Originally Posted by winston63

A year ago I was shopping for a touring bike, probably pretty close to this time of year. The only Sutra I could find was too small for me, and I was told that I simply couldn't get an appropriately sized frame as they (as in Kona) were out of stock. I tried more than one local shop that carried Kona but was told the same thing.

I had a hard time finding an AWOL, too, but eventually did find an AWOL base model that I test rode and liked enough to order an AWOL Comp. But it really seemed like the demand outstripped the supply for touring bikes when I was looking to buy.