Euro Bike trade shoe is in August , The US bike trade show in Vegas is soon after that , then is when dealers see the next years stuff.

Sometimes the Pre Season orders influence the size of the orders with their contract factories ..

Going to the trade shows is expensive , hotel rooms and air fare and all that,

so sometimes the quantities made run out early in the season, due to the preseason , in the Booth orders

not being indicating potential demand from all the shops that cannot afford to Go To Vegas .