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a UK bike trade shop owner FYI for the masses!

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M-Power

Post subject: Re: Re:

Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:23 am

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jonnyboy666 wrote:

it's a shame i haven't had time to ride much this last year though, it's a bit soul destroying to constantly fix bikes and not ride them yourself

I only managed someone else's chain bitd but I know that feeling all too well...

We need a thread ‘ Bike Shop, Tales from the Dark Side’ sometime.

Worrying Intel in the posts above. Maybe there is an opportunity for more UK based manufacturing again. Lets hope so

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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:42 pm

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Or more grey imports :-)

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Woz

Post subject: Re: a UK bike trade shop owner FYI for the masses!

Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:13 pm

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Interesting little video about shortages: https://cdn-b.youplay.se/part/rendered/ ... 630491.mp4

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jonnyboy666

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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:14 pm

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FluffyChicken wrote:

Or more grey imports :-)

nope these will dry up as well, it's simply stuff is not being made in the numbers required, then the logistics/pandemic/brexit etc is making it worse.

just got an email this morning from a supplier, i'd asked about any particular items that he would advise that i should stock up on now, here is a partial screenshot of that message.

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