is about 10 months, I have just managed today to secure the last available rockshox Lyrik 2020 model with a 25% markup in price to that of last years price. I hope to have the bike completed soon. Thanks for the great videos ,greetings from Namibia,

Just to give everyone an idea, the Specialized Rockhopper in this video was ordered on pre-release 31st May ( I’m guessing it was bulk ordered by Evans’s Cycles pre covid) supposedly due in Mid June. Ended up taking delivery mid July. Great bike but totally out of stock pretty much everywhere before and after order. I was one of the lucky ones.

Just bought a new Santa Cruz Tall Boy CC X01 build. Was VERY lucky to located ONE in all of the SF Bay Area.

Canyon is the only dealer who had a bike I wanted available. And I took your advice and bought it straight away.

Early Easter 2020 I was looking at a Trek Rail 5, local shop they wouldn't have any in until 2021! So ended up with a e-MTB Trek Rail 7 as they had one in the shop, done through cycle2work scheme. Girlfriend loved my bike so much she ended up with a CUBE Access e-MTB, again last in the shop, next re-supply was 2021. Talking with friends in Japan recently, said they cannot buy a bike for love nor money. 2021 is going to be a rough year for new bikes. My bike is now £700 more expensive to buy this year, crazy.

Favorite niche tool company: nePros, a specialty line of KTC tools from Japan. grabbed a couple ratchets to replace some tired snap-on ones and they're the most beautifully made ratchets I've held.

Thanks for the supply chain explanation. That's crazy. I checked my bike store almost weekly. When a Specialized Stumpjumper carbon showed up, I bought it. Would have been happy with alloy, but that wasn't available. Love the bike.

Spoke with a local shop owner/builder here in the US and his component orders were essentially sold out from under him. He blames the larger manufactures for some of this "component hoarding" and it's effecting his ability to spec frames for sale. I mentioned to him that if he thinks market manipulation by the larger companies like Giant, Specialized, Trek, etc is having an effect now wait until the likes of Yamaha, Honda, and Bosch have a greater hold of the industry as a result of E-bike sales. A company like Giant who does $1.9b vs. a company like Yamaha who does $3.8b won't stand a chance. It's a slippery slope and eventually the larger manufactures will be begging for scraps at a table they once owned. We as consumers will likely benefit with less expensive bikes/E-bikes but with significantly fewer choices (much the same as the power sports industry is now).

Hey Doddy, If you remember the mid 90’s giant atx 970 it had maxxis helter skelter dedicated front and rear tires. I still have my 970 and the original tires that I’ve shelled for a number of years. I plan to clean the bike up and put those tires back on so I can send pics for rewind. It’s the NORBA downhill champion bike, now it would be considered more of an xc bike. I think is had a whopping 50 mil travel front and rear.

Doddy, I have to ask why is CUBE 170 STEREO TM not being discussed? This machine is a BEAST!!! Look into this: the components specifically are incredible, the wheels sets are amazing, and the ride is amazing! It's an all day, do all, no compromise machine. 190MM front and 170 rear. You may be missing the boat by not looking at this amazing ENDURO. Sorry they don't sponsor your channel, but being bias is not the way. I look forward to your reply. SS

I nearly ordered a 2021 Orbea Occam for around £2,000 back in September but the delivery was expected in May 2021. I ended buying an On One Scandal hardtail from Planet X instead as it was in stock and also only £999 with a full Sram GX Eagle 12 speed groupset. Really pleased with it!

I am right there with you i NEED to ride my bike it helps with my depression and anxiety better than any medication I have ever taken. A month off the bike and I go nuts lol. Definitely interested in a mental health video and how mountain bikes contributes to mental health

For years and years it has been cheaper to manufacture a new shipping container at the point of origin than to send the empty ones back and try to fill them with goods needed. That's why there's been such a huge uptick in people building tiny homes and businesses utilizing them as facilities.

I managed to get my wife a GT Aggressor Expert, plenty good for her needs. I’m on a couple wait lists for a Nukeproof scout, around here they are slated to show up around early to mid March.

