Well, I bought a lottery ticket for a Clem and now I wait. Not sure how I feel about this system but it does seem a more fair way to sell the limited amount of bikes. This may be the new normal for awhile until the cargo backlog clears up. I read somewhere that the cost per bike to ship by cargo ship has gone from $17 per bike to about $70 per bike in some cases. I don't know how accurate these figures are but I don't doubt the increase. Couple that with the increased demand and decreased supply coming out of factories and one can easily understand the price increases across the markets.
Anyway, I was texting Joe earlier today about my reservation about buying a step-through frame and he was saying he loves his custom with the low top tube. I looked at a few builds online including Grant's Clem L and they just look so nice. At 54 years old I will enjoy stepping through the frame instead of having to do a leg lift every time I ride. One other random thought...I wonder if the Platypus has lowered the demand for the Clem L? Doug On Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 3:24:52 PM UTC-4 Max S wrote: > Aha... Thank you, John, for that note. Must have been a glitch. I just > clicked on that link and was able to purchase. > Winter is fast approaching here in MI, so we'll prob. have to pickle it > until late Spring. > > - Max "mmmm.... pickles...." in A2 > > On Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 2:50:59 PM UTC-4 John A. Bennett wrote: > >> >> Alas, 1.5 hrs between that email being sent and when I checked was >> apparently more time than it took for all 200 of the lottery tickets to >> sell out. Maybe >> later folks will start to auction off their "lottery >> tickets"?.. >> >> Not to worry. The lottery tickets are NOT sold out, as of Thursday, >> October 7, at 11:49AM (PDST) >> >> Get 'em here: >> https://www.rivbike.com/products/clem-smith-lotto-ticket-z?variant=40615872757871 >> >> Thanks! >> >> john(at)rivbike(dot)com >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 9:40:12 AM UTC-7 Max S wrote: >> >>> *Johnny Alien wrote:* >>> >>>> I think the word "presale" is a bit misleading as to what is being >>>> suggested here. The suggestion is that they should start a list like >>>> custom builders do. Lay down that $50 and you are added to the list. When >>>> you are up they contact you and if you have changed your mind in the year >>>> that it has taken they can move on to the next name. >>> >>> >>> Agreed. What Riv is currently devising seems convoluted... But the >>> approach seems to work for the company and, really, is not different from >>> what advertising has done in the past and continues to do. >>> >>> I'm awash in bikes, but wanted to snag a Clem L in a warm color for my >>> spouse. Alas, 1.5 hrs between that email being sent and when I checked was >>> apparently more time than it took for all 200 of the lottery tickets to >>> sell out. Maybe later folks will start to auction off their "lottery >>> tickets"?.. >>> >>> I am curious how well the supply chain is going to recover, and what >>> it'll do to the demand and prices for bikes. Not that I'm selling or buying >>> mine anytime soon, just curious. >>> >>> - Max "emotionally overly attached to certain tangible objects on two >>> wheels" in A2 >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ee868161-cd6e-488c-aa74-2daff0f282c5n%40googlegroups.com.
