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I had to wait 2 months to order a Fluke DMM at work. Also bikes and all sorts of bike parts and accessories.

• fy20 5y ago
  I went into Decathlon yesterday, and only two bikes were out of stock. Compare to this time last year when there were only two in stock...
  • spamizbad 5y ago
    Lucky. I went to take delivery of a new bike at a local bike shop last month and it was completely picked over. They had a few models left but easily 80% of their stock was gone. They also had 2 bike mechanics working in a crowded workspace diligently fixing what looked like a sizable backlog of bikes in need of repairs and upgrades. I asked one of the guys working there about the shortage and he also mentioned it’s related to holdup in overseas shipping.
    • mc32 5y ago
      Yeah I heard the same. Because of very low inventory and multi month delivery times, folks are opting to get their old bikes fixed and causing a backlog in the repair shop.
  • smichel17 5y ago
    People's experience will vary eidely because the problem is in the supply chains, not production. In most cases, there exists plenty of X, it's getting it from Y to Z that's the problem.