With the huge uptake in demand last year, many bike manufacturers switched all production to sub £1,000 bikes of more general/less specialist types, as this was where all the new demand came from. Cube even cancelled all orders over 1500 at own point. So many of those who watch mtb channels who would likely spend more (on average) than 1k, will struggle with some brands, especially shop sold brands mainly.

Yeah I work in a bike shop it is crazy atm. Our suppliers are only 3 4 months behind and that's not bad. We have started going around our suppliers for bike racks atm.

Guerrilla Gravity, love the bikes and love that they are made locally (not overseas) with a more environmentally conscious methodology. My 2019 Trail Pistol is wtihout question my favorite bike to date. Looking forward to seeing where they take this thing.

I ordered two bikes in September, an Orbea Oiz for me, and a Nukeproof Cub Scout 26 Race for my son. The Orbea is ordered through their site for delivery to an LBS here in New Hampshire, and the estimated ship date is March 1st. Fingers crossed that date is accurate and I get my bike sometime in March/April in time for the season. The Nukeproof is through a small dealer in NY state and he was hoping to get them last year, but they weren't in the shipment he received last year and he's now expecting them in February. Unfortunately as a result of Brexit there are additional fees to be paid (UK now exporting to US under WTO terms?) and the price is looking to increase by ~20%! The dealer did say that Nukeproof has been doing better than other brands getting bikes out, but it sucks to have to pay more because it's arriving in 2021 and not 2020!

Great show really enjoyed I'm so glad I'm still able to volunteer as a bicycle mechanic over in Hull we have seen a great said in used bicycles lots of people are bringing their old bicycles to be repaired which is brilliant I really enjoy working on bicycles seeing something turned around and back on the road is amazing I love to build my own bicycles so I never have any problems with supply chains I've got lots of old stock in my shed just like to give a big shout out to Adam and all the boys at Selby street bike Project that's keep it up and get everybody back on the road and get their bicycles working keep up the great shows really enjoying them and stay safe can't wait for the next one p.s. my favourite brand of bicycle are Scott Bikes I have had quite a lot of Scots in my time from Old to new really enjoyed them building them up

Been looking for a new bike for a year. Wait times are insane. Walked into my LBS and they had an XL stump jumper on the floor...not the color I wanted and it was carbon instead of the cheaper aluminum that I was looking at...didn’t think twice about it....bought it!!!

I bought a 2021 Specialized Roll Sport in November. The LBS had one in stock and it was my size. After riding the bike and loving it for a month I decided I wanted a mtb. So, back to the LBS and they had ONE Specialized Rockhopper Elite, also in my size. I couldn't believe it! Thought I'd have to order and wait. So I rode out on my new Rockhopper (great bike BTW!) and now I have two new bikes. I totally lucked out.

You blokes across the pond are not alone. I wish to order a bike from a company here in the USA which uses mostly US parts. The only part made elsewhere is the gearbox which is made in Germany. Anyway the wait time is 10 weeks. In the meantime I will be getting fatter. The company is in Eugene Oregon.

luckily I had an old new stock 29er frame and components that I never touched in years but decided to build finally during the pandemic and get out riding again. Hoarding FTW!

I have a Husqvarna Hard Cross 8 2021 eMTB on order since September last year. I looked at KTM first as I own 2 already for my wife and myself ( conclusion from the biggest KTM dealer in Belgium, too late, already sold out for Belgium for the year 2021 ), then Cube ( waiting estimates for April 2021 back in Sept 2020 already and some crazy story if the factory has issues during the week your bike was scheduled to be produced, it wouldn't get postponed, just cancelled ). So eventually I went for Husqvarna, I really like how they look + the new EP8 ( that was recalled by Shimano in 2020 for some technical issues ( that doesn't help either doesn't it , what a mayor problem for them at the worst time possible ). So the Husky has been postponed twice already, several calls to the dealer, from the dealer to the sales representative for Belgium. Long story short, the system mentions a delivery date now of end of January that should be correct. Tomorrow is my birthday, I really hope it's at the shop now, I didn't dare to call more early this week. Fingers crossed.

