Originally Posted by
sonatageek
....I have heard that shops are having some trouble getting product (parts shortages due to the tsunami effecting new bike production), so perhaps it would be worth more later in the season.
Any idea which parts the shops are having trouble sourcing? If Shimano, then concidering most of Shimano's componants are made in Singapore and Malaysia, I'd be surprised if this is true. I think the Japanese Shimano cycling factory is about 700 km (maybe more) away from the area affected. Also I don't think China and Taiwan were too affected by the tsunami either.