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Bikes come in, they are presold to shops, straight out the door, leaving warehouses again of any replenishment. all of the issues around shipping and shortages of hgv drivers, they all play a part in the delays, but the source reason goes right back to asia, where government enforced factory shutdowns limited capacity because of social distancing, all of these issues have led to the supply output from the major component manufacturers having a knock—on impact of bicycle factories being unable to build enough bikes because they did not have the components. and that will be an ongoing problem....

You're seeing shutdowns in places like vietnam, and those are causing our supplies to not even arrive in the factories. then we're sitting, waiting for boats for sometimes up to 30 days before it can be sent out. the whole impact of these labor shortages, these factory shutdowns, are causing us to have delays all the way through the supply chain and then, of course, increase in cost that flows through. it has been a challenge every step of the way for us. >> alysia, you're a public policy expert. the white house stepping in to get these ports and companies running around the clock, is that eno...

People are going to have to lower expectations because stuff just isn't getting here. ainsley: lack of truck driver, labor shortage, backlog of the container ships waiting to enter the port of los angeles, you have container shortages, floods causing this , covid infections set off port closures and factory shutdowns in vietnam brian: over the last two years we've had trouble getting together on christmas, now we can get together we have nothing to give each other. ainsley: right! it's all stuck on the ship. brian: sorry i don't have anything. steve: maybe that's okay. brian: exactly. steve: r...

Shortage. this is that the price of crude oil is climbing, highest in seven years, will continue to go up. gas prices will be passed off to consumers for things we order, obviously. how much is that gas price impacting everything else that we're seeing in terms of, you know, supply chain issues? >> yeah, so, i mean, gas prices will continue to climb as demand surges as we go into a colder winter. it's partly supply and demand but partly supply chain issueses. we're seeing supply chain problems across the board from things going on in asia and the u.s., so both sides of the planet. it's partly ...

Gone are the days, temporarily, where new car shoppers have a lot full of cars and trucks with options in all different colors and size ranges to choose from.