Where Oh Where Might My New Orbea Be?

[Tri Girl]

Hmmm... I'm noticing a trend here.
My Cervelo was held up for 3 months (supposed to be a 2 week delivery).
My friend just bought a custom Trek in Nov. and it should have been in by Christmas. She got it last week.

Do any bike manufacturers actually deliver on time?


Sorry the bike isn't here, yet. Although it's EXTREMELY frustrating (to say the *least*), I'm sure your LBS is probably equally frustrated.

Hang in there- it will be worth the wait.

[MartianDestiny]

Mine actually came in EARLY! Which of course means it showed up and was built before I was capable of paying for it!! o_0

Of course had I ordered it a week later and missed that particular frame it probably would have been a disaster trying to find one, get it shipped, through customs, etc, etc.

Now I'm waiting on a full custom bike. I think I'm 3 or 4 weeks in and don't have a price quote yet....grrrr. Of course the bike shop is just about as annoyed as I am so I'm trying to be patient with them (because they are wonderful).

[hid558]

Yea mine too, a Cannondale Synapse came in late for 3 months. I was supposed to have a race and the distributor lend me a bike so that could do the race , since the bike wasn't on time. I actually ordered a seatpost, and had to wait two months for it. Really I think they should come up with a better delivery time.

[Atlas]

Wow, I didn't know they could get that far behind. My Surly came in right on time and that's the only bike I've bought new.

[Trek-chick]

I actually had an Orbea on order in Feb. with my LBS, but ended up changing to a different bike because they did not know how long my wait would be...I already waited 8 weeks by this time. It ended up working out for me though because I got a bike that better suited my riding style in the end.

If that is the bike you want (pink), I would wait for it. You do not want to settle and always wish you waited for the bike you really wanted. Orbea's are very sexy bikes IMO---good luck

[babe]

the companies make only enough for the preseason orders, and bc the last couple of years were so rough it is too risky for them to make a surplus of bikes that may not sell- so they make as many that are needed to meet the demand of the shops orders. so when the shops have to reorder it may take months.....

[Miranda]

Man, I feel your pain! And I must say it took me a minute to start typing this post as I had to first wipe the drewl off my keyboard lol. I LOVE the 2010 pink color scheme of the Diva. GF, if you settle for blue... you will continually lust for pink forever until you get it. Sorry, hate to say it, but true.

OK, last years Diva was going to be my new bike. But, in the midst of deciding I got an injury that I couldn't ride, and waited only slightly to follow up on the order. Guess what? Yep, she got sold out...

Point blank the lbs owner said to me on the phone (out of town shop), "If you want a bike AT ALL you need to decide right now what you are doing.... (he literally had the supplier inventory pulled up on his pc while on the phone w/me--they come from Spain as you probably already know)".... so my Orbea Onix was a close second to my dream Diva, and bam I said "order her up, cuz I don't want no bike for the season".

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Now, I LOVE my Orbea overall for sure. But, I have this secret lust for the Diva. For me, my old bike was way too big I finally figured out, and I knew I was not going to be riding it at all and suffer any more pain. Thus, I just went for it.

Last thought, you might check e-bay if you could get out of the deal w/the shop? Or, are there any other Orbea dealers that maybe customers backed out of the deal and them might have one come available?

And yes... when she arrives, please post pics. I will be drewling, cheering, crying in envy a lil too... for the new Orbea fm addition to TE.

Good Luck... oh, and what a lovely wedding gift!!!