BBCNEWS BBC News October 15, 2021 09:35:00
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....