2014 bikes wait.

mike hunts alpine

Ordered a custom build orange alpine 2014 in July and I'm still told I'm going to be waiting at least another 3 weeks! been given money of and £100 of free accessories of my choice and price matched to compensate for this, which has made the dreadful anticipation of when I'll get to ride it a bit easier.
Is anybody else having trouble with 2014 bikes taking so long because of high demand?

cooldad

Maybe it just took a while to find enough old girders.

njee20

Filing cabinet scrapping has been down.

September 2013 is hardly long to wait for a 2014 bike...

mike hunts alpine

It is when I was originally told 3 to 5 weeks...

Plenty of scrapped missiles coming on the market from Syria in the next ten weeks though, so id expect that's the time frame for delivery.

97th choice

Loads of brands still not available to order, even though the model line up is released.

Perhaps Orange know they can keep people hanging as their customer base is pretty loyal?

prawny

My riding buddy ordered his Canyon Road Bike last autumn, he only got in just in time for the Ride London sportive in July. That's a wait for a new bike.

cooldad

prawny wrote:

My riding buddy ordered his Canyon Road Bike last autumn, he only got in just in time for the Ride London sportive in July. That's a wait for a new bike.

Bugger that. Life's too short.

The Rookie

Plenty of scrap steel around, unfourtunetly Orange need scrap alloy so they are waiting on some 747's being scrapped, BA will be doing theirs starting late next year.

felix.london

cooldad wrote:

prawny wrote:

My riding buddy ordered his Canyon Road Bike last autumn, he only got in just in time for the Ride London sportive in July. That's a wait for a new bike.

Bugger that. Life's too short.

+1. I'd rather get an older model that's already in stock and get riding. Usually cheaper too, win win

ej2320

My frame isn't due till November..

thelonegroover

Before anyone comments I know caravans aren't bikes but they also have long lead times, I think it's all to do with building in batches. Orange may build all their 5's in one batch, then move on to alpines etc. Caravan makers also do this sort of thing. So you have long lead times if they're not due to build.

mike hunts alpine

felix.london wrote:

cooldad wrote:

prawny wrote:

My riding buddy ordered his Canyon Road Bike last autumn, he only got in just in time for the Ride London sportive in July. That's a wait for a new bike.

Bugger that. Life's too short.

+1. I'd rather get an older model that's already in stock and get riding. Usually cheaper too, win win

Didn't care much for the 2013 model and the forks and shocks from last year were apparently shit, so when I seen the new one it looked far better spec wise as well as looks.

The Rookie wrote:

Plenty of scrap steel around, unfourtunetly Orange need scrap alloy so they are waiting on some 747's being scrapped, BA will be doing theirs starting late next year.

Plus the previous model was made from recycled Pepsi cans and I'm a coca cola guy....
This years is a blend of Heinz tins and Decommissioned harrier jump jets.
And every man loves beans and planes.

felix.london

Can't argue with that!

Kowalski675

Thelonegroover wrote:

I think it's all to do with building in batches. Orange may build all their 5's in one batch, then move on to alpines etc. So you have long lead times if they're not due to build.

Sounds logical - saves fannying about constantly moving jigs around etc, I guess.

mike hunts alpine

Kowalski675 wrote:

Thelonegroover wrote:

I think it's all to do with building in batches. Orange may build all their 5's in one batch, then move on to alpines etc. So you have long lead times if they're not due to build.

Sounds logical - saves fannying about constantly moving jigs around etc, I guess.

I did think that after watching that guy martin video and its just 5s galore not another frame in sight or being made.

Kowalski675

My LBS has just got in a new silver 650b Five RS (with black Pikes). I know there's a lot of anti Orange sentiment in here (and I've never ridden one, so no idea what they're like), but it does look rather nice. It's a rather salty £4200 though...

The Northern Monkey

Maybe they've had an issue with their machinery... they'd have to send someone back to the stone age for spare parts..

Either that or they're all on a well needed welding course.