So here in South Africa 🇿🇦 I recently got a new bike and let me tell you the mission of finding bikes in stock is unreal. Exactly the same scenario, the stock is expected but the shops just don't know when. And as an example Titan Racing which is a popular bike here for many, their Drone line up has increased in price by R4000 (South African Rand) or £191 from 2020 to the new 2021 models

Just yesterday I bought the last Giant Fathom 2 in all of Kansas City. Everyone said Giant is sold out of that bike and they won't get anymore until August. Giant also raised the price $80 recently.

In the US I ordered a 2021 Yeti ARC frame Mid-October along with a 2021 Fox 34 fork and was told the frame would not be available until late January. I took delivery of the frame on Dec. 23 and the fork on Dec. 24. I ordered the components from many online retailers and the LBS over the months and finally built the bike in mid January.

I got a Norco Fluid FS2 at a reasonable price and it was in stock at a local store. I’m enjoying it immensely on local trails. Other equivalent bikes had a wait time of more than a year.

What’s really frustrating in my opinion is that many brands WILL NOT ship to your home. You have to go through a dealership...I understand warrant and stuff like that but if I could just pay for one and get put on a waiting list and get one sent as it is available would make it better. I’ve got shops that have the bike I want but they are 800+ miles away....

Not in the market for a bike, but parts are really hard to find. I needed to replace the damper in my fork. The only place on earth, literally, was a bike shop in Australia. I'm in the states and the damper took a month to arrive.

Here is Australia Trek have been taking stock from New Zealand to fulfil orders.

Had a 2021 GT Avalanche Expert on order for months and that 'disappeared' at the docks back in November, but I was in my LBS trying to sort it out I got lucky and dropped on a 2021 Cube Reaction TM they had in stock and ready to go. it was a hundred and fifty quid or so more expensive but I figured that the extra outlay would be offset by the fact it came with a dropper post installed. So I snapped their arm off and rode it away. Was on the Cube site a few days back looking for a new helmet and noticed that the Reaction TM has shot up to £1499.

Local bike shop has a 12 months delivery time....for Shimano standard rotors, the soft resin-only compatibile ones.... Brake oil unavailable, Fox Components unavailable, bikes ordered last Summer coming in in April this year. They have no helmets in the shop, no spare brake pads, nothing. Bloody place Is empty.

Hi Doddy, I’m a born again biker at 70, catching up on new tech, and tuning my bike, with your help. I’ve got a Cube Attention hard tail 29er, that I bought in 2012, which has had more use in the last year than in the previous 7! One thing that is still a pain to me is the saddle. While it has improved, as I’ve done more miles, I still get some discomfort from it. Any chance you could do a feature, or even a full program, on choice of saddle? I notice you all use Ergon saddles. Any reason for this. Their website recommends a gel saddle for me, but it is comparatively expensive, so I don’t want to just go for it, without some confidence that it will improve my ride. Thanks. Roger.

Ordered a Trek Fuel Ex 7 but ended up buying the Ex 8 because it was ready and better components. It arrived yesterday and it was love at first sight

I purchased a 2021 Trek Fuel EX8 XT in December, as I was upgrading my current hardtail. I notice when I looked at Trek's website two weeks ago that my bike had gone up £300 in price. Glad I bought it when I did because 10% increase in less than a month is a little painful to swallow.....

Great update as usual! We’re seeing a drying up not just on bikes but crucially, parts too. Doesn’t bode well for spares when needed over the next few months 😔 #irl Ireland 🇮🇪

I've had issues sourcing a Shimano slx m7120 groupset. Paid for it a month ago with everything showing in stock. The shop suggested the shifter was not going to be in stock but they could substitute an xt shifter and I could pay the difference. They've reneged on this two weeks down the line so god knows how long I'm going to be waiting now.

Another great show, thanks Doddy! Like you, riding is key therapy for my frame of mind. The fitness benefits are part of it of course because being physically fit helps create a positive mental attitude, but the stress relief and overall psychological benefits of riding are absolutely essential for me. Some focus on that by GMBN would be great I think; e.g., a brief survey of scientific studies on the subject. And I am certainly glad to hear that your elevated heart rate incident is not serious! :)

In my part of Canada, MTBs are scarce. My LBS was sold out and the bikes they ordered that were to arrive in March 2021 were spoken for anyway. My top choices were a Giant Trance 29 and a Specialized Stumpjumper 29. These two brand's corporate websites provide current information on where specific models are in stock across Canada. I called a bike shop, located a 4 hour drive away, and bought my bike. So... check the manufacturer's website of the bike you want and see if they provide current stock information; you might find the bike you want. Bonne chance!

Bike parts, the ones still available, here in the US on ebay, cost about 25% more compared to last March when I ordered parts for my last build. I built up a Cotic Soul, been a great bike! Glad I built it then, it saved me quite a bit of money. I was nudged into early action due to Cotic telling me the Soul frame I wanted to buy was one of the last two they had in stock in my size.

I was lucky enough to snag a 2021 Nukeproof Scout 290 Comp before prices jumped! Shipping costs have doubled as well (at least on Chain Reaction) from $70 to $100 and now $140. It makes sense considering what you discuss in the video, but it's enough to make me double think purchasing a bike...hope things are more normal by the end of the year.

Hi Doddy, I was lucky to find a Giant Stance XL from a local shop in New Jersey, USA and a Haro Shift r7 XL both 29er. I would say extra lucky since am from Puerto Rico so I ship one and travel with the other one back home to Puerto Rico. I was also lucky to find parts to upgrade some components on my Haro. is looking very sharp and riding even sharper. Thanks for your channel, Ive learn a lot and is my go to channel when I want to learn how to do anything on my bikes. Good job, Cheers!

Not so much bikes but parts. A part broke in my Fox Nude rear shock (Scott Ransom) back in mid December. A replacement part still hasn't been shipped and that's despite supportive efforts from Scott UK to bring it forward. 2 months without my bike.

Not just whole bikes, struggled to find components in stock as well

I went into my shop wanting a Whyte handrail, at hard backs is what I've ridden before. There were none in my size. I rode out on a Whyte g170s full suspension endure cadilac. I haven't looked back it's been amazing. I just had to be agile in my expectations and learn to ride I new ways. I'Mm improving now every week. Hope everyone is ok out there.

I've been buying frames and groupsets from all of our different suppliers just piecing things together to get some bikes built for customers. I had to wait 3 months for the rear brake callipers to arrive

I was listening to the radio in Los Angles the other day, they were saying 45 container ships were setting off shore with not enough staff to unload them.

Doddy is a tech wizard!!! Love all the rad information.

I just got my new bike. Wasn't really expecting it to show up till spring! But you better believe I gave the shop all the money and ran away with it ASAP!

Love your channel guys,keep doing a great job. About this subject,all I can say is that my patience is hardly tried. I've ordered an Orbea Oiz M10 since August and it should've arrived on 18th of December,but guess what,end of January and still waiting. I hope all this wait will worth it. Stay safe guys.

FYI, Greyp Bicycles in the US has ALL bikes in stock! Full suspension 27.5 eBike in stock today!

Just ordered myself a Canyon Sender, and they literally shipped it to Norway in 8 days. Really happy with that. Props to Canyon!

Another great show Doddy. I managed to get my new Rockshox forks pretty quick but now have to wait possibly 6 months for my Marin San Quentin frame and several months for wheels as well. New forks are currently on my old 26" frame until everything arrives. Geometry is a bit out but atleast I can get out on the trails.

My new Deviate highlander has just arrived. It was only a few weeks late this was due to covid as they fly the bikes in and when it was supposed to arrive all the flight storage was booked for the vaccine but it here now and Deviate have been beyond amazing ❤️👍. Now I need to build it and get all the bits. Bet this will be fun 😬

Last week I ordered my first mtb, a marin bobcat, and it won’t be at the local shop until 4-20-21. It is the only size medium that I could get before 2022.

I struck my luck by finding a specialized Fuse 27.5 2021 a week ago, that’s the only good bike I could find in a budget near me in months

I lucked out on my new plus hardtail, local shop had a 2021 Specialized Fuse in my size (large) on the shop floor, a Trek Roscoe would have been an August wait, the Merida big trail would have been July, the Giant dealer couldn’t even give me a rough date on a Fathom.